Fertility rate: births per woman in Vatican
Vatican: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1 live births per woman in 2023. ▬ Flat
Fertility rate: births per woman in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 1 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman 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: births per woman 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.
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
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 3,098 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 40 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.3% (2100)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -2.1% (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 30.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.9895 children per women (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate -2.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Vatican?
- Fertility rate: births per woman 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: births per woman recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 1 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 live births per woman in 1950.
- How does Vatican rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Vatican ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman 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: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The 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.