The current population of the Vatican is 949 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,000 in 2019.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, the Vatican has had an average growth rate of 0.15% per year.
- The Vatican accounts for 0.00001% of the world's population.
- The Vatican is projected to reach 2.51K people in 2100.
- The Vatican is ranked 197/197 by population and was ranked 197th in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 921 people to 949 (3.04% growth in 20 years).
The Vatican population clock
Vatican
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
949
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 197/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.00001% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1 month
|
0.41 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +0 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 165/197 | N/A |
The Vatican population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 880 | - |
| 2001 | 890 | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 900 | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 911 | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 921 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 921 | 0% |
| 2006 | 932 | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 821 | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 824 | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 826 | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 829 | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 832 | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 836 | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 839 | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 842 | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 18.8% |
| 2017 | 1,000 | 0% |
| 2019 | 1,000 | 0% |
| 2020 | 987 | 0% |
| 2021 | 970 | 0% |
| 2022 | 944 | -1.29% |
| 2023 | 922 | -1.68% |
| 2024 | 933 | -2.66% |
| 2025 | 939 | -2.34% |
| 2026 | 952 | 1.2% |
| 2027 | 974 | 0.59% |
| 2028 | 985 | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 983 | 2.32% |
| 2030 | 976 | 1.13% |
| 2031 | 968 | -0.19% |
| 2032 | 968 | -0.75% |
| 2033 | 988 | -0.75% |
| 2034 | 992 | 0% |
| 2035 | 1,000 | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 998 | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 1,003 | 0.74% |
| 2038 | 1,022 | -0.18% |
| 2039 | 1,060 | 0.55% |
| 2040 | 1,095 | 1.83% |
| 2041 | 1,127 | 3.78% |
| 2042 | 1,149 | 3.3% |
| 2043 | 1,169 | 2.86% |
| 2044 | 1,186 | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 1,209 | 1.76% |
| 2046 | 1,224 | 1.42% |
| 2047 | 1,248 | 2.02% |
| 2048 | 1,272 | 1.22% |
| 2049 | 1,296 | 1.95% |
| 2050 | 1,325 | 1.92% |
The Vatican has a population of 949 as of 2025, compared to 1K in 2017, 826 in 2009, and 890 in 2001.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.51% per year. The Vatican is ranked 48th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) the Vatican will have 1,209 people (27.4% growth) and still will be ranked 197th.
By the year 2100, the Vatican's population is projected to grow by 164.5% to 2.51K people.
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Vatican population statistics
|
Vatican
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.3 years | 73.5 years |
| Population density | 5,886 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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