Czechia’s population drops to 10.9 million

The population of Czechia fell by 21,500 to 10.9 million in the first half of the year, according to data published by the Czech Statistics Office on Friday.

The downward trend is largely due to the excess of deaths over births. The office registered 41,600 newborns, which represents a year-on-year drop of 10 percent, while over 55,500 people died.

Roughly 62,700 people immigrated to the country between January and July, while around 70,200 emigrated.