Czechia vs Kazakhstan
Czechia vs Kazakhstan: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 72.9% in Czechia and 62.4% in Kazakhstan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Czechia, by 10.5 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Kazakhstan.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Czechia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Czechia ranked 86 and Kazakhstan ranked 126 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Czechia at 81.2% and Kazakhstan at 67.2% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Czechia | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.9 | 62.4 |
| 2024 | 72.8 | 62.1 |
| 2023 | 72.7 | 61.8 |
| 2022 | 72.7 | 61.4 |
| 2021 | 72.7 | 61 |
| 2020 | 72.7 | 60 |
| 2019 | 72.8 | 59.1 |
| 2018 | 72.9 | 58.2 |
| 2017 | 72.9 | 57.5 |
| 2016 | 73 | 56.8 |
| 2015 | 73 | 56.1 |
| 2014 | 73.1 | 55.6 |
| 2013 | 73.2 | 55.1 |
| 2012 | 73.2 | 54.7 |
| 2011 | 73.3 | 54.4 |
| 2010 | 73.4 | 54.2 |
| 2009 | 73.4 | 54.1 |
| 2008 | 73.5 | 54.1 |
| 2007 | 73.5 | 54.2 |
| 2006 | 73.6 | 54.4 |
| 2005 | 73.6 | 54.7 |
| 2004 | 73.7 | 54.9 |
| 2003 | 73.8 | 55.2 |
| 2002 | 73.8 | 55.5 |
| 2001 | 73.9 | 55.8 |
| 2000 | 74 | 56 |
| 1999 | 74.1 | 56.2 |
| 1998 | 74.3 | 56.4 |
| 1997 | 74.4 | 56.5 |
| 1996 | 74.6 | 56.6 |
| 1995 | 74.7 | 56.8 |
| 1994 | 74.9 | 56.9 |
| 1993 | 75 | 57 |
| 1992 | 75.1 | 57.1 |
| 1991 | 75.2 | 57.2 |
| 1990 | 75.2 | 57.2 |
| 1989 | 75.3 | 57.2 |
| 1988 | 75.3 | 57.2 |
| 1987 | 75.4 | 57.1 |
| 1986 | 75.4 | 56.8 |
| 1985 | 75.4 | 56.5 |
| 1984 | 75.5 | 56 |
| 1983 | 75.5 | 55.6 |
| 1982 | 75.5 | 55.1 |
| 1981 | 75.5 | 54.6 |
| 1980 | 74.7 | 54.1 |
| 1979 | 70.1 | 53.7 |
| 1978 | 69.7 | 53.3 |
| 1977 | 70.4 | 53 |
| 1976 | 69.5 | 52.6 |
| 1975 | 67.3 | 52.3 |
| 1974 | 67 | 52 |
| 1973 | 66.4 | 51.6 |
| 1972 | 65.7 | 51.3 |
| 1971 | 65 | 50.9 |
| 1970 | 64.4 | 50.5 |
| 1969 | 63.8 | 50 |
| 1968 | 63.3 | 49.5 |
| 1967 | 62.8 | 49 |
| 1966 | 62.4 | 48.5 |
| 1965 | 61.9 | 47.9 |
| 1964 | 61.5 | 47.3 |
| 1963 | 61 | 46.7 |
| 1962 | 60.6 | 46 |
| 1961 | 60.1 | 45.4 |
| 1960 | 59.6 | 44.7 |
| 1959 | 59.1 | 44.1 |
| 1958 | 58.5 | 43.4 |
| 1957 | 58 | 42.7 |
| 1956 | 57.5 | 42.1 |
| 1955 | 56.9 | 41.4 |
| 1954 | 56.4 | 40.7 |
| 1953 | 55.9 | 40 |
| 1952 | 55.3 | 39.3 |
| 1951 | 54.8 | 38.6 |
| 1950 | 54.2 | 37.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Czechia | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 62.7 |
| 2027 | 73.1 | 63 |
| 2028 | 73.2 | 63.3 |
| 2029 | 73.4 | 63.6 |
| 2030 | 73.6 | 63.9 |
| 2031 | 73.8 | 64.2 |
| 2032 | 74 | 64.4 |
| 2033 | 74.3 | 64.7 |
| 2034 | 74.5 | 64.9 |
| 2035 | 74.8 | 65.2 |
| 2036 | 75.1 | 65.4 |
| 2037 | 75.4 | 65.6 |
| 2038 | 75.8 | 65.9 |
| 2039 | 76.1 | 66.1 |
| 2040 | 76.5 | 66.2 |
| 2041 | 76.9 | 66.4 |
| 2042 | 77.3 | 66.6 |
| 2043 | 77.7 | 66.7 |
| 2044 | 78.2 | 66.8 |
| 2045 | 78.6 | 67 |
| 2046 | 79.1 | 67 |
| 2047 | 79.6 | 67.1 |
| 2048 | 80.1 | 67.2 |
| 2049 | 80.7 | 67.2 |
| 2050 | 81.2 | 67.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Kazakhstan
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Kazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Kazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Kazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Kazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Kazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Kazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Kazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Kazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Kazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Kazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Kazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Kazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Kazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Kazakhstan: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Kazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Kazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Kazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Kazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Kazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Kazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006