The latest officially reported population of the Vatican was 1,000 in 2019 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Vatican's population is 949 people compared to 17,210,092 in Zimbabwe.
Population statistics:
- Zimbabwe's population is 18,135 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- The Vatican is ranked the 197th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
- The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.00001% for the Vatican vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
- For the last 10 years, the Vatican has had an average growth rate of +1.9% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
- Since 2005, the population of the Vatican has increased from 921 people to 949 (3.04% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.5M to 17.2M (37.9% growth).
- The Vatican is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 2.51K people compared to the peak of 37.2M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.
Vatican vs Zimbabwe: live population counter
Vatican
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
949
|
17210092
|
| Population rank | 197/197 | 74/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.00001% | 0.21% |
| One net population change |
1 month
|
1.79 minutes
|
| One birth every | n/a |
1.06 minutes
|
| One death every | n/a |
4.22 minutes
|
| One migration net change every | n/a |
8.68 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | n/a | -60,528 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +804 |
| Annual growth/decline | +0 | +293,551 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0% | +1.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 165/197 | 62/197 |
the Vatican and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vatican
|
Zimbabwe
|
Vatican
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
| 1960 | - | 3,809,389 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | 3,930,401 | - | 3.18% |
| 1962 | - | 4,055,959 | - | 3.19% |
| 1963 | - | 4,185,877 | - | 3.2% |
| 1964 | - | 4,320,006 | - | 3.2% |
| 1965 | - | 4,458,462 | - | 3.2% |
| 1966 | - | 4,601,217 | - | 3.2% |
| 1967 | - | 4,748,307 | - | 3.2% |
| 1968 | - | 4,900,440 | - | 3.2% |
| 1969 | - | 5,058,181 | - | 3.22% |
| 1970 | - | 5,215,918 | - | 3.12% |
| 1971 | - | 5,374,712 | - | 3.04% |
| 1972 | - | 5,542,445 | - | 3.12% |
| 1973 | - | 5,720,404 | - | 3.21% |
| 1974 | - | 5,908,328 | - | 3.29% |
| 1975 | - | 6,098,658 | - | 3.22% |
| 1976 | - | 6,287,105 | - | 3.09% |
| 1977 | - | 6,449,512 | - | 2.58% |
| 1978 | - | 6,543,575 | - | 1.46% |
| 1979 | - | 6,647,556 | - | 1.59% |
| 1980 | - | 7,041,303 | - | 5.92% |
| 1981 | - | 7,498,635 | - | 6.49% |
| 1982 | - | 7,796,496 | - | 3.97% |
| 1983 | - | 8,098,404 | - | 3.87% |
| 1984 | - | 8,391,488 | - | 3.62% |
| 1985 | - | 8,686,813 | - | 3.52% |
| 1986 | - | 8,982,578 | - | 3.4% |
| 1987 | - | 9,284,644 | - | 3.36% |
| 1988 | - | 9,583,094 | - | 3.21% |
| 1989 | - | 9,864,798 | - | 2.94% |
| 1990 | - | 10,137,281 | - | 2.76% |
| 1991 | - | 10,404,816 | - | 2.64% |
| 1992 | - | 10,702,700 | - | 2.86% |
| 1993 | - | 10,860,288 | - | 1.47% |
| 1994 | - | 10,873,148 | - | 0.12% |
| 1995 | - | 10,974,599 | - | 0.93% |
| 1996 | - | 11,158,360 | - | 1.67% |
| 1997 | - | 11,369,827 | - | 1.9% |
| 1998 | - | 11,594,297 | - | 1.97% |
| 1999 | - | 11,783,458 | - | 1.63% |
| 2000 | 880 | 11,892,055 | - | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 890 | 11,971,901 | 1.14% | 0.67% |
| 2002 | 900 | 12,087,653 | 1.12% | 0.97% |
| 2003 | 911 | 12,232,323 | 1.22% | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 921 | 12,365,896 | 1.1% | 1.09% |
| 2005 | 921 | 12,483,432 | 0% | 0.95% |
| 2006 | 932 | 12,636,445 | 1.19% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 821 | 12,804,058 | -11.9% | 1.33% |
| 2008 | 824 | 12,959,149 | 0.37% | 1.21% |
| 2009 | 826 | 13,142,790 | 0.24% | 1.42% |
| 2010 | 829 | 13,356,548 | 0.36% | 1.63% |
| 2011 | 832 | 13,595,424 | 0.36% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 836 | 13,817,887 | 0.48% | 1.64% |
| 2013 | 839 | 14,013,808 | 0.36% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 842 | 14,207,359 | 0.36% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 14,399,013 | 18.8% | 1.35% |
| 2016 | - | 14,600,294 | 0% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,000 | 14,812,482 | 0% | 1.45% |
| 2018 | - | 15,034,452 | 0% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,000 | 15,271,368 | 0% | 1.58% |
| 2020 | 987 | 15,526,888 | -1.29% | 1.67% |
| 2021 | 970 | 15,797,210 | -1.68% | 1.74% |
| 2022 | 944 | 16,069,056 | -2.66% | 1.72% |
| 2023 | 922 | 16,340,822 | -2.34% | 1.69% |
| 2024 | 933 | 16,634,373 | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 939 | 16,950,805 | 0.59% | 1.9% |
| 2026 | 952 | 17,273,591 | 1.37% | 1.9% |
| 2027 | 974 | 17,600,621 | 2.32% | 1.89% |
| 2028 | 985 | 17,932,015 | 1.13% | 1.88% |
| 2029 | 983 | 18,268,967 | -0.19% | 1.88% |
| 2030 | 976 | 18,610,356 | -0.75% | 1.87% |
| 2031 | 968 | 18,956,207 | -0.75% | 1.86% |
| 2032 | 968 | 19,311,368 | 0% | 1.87% |
| 2033 | 988 | 19,675,929 | 2.09% | 1.89% |
| 2034 | 992 | 20,041,125 | 0.37% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 1,000 | 20,409,159 | 0.74% | 1.84% |
| 2036 | 998 | 20,778,662 | -0.18% | 1.81% |
| 2037 | 1,003 | 21,144,748 | 0.55% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 1,022 | 21,512,919 | 1.83% | 1.74% |
| 2039 | 1,060 | 21,881,123 | 3.78% | 1.71% |
| 2040 | 1,095 | 22,250,123 | 3.3% | 1.69% |
| 2041 | 1,127 | 22,627,428 | 2.86% | 1.7% |
| 2042 | 1,149 | 23,000,906 | 1.96% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 1,169 | 23,371,301 | 1.76% | 1.61% |
| 2044 | 1,186 | 23,740,630 | 1.42% | 1.58% |
| 2045 | 1,209 | 24,102,391 | 2.02% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 1,224 | 24,462,491 | 1.22% | 1.49% |
| 2047 | 1,248 | 24,816,449 | 1.95% | 1.45% |
| 2048 | 1,272 | 25,168,419 | 1.92% | 1.42% |
| 2049 | 1,296 | 25,518,513 | 1.88% | 1.39% |
| 2050 | 1,325 | 25,866,397 | 2.27% | 1.36% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Vatican increased by 79 people (a 8.58% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Vatican lost -51 (a 5.1% decline), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).
The Vatican was ranked 197th most populous country in 2005 and is still 197th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Vatican's population will grow by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.
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Population differences between the Vatican and Zimbabwe
|
Vatican
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 83.3 years | 63.3 years |
| Average age | n/a | 23.6 years |
| Median age | n/a | 19 years |
| Male:Female ratio | n/a | 47.7:52.3 |
| Fertility rate | n/a | 3.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 5,886 ppl/mi² | 111.4 ppl/mi² |
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