Czechia: Population and Key Statistics
Czechia is an industry-oriented Central European country of 10.7 million people. The automotive sector, symbolized by Škoda, and machinery manufacturing form the backbone of its exports, and the economy is tightly integrated with German supply chains.
With an unemployment rate of 2.6 percent, Czechia has long been among the EU countries with the lowest unemployment, and its capital, Prague, is one of the regions whose income per capita exceeds the EU average.
Population (2025)
10.9 million
10,886,878 people
GDP (2025)
$391bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$35,917
Life expectancy
80.0
years
Area
78,871
km²
Population density
138
people/km²
Median age
43.7
Internet usage
87.7%
Military Strength
Military expenditure (2024)
$6.5bn
6,525 million dollars
Share of GDP
1.92%
NATO guideline: 2%
Share of government spending
4.32%
Spending per capita
$599
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
27 thousand
27,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
2.5
0.51% of the labor force
Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.
Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26