Largest Cities and Towns by Population in Czechia

70 cities and towns in Czechia with 20,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population estimates for December 31, 2024 (by Czech Statistical Office).

Rank	City or Town	Population
1	Prague (Praha)	1,397,880
2	Brno	402,739
3	Ostrava	283,187
4	Plzeň (Pilsen)	187,928
5	Liberec	108,090
6	Olomouc	103,063
7	České Budějovice (Budweis)	97,231
8	Hradec Králové	94,311
9	Pardubice	92,319
10	Ústí nad Labem	90,866
11	Zlín (Gottwaldov)	74,684
12	Kladno	69,664
13	Havířov	68,674
14	Most	63,474
15	Opava	55,109
16	Jihlava	54,624
17	Frýdek-Místek	53,590
18	Teplice	50,912
19	Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)	49,073
20	Karviná	48,937
21	Mladá Boleslav	47,346
22	Chomutov	46,771
23	Děčín	46,376
24	Jablonec nad Nisou	46,209
25	Prostějov	43,408
26	Přerov	40,906
27	Česká Lípa	36,815
28	Třebíč	34,530
29	Tábor	34,356
30	Znojmo	34,172
31	Třinec	33,852
32	Kolín	33,444
33	Cheb	32,808
34	Příbram	32,773
35	Písek	31,121
36	Trutnov	29,607
37	Kroměříž	27,917
38	Orlová	27,540
39	Vsetín	25,185
40	Uherské Hradiště	24,887
41	Šumperk	24,735
42	Břeclav	24,538
43	Havlíčkův Brod	23,791
44	Chrudim	23,564
45	Hodonín	23,517
46	Český Těšín	23,075
47	Nový Jičín	23,005
48	Litoměřice	22,767
49	Klatovy	22,763
50	Valašské Meziříčí	22,580
51	Krnov	22,518
52	Litvínov	22,387
53	Strakonice	22,355
54	Sokolov	22,007
55	Kutná Hora	21,642
56	Beroun	21,521
57	Kopřivnice	21,374
58	Vyškov	20,645
59	Jindřichův Hradec	20,540
60	Žďár nad Sázavou	20,404
61	Bohumín	20,315
62	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	20,313
63	Mělník	20,278
64	Blansko	20,002
65	Náchod	19,827
66	Jirkov	19,240
67	Žatec	18,959
68	Louny	18,068
69	Hranice	17,969
70	Otrokovice	17,401

Source: Czech Statistical Office (2024 estimate), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

12 urban areas in Czechia with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Praha (Prague)	1,196,162	−0.13%	261	4,583	435	1,189,748	1,183,680
2	Brno	309,451	−0.43%	78	3,967	1,880	304,071	285,861
3	Pilsen	148,676	−0.14%	51	2,915	4,132	147,859	146,377
4	Ostrava	146,816	−0.45%	39	3,765	4,197	144,155	136,563
5	České Budějovice	84,898	−0.16%	26	3,265	7,437	84,352	83,326
6	Liberec	82,583	−0.16%	24	3,441	7,661	82,038	80,988
7	Olomouc	81,518	−0.45%	24	3,397	7,748	80,051	76,230
8	Hradec Králové	69,809	−0.14%	25	2,792	8,991	69,407	68,618
9	Pardubice	68,496	−0.15%	23	2,978	9,163	68,093	67,312
10	Kladno	63,992	−0.15%	21	3,047	9,819	63,598	62,888
11	Havířov	60,722	−0.45%	17	3,572	10,329	59,623	56,307
12	Ústí nad Labem	60,248	−0.14%	19	3,171	10,393	59,912	59,315

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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