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Nationality:
noun: Czech(s)
adjective:
Czech
Ethnic groups:
Czech 63.7%, Moravian 4.9%, Slovak 1.4%, other 30% (2011 census)
Languages:
Czech 95.4%, Slovak 1.6%, other 3% (2011 census)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 10.3%, Protestant (includes Czech Brethren and Hussite) 0.8%, other and unspecified 54.6%, none 34.2% (2011 census)
Population:
10,177,300 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.4% (male 703,476/female 665,087)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
11.4% (male 595,198/female 567,521)
25-54 years:
43.7% (male 2,258,961/female 2,184,488)
55-64 years:
14.5% (male 710,543/female 762,492)
65 years and over:
17% (male 694,215/female 1,035,319) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 41.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
39.6 years
female:
42.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.134% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
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Birth rate:
8.62 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 215
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
10.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 73.4% of total population (2011)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
-0.03% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
PRAGUE (capital) 1.276 million (2011)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
5 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 174
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 206
male:
4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.38 years
country comparison to the world: 65
male:
74.11 years
female:
80.83 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.27 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 215
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
7.9% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.67 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
7.18 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved: