Czechs
Czech: Češi | |
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| Total population | |
| c. 10–12 million (including Moravians and Czech Silesians) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Czech Republic 6,732,104-9,246,784 out of a total population of around 10,900,000.
Czech Republic’s total population is 99.6% European (white) and 0.4% other minorities. (2026) | |
| Significant diasporic populations in: | |
 United States | 1,462,000 |
 Germany | 210,000 |
 Canada | 104,580 |
| Slovakia | 89,000 |
| Austria | 65,000 |
| United Kingdom | 45,000 |
| Argentina | 40,000 |
| Australia | 23,000 |
 Switzerland | 16,000 |
| France | 15,000 |
| Russia | 11,000 |
| Italy | 11,000 |
 Israel | 8,000 |
| Poland | 7,818 |
 Brazil | 5,000 |
| Romania | 2,477 |
| Portugal | 736 |
| South Korea | 518 |
| Turkey | 354–2,000 |
| Ukraine | 5,917-11,000 |
| Languages | |
| Czech | |
| Religion | |
| Traditionally Christian (Majority Roman Catholic, minority Protestant and Eastern Orthodox) Predominantly irreligious (particularly Atheist and Agnostic) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other West Slavs (Moravians, Poles, Chodové, Slovaks, Silesians and Sorbs) | |
related. Replace with related_groups.rels. Replace with religions.langs. Replace with languages.The Czechs (Czech: Češi, pronounced [ˈtʃɛʃɪ]; singular Czech, masculine: Čech [ˈtʃɛx], singular feminine: Češka [ˈtʃɛʃka]), or the Czech people (Český lid), are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe. They share a common culture, ancestry, history, and speak the Czech language.
Ethnic Czechs were called Bohemians in English until the early 20th century, referring to the former name of their country, Bohemia, which in turn was adapted from the late Iron Age tribe of Celtic Boii. During the migration period, West Slavs of Bohemia settled in the area, assimilated the remaining population, and formed a principality which in the late 9th century, initially part of Great Moravia, became known as the Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia, the predecessors of the modern republic.
The Czech diaspora is found in notable numbers in the United States, Germany, Canada, Slovakia, Austria, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Switzerland, France, Russia, Italy, Israel, Brazil, and Romania among others.