Urban population in Vatican City

Urban population in Vatican City: 100% in 1950 and 100% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 100%
Since 1950: 0 percentage points
Projected, 2050: 100%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 100% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Vatican City
2025	100
2024	100
2023	100
2022	100
2021	100
2020	100
2019	100
2018	100
2017	100
2016	100
2015	100
2014	100
2013	100
2012	100
2011	100
2010	100
2009	100
2008	100
2007	100
2006	100
2005	100
2004	100
2003	100
2002	100
2001	100
2000	100
1999	100
1998	100
1997	100
1996	100
1995	100
1994	100
1993	100
1992	100
1991	100
1990	100
1989	100
1988	100
1987	100
1986	100
1985	100
1984	100
1983	100
1982	100
1981	100
1980	100
1979	100
1978	100
1977	100
1976	100
1975	100
1974	100
1973	100
1972	100
1971	100
1970	100
1969	100
1968	100
1967	100
1966	100
1965	100
1964	100
1963	100
1962	100
1961	100
1960	100
1959	100
1958	100
1957	100
1956	100
1955	100
1954	100
1953	100
1952	100
1951	100
1950	100

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Vatican City
2026	100
2027	100
2028	100
2029	100
2030	100
2031	100
2032	100
2033	100
2034	100
2035	100
2036	100
2037	100
2038	100
2039	100
2040	100
2041	100
2042	100
2043	100
2044	100
2045	100
2046	100
2047	100
2048	100
2049	100
2050	100

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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