Total fertility rate in Holy See
Holy See: Total fertility rate 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 Holy See, 2000–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, total fertility rate in Holy See 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 Holy See peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9984, in 2025.
Holy See ranks 74th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Holy See
- Projected population under age 5 40 (2100)
- Population density 3,098 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.294 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.294 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 0.9895 (2023)
- Population growth rate vs median age -2.14 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 30.71 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates 1 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Holy See?
- Total fertility rate in Holy See was 0.9984 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Holy See?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Holy See?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9984 in 2025.
- How does Holy See rank for total fertility rate?
- Holy See ranks 74th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Holy See?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Holy See 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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