Czechia vs Poland
Czechia vs Poland: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 72.9% in Czechia and 60.1% in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Czechia, by 12.8 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Poland.
% 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 Poland ranked 132 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Czechia at 81.2% and Poland at 72.1% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Czechia | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72.9 | 60.1 |
| 2024 | 72.8 | 60 |
| 2023 | 72.7 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 72.7 | 59.8 |
| 2021 | 72.7 | 59.8 |
| 2020 | 72.7 | 59.9 |
| 2019 | 72.8 | 60 |
| 2018 | 72.9 | 60.1 |
| 2017 | 72.9 | 60.2 |
| 2016 | 73 | 60.2 |
| 2015 | 73 | 60.3 |
| 2014 | 73.1 | 60.4 |
| 2013 | 73.2 | 60.5 |
| 2012 | 73.2 | 60.6 |
| 2011 | 73.3 | 60.7 |
| 2010 | 73.4 | 60.9 |
| 2009 | 73.4 | 61 |
| 2008 | 73.5 | 61.1 |
| 2007 | 73.5 | 61.3 |
| 2006 | 73.6 | 61.4 |
| 2005 | 73.6 | 61.6 |
| 2004 | 73.7 | 61.7 |
| 2003 | 73.8 | 61.7 |
| 2002 | 73.8 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 73.9 | 61.8 |
| 2000 | 74 | 61.8 |
| 1999 | 74.1 | 61.7 |
| 1998 | 74.3 | 61.7 |
| 1997 | 74.4 | 61.7 |
| 1996 | 74.6 | 61.6 |
| 1995 | 74.7 | 61.6 |
| 1994 | 74.9 | 61.6 |
| 1993 | 75 | 61.5 |
| 1992 | 75.1 | 61.4 |
| 1991 | 75.2 | 61.4 |
| 1990 | 75.2 | 61.3 |
| 1989 | 75.3 | 61.2 |
| 1988 | 75.3 | 61.1 |
| 1987 | 75.4 | 61 |
| 1986 | 75.4 | 60.7 |
| 1985 | 75.4 | 60.4 |
| 1984 | 75.5 | 60.1 |
| 1983 | 75.5 | 59.6 |
| 1982 | 75.5 | 59.2 |
| 1981 | 75.5 | 58.7 |
| 1980 | 74.7 | 58.2 |
| 1979 | 70.1 | 57.7 |
| 1978 | 69.7 | 57.2 |
| 1977 | 70.4 | 56.7 |
| 1976 | 69.5 | 56 |
| 1975 | 67.3 | 55.3 |
| 1974 | 67 | 54.6 |
| 1973 | 66.4 | 53.9 |
| 1972 | 65.7 | 53.2 |
| 1971 | 65 | 52.6 |
| 1970 | 64.4 | 52.1 |
| 1969 | 63.8 | 51.6 |
| 1968 | 63.3 | 51.2 |
| 1967 | 62.8 | 50.9 |
| 1966 | 62.4 | 50.6 |
| 1965 | 61.9 | 50.2 |
| 1964 | 61.5 | 49.9 |
| 1963 | 61 | 49.5 |
| 1962 | 60.6 | 49.1 |
| 1961 | 60.1 | 48.6 |
| 1960 | 59.6 | 48.1 |
| 1959 | 59.1 | 47.4 |
| 1958 | 58.5 | 46.7 |
| 1957 | 58 | 45.9 |
| 1956 | 57.5 | 45 |
| 1955 | 56.9 | 44 |
| 1954 | 56.4 | 43 |
| 1953 | 55.9 | 42 |
| 1952 | 55.3 | 40.8 |
| 1951 | 54.8 | 39.7 |
| 1950 | 54.2 | 38.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Czechia | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 73 | 60.2 |
| 2027 | 73.1 | 60.4 |
| 2028 | 73.2 | 60.6 |
| 2029 | 73.4 | 60.8 |
| 2030 | 73.6 | 61.1 |
| 2031 | 73.8 | 61.4 |
| 2032 | 74 | 61.7 |
| 2033 | 74.3 | 62.1 |
| 2034 | 74.5 | 62.4 |
| 2035 | 74.8 | 62.8 |
| 2036 | 75.1 | 63.3 |
| 2037 | 75.4 | 63.7 |
| 2038 | 75.8 | 64.2 |
| 2039 | 76.1 | 64.7 |
| 2040 | 76.5 | 65.3 |
| 2041 | 76.9 | 65.8 |
| 2042 | 77.3 | 66.4 |
| 2043 | 77.7 | 67.1 |
| 2044 | 78.2 | 67.7 |
| 2045 | 78.6 | 68.4 |
| 2046 | 79.1 | 69.1 |
| 2047 | 79.6 | 69.8 |
| 2048 | 80.1 | 70.5 |
| 2049 | 80.7 | 71.3 |
| 2050 | 81.2 | 72.1 |
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 Poland
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025