Czechia vs Spain: Population in the largest city
Czechia
16.8%
in 2025
Spain
17.1%
in 2025
Czechia rank
129th
Spain rank
127th
Population in the largest city over time
- Czechia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 17.1% against 16.8% in Czechia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 129th and Spain ranks 127th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.2% | 14.9% | 2.3% | Czechia |
| 1970s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 0.8% | Czechia |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 15.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.6% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 16.0% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 16.7% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 17.4% | 0.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Czechia or Spain?
- Spain, at 17.1% against 16.8% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Czechia and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Spain rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Czechia ranks 129th and Spain ranks 127th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.