Total fertility rate (UNICEF) in Vatican
Vatican: Total fertility rate was 0.9984 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9984
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
73rd
of 74 countries
All-time high
1
in 2000
All-time low
0.9984
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Total fertility rate in Vatican, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, total fertility rate in Vatican stood at 0.9984. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Vatican peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9984, in 2025.
Vatican ranks 73rd of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total fertility rate in Vatican, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9998 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9984 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 | 0.9984 | 1 | 6 |
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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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- World population growth 0.3% (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)
- Comparison of fertility rates, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Vatican?
- Total fertility rate in Vatican was 0.9984 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9984 in 2025.
- How does Vatican rank for total fertility rate?
- Vatican ranks 73rd out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vatican data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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