Recent population development of very small municipalities in the Czech Republic
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Published Online: Dec 26, 2019
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Received: Feb 27, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2019-0034
© 2019 Andrea Lešková, Antonín Vaishar, published by Sciendo
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Aging index of very small municipalities by four population size factors as at 1 January 2017.
| Ageing index | ≤ 100% | > 100% ≤ 200% | > 200% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | |
| 1–49 inhabitants | 16 | 27 | 21 | 35 | 23 | 38 |
| 50–99 inhabitants | 87 | 24 | 167 | 45 | 116 | 31 |
| 100–149 inhabitants | 147 | 29 | 260 | 51 | 107 | 21 |
| 150–199 inhabitants | 148 | 31 | 275 | 57 | 62 | 13 |
| fewer than 200 inhabitants | 398 | 28 | 723 | 51 | 308 | 22 |
Population growth of very small municipalities in different size categories – Population growth is calculated for all very small municipalities with the population under 200 in 2001.
| Population growth | ≤ 0% | > 0% ≤ 50% | > 50% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | Total | % | Total | % | |
| 1–49 inhabitants | 17 | 24 | 39 | 56 | 14 | 20 |
| 50–99 inhabitants | 161 | 34 | 259 | 55 | 50 | 11 |
| 100–149 inhabitants | 172 | 31 | 335 | 60 | 50 | 9 |
| 150–199 inhabitants | 159 | 29 | 354 | 64 | 44 | 8 |
| fewer than 200 inhabitants | 509 | 30 | 987 | 60 | 158 | 10 |
Development of all very small municipalities with fewer than 200 inhabitants, all the municipalities in the Czech Republic since 1990 and the population development.
| Year | All municipalities | Municipalities with fewer than 200 inhabitants | Total population | Population in the municipalities with fewer than 200 inhabitants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,768 | 1,328 | 10,304,607 | 168,208 |
| 1995 | 6,232 | 1,723 | 10,321,344 | 211,927 |
| 2000 | 6,251 | 1,736 | 10,266,546 | 212,229 |
| 2005 | 6,248 | 1,614 | 10,251,079 | 197,865 |
| 2010 | 6,250 | 1,524 | 10,532,770 | 189,334 |
| 2015 | 6,253 | 1,444 | 10,553,843 | 179,810 |
Development of very small municipalities in the Czech Republic regions based on the comparison of the level of two indicators.
| Region | Population growth from 2001 to 2016 | Aging index | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Level | % | Level | |
| Central Bohemia | 42 | very high | 153 | |
| South Bohemia | 14 | 192 | very high | |
| Pilsen | 12 | 168 | ||
| Karlovy Vary | 36 | high | 130 | very low |
| Usti | 27 | slightly high | 147 | |
| Liberec | 28 | slightly high | 153 | |
| Hradec Kralove | 18 | 138 | low | |
| Pardubice | 13 | 155 | ||
| Vysočina | 5 | low | 172 | slightly high |
| South Moravia | 6 | slightly low | 188 | high |
| Olomouc | 11 | 136 | low | |
| Zlín | 3 | very low | 151 | |
| Moravia-Silesia | 18 | 131 | very low | |
Number of rural municipalities and inhabitants by the size of municipalities in the Czech Republic in selected years.
| Population size | 2000 | 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| municipalities | inhabitants | municipalities | inhabitants | ||
| Very small municipality | up to 199 | 1,736 | 212,229 | 1,432 | 178,327 |
| Small municipality | 200–499 | 1,99 | 646,195 | 1,992 | 650,76 |
| Medium-sized municipality | 500–999 | 1,249 | 874,812 | 1,379 | 974,837 |
| Large municipality | 1 000–1 999 | 651 | 902,359 | 755 | 1,052,794 |
| Countryside | 5,626 | 2,635,595 | 5,558 | 2,856,718 | |
| Municipalities in the Czech Republic – Total | 6,251 | 10,266,546 | 6,258 | 10,610,055 | |
| Share of the countryside (%) | 90.0 | 25.7 | 88.8 | 26.9 | |