Demographic features of the population of the Czech Republic include population density, ethnicity , education level, health of the populace, economic status, and religious affiliations. With an estimated population of 10,, as of , compared to 9.
Population loss during World War I was approximately , Due to the expulsion of the German residents after World War II, the Czech Republic lost about 3 million inhabitants and in the population was only 8. Population growth resumed, and in the population was Since , natural growth has been positive, but in recent times the most important influence on the population of the Czech Republic has been immigration: approximately , during the s.
Average life expectancy at age 0 of the total population. The majority of the Other ethnic groups include Germans , Romani people , Poles , and Hungarians. Historical minorities like Germans and Poles are declining due to assimilation. There is also a growing community from Vietnam. There are different groups of national and ethnic minorities in the Czech Republic. The only "old minority" is Poles in the Trans-Olza region, while the "new minorities" are scattered among the majority population generally in the larger towns.
While some of the minorities have the whole social structure of Czech society [ clarification needed ] Poles , Slovaks , Greeks and Ukrainians , other represent only some of the social groups i.
Russian newcomers of middle class, and Romani people who generally represent the underclass. The vast majority of those who did so are presumed to be ethnic Czechs, number of whom dropped by roughly the same amount that the number of undeclared people rose, circa 2. The legal position of the minorities is defined foremost in the Act No. There is a number of other enactments which to lesser extent deal with the minorities. A special situation applies in the case of Moravians and Silesians , who are frequently allocated within the group of Czechs when it comes to the statistical data.
