The Statistical Yearbook 2025 summarises the most important developments in population, economy and society. The new edition shows key trends from births and migration to real wages and life expectancy.
The Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) today published the Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic 2025 – a comprehensive publication that compiles key data from the economy, demography and society. The 33rd edition since the establishment of the independent state follows the earlier volumes from the time of Czechoslovakia and creates a continuous data series documenting people’s lives over the decades.
As ČSÚ President Marek Rojíček emphasises, modern official statistics increasingly rely on digital innovation: “We use a wide range of new tools, monitor trends and try to present them in a way that is as understandable and accessible as possible. More and more data is available as open data, supplemented by online databases, applications and a geoportal. We are active on social media and publish both popular science and academic journals. Nevertheless, the importance of the Statistical Yearbook remains, as it brings together all essential and reliable information in a condensed form.”
Population: Low Growth, Historically Low Birth Rate
The current edition documents above all the developments of 2024. The population in the Czech Republic reached around 10.91 million people at the end of the year, about 9,000 more than the year before – the second-lowest increase of the past ten years. Although the country recorded 121,800 immigrants, the third-highest number since the Second World War, this was offset by an unusually high number of emigrants (85,000 people). The main reason was the expiry of residence permits for Ukrainians who did not extend their temporary protection status.
At the same time, the number of births fell to a historic low: only 84,300 children were born. With a total fertility rate of 1.37 children per woman, the country reached its lowest figure in 18 years. In contrast, life expectancy developed positively, rising to 77.2 years for men and 83.1 years for women.
Economy: Moderate Recovery, Rising Real Wages
The Czech economy grew slightly in 2024: gross domestic product increased by 1%. Over the course of the year, growth strengthened – in the fourth quarter it stood at 1.8% year-on-year and 0.7% quarter-on-quarter. Consumer prices rose by 2.4%, the lowest figure since 2018. Due to falling inflation, real wages increased significantly again: the average gross monthly earnings of employees rose by 7.1% nominally and by 4.6% in real terms.
New topics and expanded chapters
The yearbook also contains updated tables, including on performance trends in road and rail transport, IT use in primary schools, doctors’ salaries, and figures on people with disabilities and the support services they use. The chapters on culture have been expanded and now offer additional data on visitor numbers at cultural institutions, household spending on culture and the programme structure of radio and television broadcasting.
The Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic 2025 is available free of charge on the ČSÚ website (CZ).
