Statisticians: Czech population increased in first quarter of 2022

The Czech Republic saw its population increase by 3,200 people to a total of 10.52 million during the first quarter of 2022 based on preliminary results published by the Czech Statistics Agency on Monday. The population growth was caused by immigration from abroad.

Refugees arriving in the country as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were not counted into the statistic. According to state data, 250,000 refugees arrived in the Czech Republic as a consequence of the event.

The first three months of 2022 saw 24,200 births and 31,900 deaths. The number of deceased went down roughly by a third when compared with the years during the coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, deaths were slightly higher than in the years before Covid-19, something that statisticians believe is caused by the large 1940s generation entering old age.