Regions
The population of the regions of the Czech Republic according to census results and official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 1991-03-03 | Population Census (Cf) 2001-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-03-26 | Population Census (C) 2021-03-26 | Population Estimate (E) 2024-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jihočeský kraj [South Bohemian Region] | JC | České Budějovice | 10,057 | 622,889 | 625,267 | 628,336 | 631,801 | 653,227 | 1005700 | → |
| Jihomoravský kraj [South Moravian Region] | JM | Brno | 7,196 | 1,144,151 | 1,134,779 | 1,163,505 | 1,197,731 | 1,229,343 | 719600 | → |
| Karlovarský kraj [Karlovy Vary Region] | KA | Karlovy Vary | 3,315 | 301,914 | 304,307 | 295,561 | 279,100 | 293,195 | 331500 | → |
| Královéhradecký kraj [Hradec Králové Region] | KR | Hradec Králové | 4,758 | 552,809 | 550,724 | 547,916 | 538,333 | 555,923 | 475800 | → |
| Liberecký kraj [Liberec Region] | LI | Liberec | 3,163 | 425,120 | 428,184 | 432,439 | 435,254 | 449,494 | 316300 | → |
| Moravskoslezský kraj [Moravian-Silesian Region] | MO | Ostrava | 5,427 | 1,278,726 | 1,265,019 | 1,205,836 | 1,162,850 | 1,182,613 | 542700 | → |
| Olomoucký kraj [Olomouc Region] | OL | Olomouc | 5,267 | 647,350 | 643,824 | 628,428 | 619,807 | 631,500 | 526700 | → |
| Pardubický kraj [Pardubice Region] | PA | Pardubice | 4,519 | 508,718 | 508,281 | 511,627 | 510,036 | 530,469 | 451900 | → |
| Plzeňský kraj [Plzeň Region] | PL | Plzeň | 7,561 | 558,307 | 550,688 | 570,401 | 581,445 | 614,640 | 756100 | → |
| Praha (Hlavni mĕsto Praha) [Prague] | PR | Praha | 496 | 1,214,174 | 1,169,106 | 1,268,796 | 1,301,489 | 1,397,880 | 49600 | → |
| Středočeský kraj [Central Bohemian Region] | ST | Praha | 11,015 | 1,112,882 | 1,122,473 | 1,289,211 | 1,415,277 | 1,466,215 | 1101500 | → |
| Ústecký kraj [Ústí Region] | US | Ústí nad Labem | 5,335 | 824,532 | 820,255 | 808,995 | 789,153 | 808,356 | 533500 | → |
| Vysočina | VY | Jihlava | 6,796 | 513,740 | 512,143 | 505,565 | 497,517 | 517,647 | 679600 | → |
| Zlínský kraj [Zlín Region] | ZL | Zlín | 3,964 | 596,903 | 595,010 | 579,944 | 564,374 | 578,998 | 396400 | → |
| Czech Republic | CZE | Praha | 78,867 | 10,302,215 | 10,230,060 | 10,436,560 | 10,524,167 | 10,909,500 | → |
- Czech Statistical Office.
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2024-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | PR | 1,397,880 |
| 2 | Brno | JM | 402,739 |
| 3 | Ostrava | MO | 283,187 |
| 4 | Plzeň | PL | 187,928 |
| 5 | Liberec | LI | 108,090 |
| 6 | Olomouc | OL | 103,063 |
| 7 | České Budějovice | JC | 97,231 |
| 8 | Hradec Králové | KR | 94,311 |
| 9 | Pardubice | PA | 92,319 |
| 10 | Ústí nad Labem | US | 90,866 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all Czech cities and towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and official estimates.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Cf) 1980-11-01 | Population Census (Cf) 1991-03-03 | Population Census (Cf) 2001-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-03-26 | Population Census (C) 2021-03-26 | Population Estimate (E) 2024-12-31 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beroun | ST | 17,408 | 18,005 | 17,459 | 18,819 | 20,551 | 21,521 | 3125 | → |
| Blansko | JM | 19,508 | 21,361 | 20,594 | 20,629 | 19,900 | 20,002 | 4497 | → |
| Bohumín | MO | 25,177 | 23,686 | 23,284 | 21,649 | 20,038 | 20,315 | 3103 | → |
| Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | ST | 14,412 | 15,644 | 15,298 | 17,537 | 19,029 | 20,313 | 2265 | → |
| Břeclav | JM | 23,978 | 26,206 | 26,713 | 24,737 | 24,318 | 24,538 | 7719 | → |
| Brno | JM | 371,463 | 388,296 | 376,172 | 385,913 | 398,510 | 402,739 | 23018 | → |
| Česká Lípa | LI | 25,064 | 39,653 | 39,307 | 36,017 | 35,890 | 36,815 | 6610 | → |
| České Budějovice [Budweis] | JC | 90,700 | 97,243 | 97,339 | 93,715 | 95,664 | 97,231 | 5560 | → |
| Český Těšín | MO | 23,389 | 28,711 | 26,429 | 24,394 | 23,130 | 23,075 | 3380 | → |
| Cheb | KA | 30,886 | 31,847 | 32,893 | 32,401 | 30,161 | 32,808 | 9635 | → |
| Chomutov | US | 51,769 | 53,107 | 51,007 | 48,328 | 45,549 | 46,771 | 2925 | → |
| Chrudim | PA | 21,393 | 23,643 | 23,898 | 23,239 | 22,873 | 23,564 | 3321 | → |
| Děčín | US | 54,661 | 55,136 | 52,506 | 49,106 | 46,337 | 46,376 | 11770 | → |
| Frýdek-Místek | MO | 56,457 | 65,029 | 61,400 | 56,356 | 53,698 | 53,590 | 5156 | → |
| Havířov | MO | 85,946 | 86,297 | 85,855 | 76,694 | 68,153 | 68,674 | 3208 | → |
| Havlíčkův Brod | VY | 23,610 | 24,872 | 24,375 | 23,769 | 22,920 | 23,791 | 6493 | → |
| Hodonín | JM | 28,154 | 30,745 | 27,361 | 24,961 | 24,100 | 23,517 | 6330 | → |
| Hradec Králové | KR | 96,145 | 99,917 | 97,155 | 94,314 | 92,649 | 94,311 | 10569 | → |
| Hranice | OL | 17,634 | 19,507 | 19,670 | 18,397 | 17,469 | 17,969 | 4977 | → |
| Jablonec nad Nisou | LI | 42,179 | 45,937 | 45,266 | 44,567 | 44,486 | 46,209 | 3138 | → |
| Jihlava | VY | 50,224 | 52,261 | 50,702 | 50,075 | 50,523 | 54,624 | 8787 | → |
| Jindřichův Hradec | JC | 19,923 | 21,822 | 22,695 | 21,574 | 20,437 | 20,540 | 7429 | → |
| Jirkov | US | 11,980 | 18,229 | 20,717 | 19,461 | 18,387 | 19,240 | 1713 | → |
| Karlovy Vary [Carlsbad] | KA | 57,189 | 56,222 | 53,358 | 48,639 | 44,323 | 49,073 | 5908 | → |
| Karviná | MO | 78,334 | 68,405 | 65,141 | 56,897 | 48,473 | 48,937 | 5752 | → |
| Kladno | ST | 71,141 | 71,753 | 71,132 | 68,103 | 67,756 | 69,664 | 3697 | → |
| Klatovy | PL | 21,744 | 23,094 | 23,033 | 22,133 | 21,579 | 22,763 | 8085 | → |
| Kolín | ST | 32,501 | 31,595 | 30,258 | 30,922 | 31,950 | 33,444 | 3499 | → |
| Kopřivnice | MO | 19,044 | 24,102 | 23,747 | 22,174 | 21,019 | 21,374 | 2749 | → |
| Krnov | MO | 25,678 | 25,597 | 25,764 | 24,008 | 22,117 | 22,518 | 4429 | → |
| Kroměříž | JM | 28,179 | 28,967 | 29,225 | 29,154 | 28,280 | 27,917 | 5098 | → |
| Kutná Hora | ST | 20,927 | 21,561 | 21,453 | 20,497 | 20,162 | 21,642 | 3307 | → |
| Liberec | LI | 96,893 | 101,967 | 99,102 | 102,754 | 104,340 | 108,090 | 10609 | → |
| Litoměřice | US | 23,231 | 26,013 | 24,879 | 24,098 | 23,432 | 22,767 | 1799 | → |
| Litvínov | US | 29,551 | 29,096 | 27,397 | 24,905 | 22,388 | 22,387 | 4070 | → |
| Louny | US | 19,691 | 22,683 | 19,639 | 18,121 | 17,563 | 18,068 | 2414 | → |
| Mělník | ST | 18,941 | 19,625 | 19,271 | 19,599 | 19,588 | 20,278 | 2496 | → |
| Mladá Boleslav | ST | 41,908 | 44,459 | 44,255 | 44,303 | 42,536 | 47,346 | 2891 | → |
| Most | US | 61,543 | 70,670 | 68,263 | 65,193 | 61,306 | 63,474 | 8694 | → |
| Náchod | KR | 20,713 | 20,712 | 21,400 | 20,394 | 19,061 | 19,827 | 3334 | → |
| Nový Jičín | MO | 27,274 | 28,955 | 26,970 | 23,202 | 22,656 | 23,005 | 3652 | → |
| Olomouc | OL | 102,112 | 105,537 | 102,607 | 101,003 | 106,063 | 103,063 | 10333 | → |
| Opava | MO | 59,384 | 63,464 | 61,382 | 58,351 | 55,146 | 55,109 | 9061 | → |
| Orlová | MO | 28,733 | 36,339 | 34,856 | 29,896 | 27,581 | 27,540 | 2467 | → |
| Ostrava | MO | 322,073 | 327,371 | 316,744 | 296,224 | 282,450 | 283,187 | 21423 | → |
| Otrokovice | ZL | 18,082 | 20,267 | 19,261 | 18,343 | 17,131 | 17,401 | 1962 | → |
| Pardubice | PA | 92,730 | 94,871 | 90,668 | 90,767 | 89,619 | 92,319 | 8266 | → |
| Písek | JC | 28,104 | 29,550 | 29,796 | 29,706 | 29,609 | 31,121 | 6323 | → |
| Plzeň [Pilsen] | PL | 170,701 | 173,008 | 165,259 | 170,322 | 174,007 | 187,928 | 13767 | → |
| Praha [Prague] | PR | 1,182,186 | 1,214,174 | 1,169,106 | 1,268,796 | 1,301,432 | 1,397,880 | 49615 | → |
| Přerov | OL | 50,593 | 51,300 | 48,335 | 44,361 | 41,019 | 40,906 | 5844 | → |
| Příbram | ST | 35,123 | 36,898 | 35,886 | 33,084 | 31,711 | 32,773 | 3345 | → |
| Prostějov | OL | 48,505 | 50,074 | 48,159 | 44,857 | 43,666 | 43,408 | 3904 | → |
| Sokolov | KA | 25,066 | 25,400 | 25,081 | 23,347 | 21,484 | 22,007 | 2292 | → |
| Strakonice | JC | 22,063 | 24,971 | 23,800 | 22,690 | 21,909 | 22,355 | 3468 | → |
| Šumperk | OL | 28,108 | 30,422 | 29,490 | 26,737 | 25,182 | 24,735 | 2788 | → |
| Tábor | JC | 31,867 | 36,342 | 36,557 | 34,430 | 33,360 | 34,356 | 6222 | → |
| Teplice | US | 53,964 | 53,004 | 51,060 | 49,640 | 48,428 | 50,912 | 2378 | → |
| Třebíč | VY | 29,989 | 39,316 | 39,021 | 36,998 | 34,368 | 34,530 | 5759 | → |
| Třinec | MO | 44,739 | 45,210 | 38,953 | 36,263 | 33,782 | 33,852 | 8536 | → |
| Trutnov | KR | 29,506 | 31,999 | 31,997 | 30,312 | 29,054 | 29,607 | 10332 | → |
| Uherské Hradiště | ZL | 25,015 | 26,765 | 26,876 | 25,818 | 25,019 | 24,887 | 2126 | → |
| Ústí nad Labem | US | 93,229 | 100,002 | 95,436 | 93,000 | 89,713 | 90,866 | 9397 | → |
| Valašské Meziříčí | ZL | 22,800 | 24,200 | 23,700 | 22,900 | 21,709 | 22,580 | 3543 | → |
| Vsetín | ZL | 29,927 | 31,591 | 29,190 | 26,638 | 24,958 | 25,185 | 5761 | → |
| Vyškov | JM | 19,733 | 23,111 | 22,514 | 21,391 | 20,304 | 20,645 | 5047 | → |
| Žatec | US | 20,554 | 21,422 | 19,919 | 18,786 | 18,467 | 18,959 | 4270 | → |
| Žďár nad Sázavou | VY | 23,350 | 25,599 | 24,289 | 22,328 | 20,124 | 20,404 | 3706 | → |
| Zlín (Gottwaldov) | ZL | 81,287 | 84,736 | 80,854 | 75,318 | 74,178 | 74,684 | 10283 | → |
| Znojmo | JM | 37,972 | 39,923 | 35,758 | 34,122 | 33,736 | 34,172 | 6589 | → |
- Czech Statistical Office.