Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Vatican

Vatican: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children was 1 live births per woman in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1 live births per woman
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1 live births per woman
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Vatican, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

The most recent figure for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Vatican is 1 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Vatican peaked at 1 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1 live births per woman, in 1950.

Vatican ranks 227th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Vatican, year by year

Annual values for Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Vatican, 1950 to 2023.
Year live births per woman Change
1950 1 live births per woman —
1951 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1952 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1953 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1954 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1955 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1956 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1957 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1958 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1959 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1960 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1961 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1962 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1963 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1964 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1965 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1966 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1967 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1968 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1969 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1970 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1971 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1972 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1973 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1974 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1975 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1976 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1977 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1978 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1979 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1980 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1981 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1982 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1983 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1984 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1985 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1986 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1987 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1988 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1989 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1990 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1991 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1992 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1993 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1994 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1995 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1996 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1997 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1998 1 live births per woman +0.0%
1999 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2000 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2001 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2002 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2003 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2004 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2005 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2006 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2007 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2008 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2009 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2010 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2011 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2012 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2013 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2014 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2015 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2016 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2017 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2018 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2019 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2020 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2021 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2022 1 live births per woman +0.0%
2023 1 live births per woman +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 10
1960s 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 10
1970s 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 10
1980s 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 10
1990s 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 10
2000s 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 10
2010s 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 10
2020s 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 1 live births per woman 4

Countries ranked near Vatican

  1. 224 Andorra 1.08 live births per woman compare
  2. 225 Curacao 1.07 live births per woman compare
  3. 226 British Virgin Islands 1.04 live births per woman compare
  4. 228 China 0.999 live births per woman compare
  5. 229 Ukraine 0.977 live births per woman compare
  6. 230 Singapore 0.943 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Vatican?
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children in Vatican was 1 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children recorded in Vatican?
The highest recorded value was 1 live births per woman in 1950.
What is the lowest comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children recorded in Vatican?
The lowest recorded value was 1 live births per woman in 1950.
How does Vatican rank for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
Vatican ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children rising or falling in Vatican?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vatican data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.