Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Czechia

Czechia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.46 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.46 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.82 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.14 live births per woman
in 1999
Years of data
75
1950–2024

Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Czechia, 1950–2024

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Czechia stood at 1.46 live births per woman.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Czechia peaked at 2.82 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.14 live births per woman, in 1999.

That places Czechia 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.56 live births per woman 2.1 live births per woman 2.82 live births per woman 10
1960s 2.08 live births per woman 1.85 live births per woman 2.34 live births per woman 10
1970s 2.25 live births per woman 1.92 live births per woman 2.46 live births per woman 10
1980s 1.96 live births per woman 1.87 live births per woman 2.08 live births per woman 10
1990s 1.44 live births per woman 1.14 live births per woman 1.89 live births per woman 10
2000s 1.29 live births per woman 1.15 live births per woman 1.51 live births per woman 10
2010s 1.58 live births per woman 1.43 live births per woman 1.75 live births per woman 10
2020s 1.62 live births per woman 1.45 live births per woman 1.82 live births per woman 5

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 177 North Macedonia 1.47 live births per woman compare
  2. 178 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.46 live births per woman compare
  3. 179 Russia 1.46 live births per woman compare
  4. 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.45 live births per woman compare
  5. 182 Bhutan 1.45 live births per woman compare
  6. 183 Germany 1.45 live births per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Czechia?
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Czechia was 1.46 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 2.82 live births per woman in 1950.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.14 live births per woman in 1999.
How does Czechia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
Czechia ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,919 data points, 1891–2024
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.