Italy vs Vatican City: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 1.2 births per woman in Italy and 1 births per woman in Vatican City, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 0.2 births per woman, or 1.2 times that in Vatican City.

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births per woman · UN

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What the numbers say

Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Italy ranked 213 and Vatican City ranked 220 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Italy at 1.48 births per woman and Vatican City at 0.97 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	Italy	Vatican City	World
2023	1.2	1	2.25
2022	1.24	1	2.27
2021	1.25	1	2.29
2020	1.24	1	2.32
2019	1.26	1	2.4
2018	1.29	1	2.44
2017	1.32	1	2.5
2016	1.34	1	2.54
2015	1.35	1	2.54
2014	1.36	1	2.56
2013	1.38	1	2.57
2012	1.42	1	2.61
2011	1.43	1	2.59
2010	1.44	1	2.6
2009	1.44	1	2.62
2008	1.44	1	2.63
2007	1.39	1	2.62
2006	1.36	1	2.63
2005	1.33	1	2.63
2004	1.34	1	2.65
2003	1.29	1	2.66
2002	1.26	1	2.68
2001	1.25	1	2.71
2000	1.25	1	2.75
1999	1.23	1	2.75
1998	1.21	1	2.78
1997	1.21	1	2.81
1996	1.2	1	2.85
1995	1.19	1	2.89
1994	1.21	1	2.93
1993	1.25	1	2.98
1992	1.3	1	3.04
1991	1.3	1	3.13
1990	1.33	1	3.31
1989	1.33	1	3.35
1988	1.36	1	3.39
1987	1.33	1	3.48
1986	1.35	1	3.5
1985	1.42	1	3.51
1984	1.46	1	3.55
1983	1.51	1	3.58
1982	1.56	1	3.71
1981	1.58	1	3.71
1980	1.65	1	3.74
1979	1.73	1	3.77
1978	1.84	1	3.79
1977	1.94	1	3.85
1976	2.06	1	3.97
1975	2.18	1	4.08
1974	2.29	1	4.26
1973	2.32	1	4.42
1972	2.35	1	4.55
1971	2.4	1	4.68
1970	2.4	1	4.83
1969	2.47	1	4.87
1968	2.49	1	4.96
1967	2.51	1	4.85
1966	2.59	1	4.96
1965	2.62	1	5.07
1964	2.66	1	5.12
1963	2.52	1	5.31
1962	2.45	1	5.02
1961	2.42	1	4.57
1960	2.38	1	4.7
1959	2.39	1	4.74
1958	2.33	1	4.93
1957	2.35	1	5.07
1956	2.35	1	4.93
1955	2.34	1	5
1954	2.35	1	5
1953	2.29	1	4.92
1952	2.32	1	5
1951	2.38	1	4.82
1950	2.52	1	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Italy	Vatican City	World
2024	1.211.05–1.35	10.85–1.16	2.25
2025	1.211.04–1.4	10.81–1.19	2.24
2026	1.221.01–1.42	10.79–1.21	2.23
2027	1.231–1.47	10.77–1.22	2.22
2028	1.240.99–1.49	10.75–1.23	2.21
2029	1.240.97–1.52	10.72–1.27	2.2
2030	1.250.97–1.54	10.71–1.28	2.2
2031	1.260.95–1.56	10.7–1.29	2.19
2032	1.260.94–1.58	10.68–1.29	2.18
2033	1.270.93–1.6	10.66–1.33	2.17
2034	1.270.92–1.62	10.65–1.34	2.16
2035	1.280.9–1.64	10.64–1.36	2.15
2036	1.290.91–1.66	10.62–1.36	2.15
2037	1.290.89–1.66	10.61–1.37	2.14
2038	1.30.9–1.69	10.61–1.38	2.13
2039	1.30.9–1.69	0.990.59–1.37	2.13
2040	1.30.89–1.7	0.990.57–1.38	2.13
2041	1.310.87–1.7	0.990.57–1.4	2.12
2042	1.310.88–1.72	0.990.56–1.41	2.12
2043	1.320.87–1.74	0.990.53–1.43	2.12
2044	1.320.86–1.75	10.54–1.44	2.12
2045	1.330.87–1.75	0.990.52–1.43	2.12
2046	1.330.86–1.77	0.990.5–1.43	2.11
2047	1.340.85–1.78	0.990.49–1.44	2.11
2048	1.340.86–1.79	0.990.48–1.44	2.11
2049	1.350.83–1.81	0.990.47–1.46	2.1
2050	1.350.84–1.82	0.990.45–1.48	2.1
2051	1.350.84–1.82	0.990.45–1.47	2.09
2052	1.360.85–1.83	0.990.45–1.49	2.09
2053	1.360.84–1.83	0.980.44–1.49	2.08
2054	1.360.83–1.86	0.990.43–1.49	2.07
2055	1.370.83–1.87	0.990.45–1.49	2.07
2056	1.370.84–1.87	0.990.4–1.48	2.06
2057	1.380.83–1.88	0.990.42–1.5	2.05
2058	1.380.82–1.88	0.990.41–1.5	2.04
2059	1.380.82–1.88	0.990.41–1.5	2.04
2060	1.390.81–1.88	0.990.42–1.5	2.03
2061	1.390.81–1.9	0.980.4–1.51	2.02
2062	1.390.78–1.9	0.990.41–1.51	2.02
2063	1.390.78–1.9	0.990.39–1.52	2.01
2064	1.390.79–1.92	0.990.36–1.51	2
2065	1.40.79–1.92	0.990.37–1.53	2
2066	1.40.79–1.92	0.990.37–1.53	1.99
2067	1.410.8–1.93	0.980.36–1.54	1.98
2068	1.410.81–1.95	0.990.37–1.53	1.98
2069	1.410.8–1.94	0.980.35–1.52	1.97
2070	1.420.8–1.95	0.980.34–1.52	1.97
2071	1.420.79–1.94	0.980.34–1.53	1.96
2072	1.420.8–1.94	0.980.32–1.55	1.96
2073	1.420.8–1.96	0.980.34–1.54	1.95
2074	1.420.81–1.95	0.980.31–1.53	1.95
2075	1.430.81–1.98	0.980.32–1.53	1.94
2076	1.430.8–1.98	0.980.31–1.56	1.94
2077	1.430.78–1.97	0.980.31–1.54	1.94
2078	1.430.77–1.96	0.970.32–1.54	1.93
2079	1.430.79–1.97	0.980.3–1.55	1.93
2080	1.430.8–1.98	0.980.3–1.55	1.92
2081	1.440.8–1.98	0.980.3–1.56	1.92
2082	1.440.81–1.99	0.980.29–1.57	1.91
2083	1.450.8–2	0.970.27–1.55	1.91
2084	1.450.81–2	0.970.26–1.57	1.91
2085	1.450.79–2.01	0.970.27–1.58	1.9
2086	1.450.78–2.01	0.970.26–1.58	1.9
2087	1.460.78–2.02	0.970.27–1.58	1.89
2088	1.460.77–2.02	0.970.28–1.59	1.89
2089	1.460.77–2.04	0.970.27–1.59	1.88
2090	1.460.76–2.04	0.970.25–1.59	1.88
2091	1.460.77–2.03	0.970.24–1.59	1.88
2092	1.470.76–2.03	0.970.24–1.58	1.87
2093	1.470.77–2.04	0.980.25–1.58	1.87
2094	1.470.75–2.04	0.970.25–1.58	1.86
2095	1.470.77–2.03	0.970.25–1.58	1.86
2096	1.470.78–2.06	0.970.24–1.57	1.85
2097	1.470.75–2.05	0.970.24–1.56	1.85
2098	1.470.77–2.05	0.970.24–1.58	1.85
2099	1.480.77–2.07	0.970.24–1.58	1.84
2100	1.480.77–2.07	0.970.23–1.59	1.84

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The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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