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2012/03/06

Czech People Profile 2012

Prague was 1,212,010. About 94 per cent of the people are Czechs. Slovaks, who account for about 3 per cent of the population, are the largest minority. There are also Poles, Germans, and Roma (Gypsies).

Czech, a Western Slavic language, is the most widely spoken language. It is written with the Latin alphabet. About 40 per cent of the people are Roman Catholic and another 40 per cent have no religion. Protestants and Eastern Orthodox Christians make up most of the rest.

Population

Value:

10 211 904

Date:

July 2009 est

Comparison to the world:

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

13.6% (male 712,045/female 673,657)

Year:

2009

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

71% (male 3,641,887/female 3,604,044)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

15.5% (male 623,882/female 956,389)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

40.1 years

Year:

2009

Name:

male

Value:

38.6 years

Name:

female

Value:

41.9 years

Population growth rate

Value:

-0,09%

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

212

Birth rate

Value:

8.83 births/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

215

Death rate

Value:

10.74 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2009

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

Urbanization

Urban population:

73% of total population

Rate of urbanization:

0% annual rate of change

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.06 male(s)/female

Year:

2009

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.06 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

1.01 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.65 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.95 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

3.79 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

211

Male value:

4.13 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

3.43 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2009

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

76.81 years

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

73.54 years

Female value:

80.28 years

Year:

2009

Total fertility rate

Value:

1.24 children born/woman

Year:

2009

Comparison to the world:

215

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

less than 0.1%

Year:

2001

Comparison to the world:

162

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

1 500

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

139

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

fewer than 10

Year:

2001

Comparison to the world:

154

Nationality

Noun:

Czech(s)

Adjective:

Czech

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Czech 90.4%, Moravian 3.7%, Slovak 1.9%, other 4%</p>

Religions

Value:

Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59%

Languages

Languages info:

Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8%

Year:

2001

Literacy

Definition:

Total population:

99%

Male:

99%

Female:

99%

Year:

2003

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Total:

15 years

Male:

15 years

Female:

15 years

Year:

2006

Education expenditures

Value:

4.4% of GDP

Comparison to the world:

Year:

2004

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