Czech population falls slightly, now close to 11 million

The population of the Czech Republic fell by 12,200 in the first half of this year, bringing the number of inhabitants to 10,904,000 at the end of June, according to data released by the Czech Statistics Office. The decline was due to more deaths than births, a gap that migration failed to offset, although it did help reduce the overall population loss.

A total of 53,900 people immigrated during the period, while 45,000 left. There are now over 1 million foreign nationals living in the Czech Republic.