Monaco vs Vatican: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Monaco
100.0%
in 2025
Vatican
100.0%
in 2025
Monaco rank
1st
Vatican rank
1st
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Monaco
- Vatican
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Vatican, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.
Monaco ranks 1st and Vatican ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Monaco | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Monaco or Vatican?
- Monaco, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Vatican as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Monaco and Vatican?
- 0.0%, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Vatican?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Monaco and Vatican rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Monaco ranks 1st and Vatican ranks 1st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.