Czechia vs Slovakia
Czechia vs Slovakia: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.45 births per woman in Czechia and 1.56 births per woman in Slovakia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Slovakia, by 0.11 births per woman, or 1.08 times that in Czechia.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Slovakia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Czechia.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Czechia at 1.62 births per woman and Slovakia at 1.63 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Czechia | Slovakia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.45 | 1.56 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.62 | 1.56 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.82 | 1.63 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.76 | 1.59 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.75 | 1.57 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.74 | 1.55 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.72 | 1.52 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.65 | 1.48 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.59 | 1.4 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.53 | 1.42 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.46 | 1.4 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.45 | 1.39 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.43 | 1.45 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.51 | 1.43 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.51 | 1.43 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.51 | 1.34 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.44 | 1.27 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.18 | 1.2 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.15 | 1.2 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.15 | 1.29 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.14 | 1.33 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.17 | 1.43 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.19 | 1.47 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.28 | 1.52 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.44 | 1.67 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.65 | 1.86 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.71 | 1.93 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.84 | 2.03 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.89 | 2.08 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.87 | 2.07 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.93 | 2.13 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.9 | 2.14 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.92 | 2.19 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.95 | 2.25 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.97 | 2.26 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.97 | 2.28 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2.28 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.99 | 2.28 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 2.08 | 2.32 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 2.27 | 2.45 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 2.33 | 2.47 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 2.34 | 2.49 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 2.39 | 2.54 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 2.43 | 2.54 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.46 | 2.61 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.31 | 2.56 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.09 | 2.48 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 1.99 | 2.43 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 1.92 | 2.42 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 1.88 | 2.44 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 1.85 | 2.39 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 1.92 | 2.49 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.03 | 2.66 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.19 | 2.78 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.34 | 2.89 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.31 | 2.92 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.12 | 2.83 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.11 | 2.96 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.09 | 3.03 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.1 | 3.01 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.28 | 3.19 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.48 | 3.35 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.57 | 3.43 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.58 | 3.44 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.58 | 3.41 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.62 | 3.47 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.72 | 3.57 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.79 | 3.6 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.82 | 3.61 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Czechia | Slovakia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.461.31–1.6 | 1.561.38–1.74 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.471.28–1.64 | 1.571.35–1.78 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.471.27–1.68 | 1.571.34–1.81 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.481.26–1.7 | 1.571.32–1.82 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.491.24–1.73 | 1.581.31–1.84 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.491.22–1.75 | 1.581.31–1.85 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.51.2–1.77 | 1.581.29–1.86 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.511.2–1.79 | 1.581.28–1.88 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.511.19–1.8 | 1.581.28–1.88 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.521.19–1.81 | 1.591.26–1.91 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.521.18–1.82 | 1.591.26–1.91 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.521.18–1.84 | 1.591.25–1.91 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.531.18–1.86 | 1.591.24–1.93 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.541.16–1.87 | 1.591.23–1.95 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.541.16–1.88 | 1.61.23–1.96 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.541.13–1.89 | 1.61.22–1.97 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.541.15–1.91 | 1.61.21–1.98 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.551.13–1.92 | 1.591.21–1.99 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.551.13–1.91 | 1.61.19–2 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.551.13–1.92 | 1.591.17–2 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.551.12–1.95 | 1.61.17–2.01 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.561.11–1.95 | 1.61.17–2.01 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.561.11–1.95 | 1.61.16–2.01 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.561.11–1.95 | 1.61.16–2.01 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.561.1–1.95 | 1.61.15–2.03 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.561.09–1.95 | 1.61.13–2.02 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.571.1–1.96 | 1.61.13–2.04 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.571.09–1.95 | 1.61.12–2.04 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.571.09–1.95 | 1.611.13–2.04 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.571.08–1.97 | 1.611.13–2.05 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.571.09–1.97 | 1.611.12–2.06 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.581.1–1.97 | 1.611.13–2.06 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.581.08–1.98 | 1.611.12–2.07 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.581.08–2.01 | 1.611.11–2.07 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.581.08–2.01 | 1.611.1–2.07 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.581.08–2.01 | 1.611.11–2.08 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.591.08–1.99 | 1.611.09–2.09 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.591.08–2 | 1.611.1–2.1 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.591.08–2.01 | 1.611.09–2.12 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.591.06–2.02 | 1.611.11–2.11 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.591.06–2.02 | 1.611.1–2.11 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.591.07–2.03 | 1.621.1–2.12 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.591.06–2.04 | 1.621.1–2.12 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.591.07–2.04 | 1.621.11–2.11 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.591.05–2.04 | 1.621.11–2.12 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.591.06–2.05 | 1.621.1–2.11 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.591.05–2.06 | 1.621.1–2.12 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.591.05–2.06 | 1.621.08–2.11 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.591.05–2.07 | 1.621.09–2.11 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.591.04–2.07 | 1.621.07–2.12 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.591.04–2.08 | 1.621.08–2.11 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.591.05–2.07 | 1.621.06–2.12 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.61.05–2.09 | 1.621.05–2.14 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.591.03–2.08 | 1.621.07–2.16 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.591.04–2.07 | 1.621.07–2.16 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.61.05–2.08 | 1.621.06–2.15 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.61.03–2.08 | 1.621.07–2.14 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.61.04–2.09 | 1.621.05–2.15 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.61.02–2.08 | 1.631.07–2.15 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.61.02–2.08 | 1.621.06–2.17 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.61.01–2.09 | 1.631.08–2.16 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.611.02–2.09 | 1.631.09–2.16 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.611.02–2.1 | 1.631.08–2.16 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.611.02–2.1 | 1.631.07–2.16 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.611.02–2.11 | 1.631.06–2.17 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.611.01–2.11 | 1.631.07–2.17 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.611–2.11 | 1.631.05–2.18 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.611.02–2.12 | 1.631.03–2.19 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.611.04–2.11 | 1.631.04–2.18 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.611.01–2.13 | 1.631.04–2.17 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.611–2.12 | 1.631.03–2.18 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.611–2.13 | 1.631.03–2.18 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.610.98–2.12 | 1.631.03–2.18 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.611.02–2.13 | 1.631.04–2.19 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.611.01–2.12 | 1.631.02–2.18 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.621.02–2.12 | 1.631–2.17 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.621.03–2.11 | 1.631.01–2.17 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Slovakia
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Slovakia: 78.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Slovakia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Slovakia: 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Slovakia: 99.2% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Slovakia: 2.4% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Slovakia: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Slovakia: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Slovakia: 0.06% a year in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Slovakia: 53.2% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Slovakia: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Slovakia: 18.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Slovakia: 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Slovakia: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Slovakia: $2.87B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Slovakia: $568 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Slovakia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Slovakia: 18,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Slovakia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Slovakia: 0.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 445 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 9 million TIV in 2025