There are more people in Prague mainly due to “floods”. Half of them are foreigners
According to statistics, the year was born in Prague most children since 1979. Prague is growing less than Vienna, Frankfurt or Munich and more than Budapest or Warsaw. This is due to the number of incoming foreigners.
According to the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), the natural increase is growing since 2006. He did last year 3125 persons, which is compared to the increase given by the move, which was almost 11 thousand people, relatively little. However, it shows an increase in the birth rate and a decrease in mortality. According to the spokesman of the Institute of Planning and Development (IPR) Marek Vácha, the first trend is due to the fact that they are gradually acquiring children people who postponed it because of their careers in the 1990s. The lower mortality is then due to the fact that they live relatively weak in terms of population from the 1930s.
Moving plays prim
The biggest source of new inhabitants of Prague has been moving for a long time. “Prague, as the economic dominant center of the republic, attracted migrants from all over the country AND in recent years and abroad, “Said Vácha. He added that when it comes to newcomers from other areas of the republic, it is no longer a question of urbanization in the classical sense, ie the transfer of people from the countryside to the city. Moving from another city to Prague is much more common.
By 2014, more Czechs had moved out of Prague than had. In general, there were people with Czech citizenship in the metropolis. According to the IPR, this was mainly given by moving people to satellites around the city. This is still happening, but in recent years the number of Czechs in the metropolis has been growing due to a greater rate of migration from other regions. “Significant transmission was evident especially in the Moravian-Silesian region, where the offer of qualified job opportunities is limited,” said Vácha.
Where are the foreigners from?
About roughly 38 thousand peoplewho immigrated to the metropolis last year, of which about 44 percent came from abroad, whether they were Czechs or foreigners. Persons with non-Czech citizenship immigrated to Prague 20 thousand, ie 52 percent. According to Vácha, the ethnic composition of incoming foreigners does not change much. Last year, the quarter was made up of Ukrainians, 16 percent Slovaks, 12 percent Russians, seven percent Vietnamese and other nationalities three percent.
According to the IPR, population growth can be expected in the future. The development of the city and the construction of flats should correspond to this. According to the institute, there are enough reserves in Prague for further population growth, especially in large brownfields and other unused areas.