Italy vs Vatican City

Italy vs Vatican City: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.22% a year in Italy and -1.82% a year in Vatican City, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 1.6 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Italy vs Vatican City: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.22% a year in Italy and -1.82% a year in Vatican City, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 1.6 percentage points.
ItalyVatican CityUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Italy has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Vatican City.
  • In 2023, Italy ranked 187 and Vatican City ranked 224 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Italy at -0.68% a year and Vatican City at 0.29% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearItalyVatican CityWorld
2023-0.22-1.820.87
2022-0.19-2.570.88
2021-0.18-2.120.8
2020-0.43-1.520.9
2019-0.3-1.311.03
2018-0.19-2.21.07
2017-0.18-1.441.13
2016-0.11-1.421.17
2015-0.21-1.751.18
2014-0.08-1.721.22
20130.12-0.851.23
20120.29-3.161.27
20110.25-0.981.26
20100.42-1.131.27
20090.45-1.431.28
20080.7-1.411.28
20070.83-1.71.28
20060.38-0.761.28
20050.43-0.31.27
20040.75-0.151.28
20030.76-0.91.29
20020.35-1.341.3
20010.05-1.611.33
20000.07-1.161.35
19990.04-0.291.35
19980.0501.37
19970.04-0.291.39
19960.05-0.431.42
1995-0.89-0.711.45
19940.83-0.991.47
19930.04-1.251.52
19920.13-0.281.57
19910.0501.63
19900.11-0.141.76
19890.09-0.141.78
19880.08-0.281.79
19870.05-0.271.84
19860.010.271.83
19850.06-0.681.8
19840.1-0.141.8
19830.06-0.541.78
19820.11-0.271.86
19810.15-0.271.82
19800.6801.8
19790.310.411.79
19780.380.141.74
19770.430.411.75
19760.490.411.78
19750.5701.8
19740.6901.88
19730.67-0.411.94
19720.74-0.141.97
19710.59-0.541.97
19700.59-0.942.06
19690.65-1.332.06
19680.67-2.862.09
19670.76-6.332
19660.85-2.262.04
19650.84-8.352.09
19640.960.542.16
19630.810.222.28
19620.7802.11
19610.640.111.67
19600.57-0.441.58
19590.6201.73
19580.570.112
19570.540.112.07
19560.510.441.98
19550.610.662.01
19540.630.771.99
19531.140.671.9
19520.520.671.94
19510.620.681.75
19500.930.681.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearItalyVatican CityWorld
2024-0.31-0.86–0.191.820.3–3.50.86
2025-0.35-0.97–0.240.6-1.37–2.630.84
2026-0.39-1.03–0.221.38-0.77–3.850.83
2027-0.41-1.03–0.233.851.48–6.60.81
2028-0.42-1.09–0.210.19-2.3–2.890.8
2029-0.42-1.09–0.24-0.57-3.26–2.540.78
2030-0.45-1.17–0.18-0.19-3–3.010.76
2031-0.47-1.16–0.17-1.34-4.28–1.880.75
2032-0.45-1.15–0.220.96-2.15–4.320.73
2033-0.46-1.18–0.221.51-1.29–4.840.72
2034-0.47-1.18–0.210-2.95–3.250.7
2035-0.48-1.18–0.261.31-1.73–4.70.69
2036-0.48-1.16–0.25-0.56-3.71–2.660.67
2037-0.5-1.23–0.190.56-2.67–3.970.65
2038-0.5-1.24–0.23.1-0.03–6.460.64
2039-0.52-1.25–0.23.530.25–6.950.62
2040-0.52-1.25–0.243.24-0.08–6.620.61
2041-0.53-1.24–0.172.65-0.55–6.030.59
2042-0.55-1.37–0.181.46-1.7–5.020.57
2043-0.59-1.35–0.171.91-1.15–5.480.56
2044-0.59-1.39–0.21.57-1.78–4.990.54
2045-0.62-1.34–0.131.85-1.49–5.30.52
2046-0.63-1.41–0.171.82-1.49–5.270.5
2047-0.67-1.48–0.081.49-1.75–4.920.48
2048-0.68-1.46–0.12.19-0.86–5.550.46
2049-0.72-1.47–0.092.14-1.03–5.550.44
2050-0.75-1.52–0.071.82-1.28–5.140.42
2051-0.76-1.59–0.051.65-1.47–5.210.4
2052-0.79-1.63–0.041.76-1.43–5.370.38
2053-0.83-1.66–0.032.65-0.45–6.210.36
2054-0.84-1.7–-0.041.56-1.58–5.130.34
2055-0.87-1.72–-0.031.91-1.17–5.320.33
2056-0.91-1.78–-0.091.63-1.44–5.130.31
2057-0.92-1.75–-0.041.24-1.88–4.820.3
2058-0.94-1.81–-0.11.22-2.04–4.620.28
2059-0.96-1.77–-0.151.68-1.48–5.140.27
2060-0.96-1.85–-0.152.47-0.54–6.050.25
2061-0.97-1.82–-0.11.73-1.47–5.350.24
2062-0.98-1.87–-0.111.7-1.45–5.310.23
2063-0.95-1.95–-0.071.67-1.46–5.050.22
2064-0.95-1.88–-0.031.32-1.82–4.820.21
2065-0.95-1.86–0.021.62-1.61–5.020.2
2066-0.92-1.8–0.021.49-1.77–4.880.19
2067-0.9-1.82–0.021.26-2.04–4.870.18
2068-0.9-1.82–-0.011.04-2.27–4.670.17
2069-0.88-1.81–0.091.84-1.49–5.290.16
2070-0.87-1.8–0.062.01-1.43–5.430.15
2071-0.83-1.76–0.092.46-0.87–5.950.14
2072-0.82-1.82–0.081.64-1.79–5.240.13
2073-0.79-1.78–0.121.33-2.1–4.690.12
2074-0.78-1.77–0.151.59-1.78–5.090.1
2075-0.74-1.78–0.221.2-2.08–4.460.09
2076-0.71-1.75–0.241.18-2.19–4.580.08
2077-0.69-1.69–0.30.9-2.23–4.140.07
2078-0.68-1.73–0.220.98-2.24–4.530.06
2079-0.68-1.7–0.270.8-2.52–4.290.05
2080-0.66-1.72–0.281.14-2.06–4.720.04
2081-0.65-1.69–0.281.38-1.78–4.930.03
2082-0.65-1.73–0.281.11-2.15–4.790.02
2083-0.63-1.71–0.321.52-1.77–4.920.01
2084-0.64-1.67–0.331.41-1.88–4.81-0
2085-0.63-1.69–0.360.9-2.41–4.37-0.01
2086-0.62-1.71–0.40.98-2.32–4.36-0.02
2087-0.63-1.76–0.351.21-2–4.6-0.03
2088-0.63-1.79–0.370.8-2.41–4.37-0.04
2089-0.64-1.76–0.340.95-2.46–4.57-0.05
2090-0.64-1.83–0.371.02-2.26–4.63-0.05
2091-0.63-1.8–0.340.7-2.47–4.17-0.06
2092-0.65-1.84–0.330.85-2.5–4.26-0.07
2093-0.63-1.8–0.350.61-2.78–4.19-0.07
2094-0.64-1.81–0.370.68-2.65–4.11-0.08
2095-0.65-1.81–0.340.68-2.53–4.25-0.09
2096-0.66-1.89–0.380.53-2.79–3.94-0.1
2097-0.67-1.93–0.330.6-2.76–4.07-0.11
2098-0.65-1.98–0.370.37-2.84–3.6-0.11
2099-0.67-1.9–0.410.59-2.53–3.98-0.12
2100-0.68-1.95–0.350.29-2.95–3.84-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • 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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