1.1
Selected data on the City of Prague as of 31 December 2020
| Land area |
496 |
km2 |
| Number of inhabitans |
1 335 084 |
|
| Total length of road network |
4 060 |
km |
of which administered by TSK |
2 342 |
km |
administered by other |
1 718 |
km |
| Number of bridge structures on the road network administered by TSK |
615 |
|
of which bridge structures over the Vltava |
31 |
|
underpasses |
124 |
|
| Number of road tunnels (total length 14 km) |
13 |
|
| Sidewalk area administered by TSK |
852 |
ha |
| Number of motor vehicles |
1 160 982 |
|
of which number of passenger automobiles |
925 716 |
|
| Vehicle ownership (vehicles per 1 000 inhabitants) |
870 |
|
| Automobile ownership (passenger automobiles per 1 000 inhabitants) |
693 |
|
| Length of metro network |
65.1 |
km |
| Length of tram network |
142.7 |
km |
dedicated track bed |
52 |
% |
| Length of urban and suburban bus network in Prague |
879.8 |
km |
| Vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) by metro, trams, buses and trains on city territory territolaky) |
average workday |
0.6 mil. |
VKT |
annually |
195.2 mil. |
VKT |
| Number of traffic signals |
668 |
|
signals at separate pedestrian crossings |
156 |
|
| Vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) by automobile on road network |
average workday |
21.5 mil. |
VKT |
annually |
6.8 mld. |
VKT |
| Modal split – motor transport (by number of trips on city territory over the workday)*
|
public transport |
42 |
% |
automobile transport |
58 |
% |
| Number of recorded traffic accidents |
16 925 |
|
| Number of recorded traffic accident injuries |
1 757 |
|
fatal |
22 |
|
serious |
131 |
|
minor |
1 604 |
|
| Relative accident rate (number of accidents per 1 milion VKT) |
2.5 |
|
* Balance of all trips in passenger transport within the city per workday. Derived calculation is based on the 43th week of 2020 (that is from 19th to 23th October), more detailed numbers are not available.
1.2
Comparison of Prague and the Czech Republic
| Comparison by area, population and level of vehicle and car ownership |
|
Prague |
Czech Rep. |
Prague/CZ (%) |
| Land area (km2) |
496 |
78 870 |
0.6 |
| Population (mil.) |
1.335 |
10.702 |
12.5 |
| Number of motor vehicles (in thousands) |
1 161 |
8 243 |
14.1 |
|
of which passenger cars (thousands) |
926 |
6 096 |
15.2 |
| Vehicle ownership |
motor vehicles per 1 000 persons |
870 |
770 |
- |
|
persons per 1 motor vehicle |
1.1 |
1.3 |
- |
| Car ownership |
Passenger cars per 1 000 persons |
693 |
570 |
- |
|
Persons per 1 motor vehicle |
1.4 |
1.8 |
- |
| Comparison of VKT in the years 1990–2020 (millions of VKT/avg. workday, 0:00-24:00) |
| Year |
Prague* |
Czech Republic** |
| 1990 |
7.3 |
80.9 |
| 2000 |
16.6 |
131.2 |
| 2010 |
22.2 |
140.9 |
| 2015 |
44 429 |
154.9 |
| 2016 |
22.3 |
160.4 |
| 2018 |
23.0 |
171.1 |
| 2019 |
23.4 |
174.2 |
| 2020 |
21.5 |
158.0 |
| Index 2020/1990 (%) |
294.5 |
195.1 |
| Index 2020/2019 (%) |
91.9 |
90.6 |
* whole road network ** motorways and class 1, 2 and 3 roads, incl. segments within Prague
| Comparison of registered vehicles in 1961–2020 |
| Year |
Prague |
Czech Republic (up until 1971 Czechoslovakia) |
| Population |
Motor vehicles |
Passenger cars |
Population |
Motor vehicles |
Passenger cars |
| (000s) |
total |
% |
Total |
% |
(000s) |
total |
% |
total |
% |
| 1961 |
1 007 |
93 106 |
22 |
44 891 |
13 |
13 746 |
1 326 801 |
- |
291 680 |
- |
| 1971 |
1 082 |
203 519 |
48 |
133 129 |
40 |
14 419 |
2 931 629 |
- |
1 041 137 |
- |
| 1981 |
1 183 |
367 007 |
86 |
284 756 |
85 |
10 306 |
3 449 300 |
85 |
1 872 694 |
79 |
| 1990 |
1 215 |
428 769 |
9.4 |
336 037 |
100 |
10 365 |
4 039 606 |
100 |
2 411 297 |
100 |
| 2000 |
1 181 |
746 832 |
174 |
620 663 |
185 |
10 267 |
5 230 846 |
129 |
3 720 316 |
154 |
| 2010 |
1 257 |
928 769 |
4.8 |
699 630 |
208 |
10 533 |
6 036 576 |
149 |
4 494 425 |
186 |
| 2015 |
1 267 |
941 145 |
219 |
740 745 |
220 |
10 554 |
6 990 542 |
173 |
5 130 266 |
213 |
| 2016 |
1 281 |
1 002 645 |
234 |
795 178 |
237 |
10 579 |
7 265 766 |
180 |
5 346 182 |
222 |
| 2017 |
1 295 |
1 058 949 |
247 |
844 613 |
251 |
10 610 |
7 550 908 |
187 |
5 572 788 |
231 |
| 2018 |
1 309 |
1 104 392 |
258 |
882 717 |
263 |
10 650 |
7 814 215 |
193 |
5 778 593 |
240 |
| 2019 |
1 324 |
1 140 482 |
266 |
911 844 |
271 |
10 694 |
8 053 984 |
199 |
5 960 041 |
247 |
| 2020 |
1 335 |
1 160 982 |
271 |
925 716 |
275 |
10 702 |
8 243 499 |
204 |
6 095 702 |
253 |
| Comparison of registered vehicles in 1961–2020 |
| Year |
Prague |
| Population |
Motor vehicles |
Passenger cars |
| (000s) |
total |
% |
Total |
% |
| 1961 |
3.10 |
93 106 |
22 |
26.11 |
13 |
| 1971 |
1 082 |
203 519 |
48 |
28.6 |
40 |
| 1981 |
28.3 |
367 007 |
86 |
284 756 |
85 |
| 1990 |
1 215 |
4.12 |
9.4 |
336 037 |
100 |
| 2000 |
26.3 |
746 832 |
174 |
620 663 |
185 |
| 2010 |
10.6 |
17.11 |
4.8 |
699 630 |
208 |
| 2015 |
1 267 |
941 145 |
219 |
740 745 |
220 |
| 2016 |
1 281 |
1 002 645 |
234 |
795 178 |
237 |
| 2017 |
1 295 |
1 058 949 |
247 |
844 613 |
251 |
| 2018 |
1 309 |
1 104 392 |
258 |
882 717 |
263 |
| 2019 |
1 324 |
1 140 482 |
266 |
911 844 |
271 |
| 2020 |
1 335 |
1 160 982 |
271 |
925 716 |
275 |
| |
Czech Republic (up until 1971 Czechoslovakia) |
| 1961 |
13 746 |
1 326 801 |
- |
291 680 |
- |
| 1971 |
14 419 |
2 931 629 |
- |
1 041 137 |
- |
| 1981 |
10 306 |
3 449 300 |
85 |
1 872 694 |
79 |
| 1990 |
10 365 |
4 039 606 |
100 |
2 411 297 |
100 |
| 2000 |
10 267 |
5 230 846 |
129 |
3 720 316 |
154 |
| 2010 |
10 533 |
6 036 576 |
149 |
4 494 425 |
186 |
| 2015 |
10 554 |
6 990 542 |
173 |
5 130 266 |
213 |
| 2016 |
10 579 |
7 265 766 |
180 |
5 346 182 |
222 |
| 2017 |
10 610 |
7 550 908 |
187 |
5 572 788 |
231 |
| 2018 |
10 650 |
7 814 215 |
193 |
5 778 593 |
240 |
| 2019 |
10 694 |
8 053 984 |
199 |
5 960 041 |
247 |
| 2020 |
10 702 |
8 243 499 |
204 |
6 095 702 |
253 |
Up until 2001, data on the number of registered motor vehicles in Prague and the Czech Republic were taken from the Police of the Czech Republic.
In 2002–2011 they were taken from the new keepers of this data – for Prague this was the Prague City Hall Department of Transport Administration and for the Czech Republic the Ministry of Transport’s Department of Transport Administration.
Starting in 2012 the data have been taken from the new central vehicle registry (data administered by the Ministry of Transport’s Department of Road Vehicles).
