Czech Republic Records New Birth Record

• 31.03.2026, 20:44

In 2025, 77,600 babies were born in the country.

In 2025, 77.6 thousand children were born in the Czech Republic, which became the lowest indicator in the history of observations. Compared to 2024, the birth rate in the country fell by 6.7 thousand, the Czech Statistics Office reported.

Last year, the number of marriages contracted also fell by 1.9 thousand - to 42.5 thousand. This renewed the anti-record of 2013 - when 43.5 thousand couples got married - and became the lowest in the history of observations. couples - and became the lowest figure since the First World War, the department notes.

According to the Office of Statistics, in 2025 in the Czech Republic dissolved 21.2 thousand marriages - 0.4 thousand more than in 2024. Divorces affected more than 20.3 thousand children. A total of 113.3 thousand people died in the country, the increase from 2024 amounted to 1.1 thousand and came mainly to women.

"In 2025, the population of the Czech Republic increased by 6.3 thousand people and exceeded 10.915 million. International migration led to an increase in population by 42 thousand. people, while natural population growth decreased by 35.7 thousand," the statistics office wrote.

In 2023, 3.665 million children were born in the European Union, the lowest number since 1961, Eurostat said. The average age of women at the birth of their first child rose to 29.8 years.

The UN said in June 2025 that fertility was at record lows in many countries around the world. One in five participants in a survey conducted by the organization admitted that the high cost of living and financial difficulties prevented them from having children.