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Praha (Prague): population

Praha (Prague), Czechia: 1.2 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 1 of 12.

In 1975 it had 975,000 people.

In 2000 it had 1.02 million people, so it has grown by 17% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 1.18 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 20260200K400K600K800K1M1.2M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Praha (Prague): 1.2M

Largest cities: Czechia

City20252050, projected
Praha (Prague)1,197,7651,183,680
Brno310,796285,861
Pilsen148,880146,377
Ostrava147,481136,563
České Budějovice85,03583,326
Liberec82,71980,988
Olomouc81,88576,230
Hradec Králové69,90968,618
Pardubice68,59767,312
Kladno64,09062,888

Czechia: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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