Population Development in the Czech Republic in 2024

Jana Koukalová
Demografie, 67(4): 248–265
https://doi.org/10.54694/dem.0378

Abstract
The article analyses the demographic development of the Czech Republic in 2024 and sets it in the context of the previous five years. The study focuses on the main demographic processes, namely fertility, mortality, nuptiality, the divorce rate, and migration. In 2024, the population of the Czech Republic grew as a result of the positive balance of international migration. The population continued to age. The number of live births was the lowest ever in the history of statistical surveys and remained lower than the number of deaths. Life expectancy at birth has increased for both sexes and is the highest it has ever been. The number of marriages was the lowest since 2013, while the number of divorces increased slightly year-on-year. The volume of international migration remained at a high level in 2024.

Keywords
demographic development, population, age structure, nuptiality, divorce, fertility, mortality, migration, Czech Republic