Monaco vs Vatican: Natural population growth rate
Monaco
-1.2%
in 2023
Vatican
-2.1%
in 2023
Monaco rank
235th
Vatican rank
236th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Monaco
- Vatican
How they compare
Monaco currently reports -1.2% against -2.1% in Vatican, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Monaco ahead.
Monaco ranks 235th and Vatican ranks 236th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Monaco | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Monaco |
| 1960s | -0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Vatican |
| 1970s | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Vatican |
| 1980s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | Monaco |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.6% | 0.5% | Monaco |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.9% | 1.0% | Monaco |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -1.4% | 0.7% | Monaco |
| 2020s | -1.3% | -2.0% | 0.6% | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Monaco or Vatican?
- Monaco, at -1.2% against -2.1% in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Monaco and Vatican?
- 0.9%, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Monaco and Vatican rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Monaco ranks 235th and Vatican ranks 236th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.