Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Vatican
Vatican: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 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
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious 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, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Vatican peaked at 1 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1 live births per woman, in 1950.
That places Vatican 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Vatican, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More population data for Vatican
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2943 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 40 people (2100)
- Population density 3,098 people per km² (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2943 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1999)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Vatican?
- Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Vatican was 1 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 1 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 live births per woman in 1950.
- How does Vatican rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?
- Vatican ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.