World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 in Vatican

Vatican: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 was 501 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
501
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
232nd
of 232 countries
All-time high
931
in 1959
All-time low
501
in 2023
Years of data
224
1800–2023

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 in Vatican, 1800–2023

02004006008001.0k180019112023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vatican recorded 501 for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 224 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 in Vatican peaked at 931 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 501, in 2023.

That places Vatican 232nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 224 years of available data.

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 in Vatican, year by year

Annual values for World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100 in Vatican, 1800 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1800 905
1801 905 +0.0%
1802 905 +0.0%
1803 905 +0.0%
1804 905 +0.0%
1805 905 +0.0%
1806 905 +0.0%
1807 905 +0.0%
1808 905 +0.0%
1809 905 +0.0%
1810 905 +0.0%
1811 905 +0.0%
1812 905 +0.0%
1813 905 +0.0%
1814 905 +0.0%
1815 905 +0.0%
1816 905 +0.0%
1817 905 +0.0%
1818 905 +0.0%
1819 905 +0.0%
1820 905 +0.0%
1821 905 +0.0%
1822 905 +0.0%
1823 905 +0.0%
1824 905 +0.0%
1825 905 +0.0%
1826 905 +0.0%
1827 905 +0.0%
1828 905 +0.0%
1829 905 +0.0%
1830 905 +0.0%
1831 905 +0.0%
1832 905 +0.0%
1833 905 +0.0%
1834 905 +0.0%
1835 905 +0.0%
1836 905 +0.0%
1837 905 +0.0%
1838 905 +0.0%
1839 905 +0.0%
1840 905 +0.0%
1841 905 +0.0%
1842 905 +0.0%
1843 905 +0.0%
1844 905 +0.0%
1845 905 +0.0%
1846 905 +0.0%
1847 905 +0.0%
1848 905 +0.0%
1849 905 +0.0%
1850 905 +0.0%
1851 905 +0.0%
1852 905 +0.0%
1853 905 +0.0%
1854 905 +0.0%
1855 905 +0.0%
1856 905 +0.0%
1857 905 +0.0%
1858 905 +0.0%
1859 905 +0.0%
1860 905 +0.0%
1861 905 +0.0%
1862 905 +0.0%
1863 905 +0.0%
1864 905 +0.0%
1865 905 +0.0%
1866 905 +0.0%
1867 905 +0.0%
1868 905 +0.0%
1869 905 +0.0%
1870 905 +0.0%
1871 905 +0.0%
1872 905 +0.0%
1873 905 +0.0%
1874 905 +0.0%
1875 905 +0.0%
1876 905 +0.0%
1877 905 +0.0%
1878 905 +0.0%
1879 905 +0.0%
1880 905 +0.0%
1881 905 +0.0%
1882 905 +0.0%
1883 905 +0.0%
1884 905 +0.0%
1885 905 +0.0%
1886 905 +0.0%
1887 905 +0.0%
1888 905 +0.0%
1889 905 +0.0%
1890 905 +0.0%
1891 905 +0.0%
1892 905 +0.0%
1893 905 +0.0%
1894 905 +0.0%
1895 905 +0.0%
1896 905 +0.0%
1897 905 +0.0%
1898 905 +0.0%
1899 905 +0.0%
1900 905 +0.0%
1901 905 +0.0%
1902 905 +0.0%
1903 905 +0.0%
1904 905 +0.0%
1905 905 +0.0%
1906 905 +0.0%
1907 905 +0.0%
1908 905 +0.0%
1909 905 +0.0%
1910 905 +0.0%
1911 905 +0.0%
1912 905 +0.0%
1913 905 +0.0%
1914 905 +0.0%
1915 905 +0.0%
1916 905 +0.0%
1917 905 +0.0%
1918 905 +0.0%
1919 905 +0.0%
1920 905 +0.0%
1921 905 +0.0%
1922 905 +0.0%
1923 905 +0.0%
1924 905 +0.0%
1925 905 +0.0%
1926 905 +0.0%
1927 905 +0.0%
1928 905 +0.0%
1929 905 +0.0%
1930 905 +0.0%
1931 905 +0.0%
1932 905 +0.0%
1933 905 +0.0%
1934 905 +0.0%
1935 905 +0.0%
1936 905 +0.0%
1937 905 +0.0%
1938 905 +0.0%
1939 905 +0.0%
1940 905 +0.0%
1941 905 +0.0%
1942 905 +0.0%
1943 905 +0.0%
1944 905 +0.0%
1945 905 +0.0%
1946 905 +0.0%
1947 905 +0.0%
1948 905 +0.0%
1949 905 +0.0%
1950 889 -1.8%
1951 895 +0.7%
1952 901 +0.7%
1953 907 +0.7%
1954 914 +0.8%
1955 921 +0.8%
1956 926 +0.5%
1957 928 +0.2%
1958 930 +0.2%
1959 931 +0.1%
1960 929 -0.2%
1961 926 -0.3%
1962 928 +0.2%
1963 929 +0.1%
1964 931 +0.2%
1965 901 -3.2%
1966 854 -5.2%
1967 816 -4.4%
1968 785 -3.8%
1969 769 -2.0%
1970 758 -1.4%
1971 750 -1.1%
1972 746 -0.5%
1973 745 -0.1%
1974 743 -0.3%
1975 742 -0.1%
1976 746 +0.5%
1977 749 +0.4%
1978 752 +0.4%
1979 755 +0.4%
1980 754 -0.1%
1981 753 -0.1%
1982 750 -0.4%
1983 747 -0.4%
1984 744 -0.4%
1985 741 -0.4%
1986 740 -0.1%
1987 740 +0.0%
1988 737 -0.4%
1989 737 +0.0%
1990 736 -0.1%
1991 737 +0.1%
1992 736 -0.1%
1993 729 -1.0%
1994 720 -1.2%
1995 714 -0.8%
1996 709 -0.7%
1997 706 -0.4%
1998 707 +0.1%
1999 706 -0.1%
2000 701 -0.7%
2001 691 -1.4%
2002 684 -1.0%
2003 674 -1.5%
2004 667 -1.0%
2005 667 +0.0%
2006 664 -0.4%
2007 657 -1.1%
2008 648 -1.4%
2009 637 -1.7%
2010 629 -1.3%
2011 624 -0.8%
2012 612 -1.9%
2013 598 -2.3%
2014 587 -1.8%
2015 579 -1.4%
2016 571 -1.4%
2017 563 -1.4%
2018 552 -2.0%
2019 543 -1.6%
2020 536 -1.3%
2021 527 -1.7%
2022 513 -2.7%
2023 501 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 905 905 905 10
1810s 905 905 905 10
1820s 905 905 905 10
1830s 905 905 905 10
1840s 905 905 905 10
1850s 905 905 905 10
1860s 905 905 905 10
1870s 905 905 905 10
1880s 905 905 905 10
1890s 905 905 905 10
1900s 905 905 905 10
1910s 905 905 905 10
1920s 905 905 905 10
1930s 905 905 905 10
1940s 905 905 905 10
1950s 914.2 889 931 10
1960s 876.8 769 931 10
1970s 748.6 742 758 10
1980s 744.3 737 754 10
1990s 720 706 737 10
2000s 669 637 701 10
2010s 585.8 543 629 10
2020s 519.25 501 536 4

Countries ranked near Vatican

  1. 229 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,707 compare
  2. 230 Falkland Islands 3,498 compare
  3. 231 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 2,400 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 in Vatican?
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 in Vatican was 501 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 recorded in Vatican?
The highest recorded value was 931 in 1959.
What is the lowest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 recorded in Vatican?
The lowest recorded value was 501 in 2023.
How does Vatican rank for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210?
Vatican ranks 232nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 210 rising or falling in Vatican?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vatican data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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