Germans in the Czech Republic

German citizens in the Czech Republic as of December 31
YearPop.±%
19944,195    
20004,968+18.4%
20057,187+44.7%
201013,871+93.0%
201419,687+41.9%
Source: [1][2][3]

There are various communities of Germans in the Czech Republic (Czech: Německá menšina v Česku, German: Deutsche in Tschechien). In the 2001 census, 39,106 Czech citizens, or around 0.4% of the Czech Republic's total population, declared German ethnicity.[4] Government statistics also showed 19,687 German citizens living in the CR as of December 31, 2014.[3]

After the Czech Republic joined the European Union in the 2004 enlargement and was incorporated into the Schengen Area, migration between the two countries became relatively unrestricted. Both countries share a land border of 815 kilometers (506 mi).[5]

Education

Deutsche Schule Prag

The Deutsche Schule Prag is a German international school in Prague.

Media

References

  1. 1 2 Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic - 2015
  2. "29-5. Population: by nationality and municipality size group", Basic results of the Population and Housing Census 2001, Czech Statistical Office, 2001-03-01, retrieved 2009-12-23
  3. "CIA – The World Factbook – Germany". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. May 31, 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-14.

Further reading

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