World population growth in Vatican
Vatican: World population growth was 0.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
0.3%
Change on year
down 50.2%
World rank
42nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2027
All-time low
-8.3%
in 1965
Years of data
161
1900–2100
World population growth in Vatican, 1900–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 0.3% for world population growth in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.2% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Vatican peaked at 3.8% in 2027 and was at its lowest, -8.3%, in 1965.
That places Vatican 42nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Vatican, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.0% | — |
| 1905 | 0.0% | — |
| 1910 | 0.0% | — |
| 1915 | 0.0% | — |
| 1920 | 0.0% | — |
| 1925 | 0.0% | — |
| 1930 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 0.0% | — |
| 1940 | 0.0% | — |
| 1945 | 0.0% | — |
| 1950 | 0.7% | — |
| 1951 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.8% | +15.9% |
| 1955 | 0.7% | -14.9% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | -33.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -75.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1960 | -0.4% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -125.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | — |
| 1964 | 0.5% | +149.1% |
| 1965 | -8.3% | -1637.4% |
| 1966 | -2.3% | -72.9% |
| 1967 | -6.3% | +180.1% |
| 1968 | -2.9% | -54.8% |
| 1969 | -1.3% | -53.6% |
| 1970 | -0.9% | -29.2% |
| 1971 | -0.5% | -42.4% |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -74.9% |
| 1973 | -0.4% | +200.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.4% | — |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -66.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +200.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1981 | -0.3% | — |
| 1982 | -0.3% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -0.5% | +101.1% |
| 1984 | -0.1% | -75.0% |
| 1985 | -0.7% | +402.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -140.1% |
| 1987 | -0.3% | -200.0% |
| 1988 | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | -0.1% | -49.8% |
| 1990 | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1992 | -0.3% | — |
| 1993 | -1.3% | +354.0% |
| 1994 | -1.0% | -21.4% |
| 1995 | -0.7% | -27.9% |
| 1996 | -0.4% | -39.7% |
| 1997 | -0.3% | -32.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | — |
| 2000 | -1.2% | +303.5% |
| 2001 | -1.6% | +39.4% |
| 2002 | -1.3% | -17.0% |
| 2003 | -0.9% | -32.5% |
| 2004 | -0.2% | -83.3% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | +100.7% |
| 2006 | -0.8% | +151.8% |
| 2007 | -1.7% | +122.7% |
| 2008 | -1.4% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | -1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | -21.2% |
| 2011 | -1.0% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | -3.2% | +223.3% |
| 2013 | -0.8% | -73.2% |
| 2014 | -1.7% | +102.6% |
| 2015 | -1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | -1.4% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | -1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | -2.2% | +52.8% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | -40.6% |
| 2020 | -1.5% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | -2.1% | +40.1% |
| 2022 | -2.6% | +21.0% |
| 2023 | -1.8% | -29.3% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -200.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -67.1% |
| 2026 | 1.4% | +131.1% |
| 2027 | 3.8% | +178.4% |
| 2028 | 0.2% | -95.1% |
| 2029 | -0.6% | -400.0% |
| 2030 | -0.2% | -66.5% |
| 2031 | -1.3% | +603.7% |
| 2032 | 1.0% | -171.6% |
| 2033 | 1.5% | +58.0% |
| 2034 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2035 | 1.3% | — |
| 2036 | -0.6% | -142.7% |
| 2037 | 0.6% | -200.0% |
| 2038 | 3.1% | +456.6% |
| 2039 | 3.5% | +13.8% |
| 2040 | 3.2% | -8.2% |
| 2041 | 2.6% | -18.2% |
| 2042 | 1.5% | -44.9% |
| 2043 | 1.9% | +31.1% |
| 2044 | 1.6% | -18.1% |
| 2045 | 1.8% | +18.0% |
| 2046 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2047 | 1.5% | -18.0% |
| 2048 | 2.2% | +47.2% |
| 2049 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 2050 | 1.8% | -15.0% |
| 2051 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
| 2052 | 1.8% | +6.5% |
| 2053 | 2.6% | +50.5% |
| 2054 | 1.6% | -41.3% |
| 2055 | 1.9% | +22.9% |
| 2056 | 1.6% | -14.9% |
| 2057 | 1.2% | -24.1% |
| 2058 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2059 | 1.7% | +38.0% |
| 2060 | 2.5% | +46.9% |
| 2061 | 1.7% | -30.1% |
| 2062 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2063 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2064 | 1.3% | -21.2% |
| 2065 | 1.6% | +23.2% |
| 2066 | 1.5% | -8.1% |
| 2067 | 1.3% | -15.4% |
| 2068 | 1.0% | -17.7% |
| 2069 | 1.8% | +77.5% |
| 2070 | 2.0% | +9.0% |
| 2071 | 2.5% | +22.3% |
| 2072 | 1.6% | -33.4% |
| 2073 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 2074 | 1.6% | +19.7% |
| 2075 | 1.2% | -24.6% |
| 2076 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2077 | 0.9% | -23.8% |
| 2078 | 1.0% | +9.0% |
| 2079 | 0.8% | -18.9% |
| 2080 | 1.1% | +43.1% |
| 2081 | 1.4% | +21.5% |
| 2082 | 1.1% | -19.7% |
| 2083 | 1.5% | +36.6% |
| 2084 | 1.4% | -6.9% |
| 2085 | 0.9% | -36.1% |
| 2086 | 1.0% | +8.1% |
| 2087 | 1.2% | +23.7% |
| 2088 | 0.8% | -34.0% |
| 2089 | 0.9% | +18.9% |
| 2090 | 1.0% | +7.3% |
| 2091 | 0.7% | -31.4% |
| 2092 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 2093 | 0.6% | -27.8% |
| 2094 | 0.7% | +11.8% |
| 2095 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2096 | 0.5% | -22.6% |
| 2097 | 0.6% | +13.5% |
| 2098 | 0.4% | -37.8% |
| 2099 | 0.6% | +59.0% |
| 2100 | 0.3% | -50.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Vatican changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -1637.4% | 0.5% | -8.3% |
| 2031 | -603.7% | -0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2038 | +456.6% | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| 1985 | -402.9% | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2029 | -400.0% | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | -354.0% | -0.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.1% | -8.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1% | -0.9% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2% | -0.7% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -1.3% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -1.7% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.6% | -3.2% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -2.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.9% | -1.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2040s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2080s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.9895 children per women (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Vatican?
- World population growth in Vatican was 0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2027.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.3% in 1965.
- How does Vatican rank for world population growth?
- Vatican ranks 42nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vatican data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.