Total fertility rate (UN DESA) in Vatican
Vatican: Total fertility rate (UN DESA) was 0.9984 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9984
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
74th
of 75 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.
That represents a change of 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 74th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total fertility rate (UN DESA) 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
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1999)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2943 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2943 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 40 (2100)
- Population density 3,098 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.294 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.294 (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 74th out of 75 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 (UN DESA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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