Largest cities in Czechia by population
The 6 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Czechia: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Praha with 1,301,432 people.
Who runs cities in Czechia?
Municipalities – obce (6,258): Council (zastupitelstvo) directly elected every four years; council elects the mayor (starosta, or primátor in statutory cities). Local services and also state tasks delegated to them; 'municipalities with extended powers' do state administration for surrounding villages.
How local power works in Czechia · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha (capital) | 1,301,432 | 27 March 2021 |
| 2 | Brno | 398,510 | 27 March 2021 |
| 3 | Ostrava | 282,450 | 27 March 2021 |
| 4 | Plzen | 174,007 | 27 March 2021 |
| 5 | Olomouc | 106,063 | 27 March 2021 |
| 6 | Liberec | 104,340 | 27 March 2021 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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