# Population growth rate: Vatican

-1.816% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | -1.816 |
| 2022 | -2.567 |
| 2021 | -2.122 |
| 2020 | -1.515 |
| 2019 | -1.307 |
| 2018 | -2.202 |
| 2017 | -1.441 |
| 2016 | -1.421 |
| 2015 | -1.748 |
| 2014 | -1.718 |
| 2013 | -0.848 |
| 2012 | -3.159 |
| 2011 | -0.977 |
| 2010 | -1.128 |
| 2009 | -1.432 |
| 2008 | -1.412 |
| 2007 | -1.699 |
| 2006 | -0.763 |
| 2005 | -0.303 |
| 2004 | -0.151 |
| 2003 | -0.904 |
| 2002 | -1.34 |
| 2001 | -1.614 |
| 2000 | -1.158 |
| 1999 | -0.287 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1997 | -0.287 |
| 1996 | -0.428 |
| 1995 | -0.71 |
| 1994 | -0.985 |
| 1993 | -1.253 |
| 1992 | -0.276 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1990 | -0.138 |
| 1989 | -0.138 |
| 1988 | -0.275 |
| 1987 | -0.274 |
| 1986 | 0.274 |
| 1985 | -0.684 |
| 1984 | -0.136 |
| 1983 | -0.543 |
| 1982 | -0.27 |
| 1981 | -0.27 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0.405 |
| 1978 | 0.135 |
| 1977 | 0.407 |
| 1976 | 0.408 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1973 | -0.408 |
| 1972 | -0.136 |
| 1971 | -0.541 |
| 1970 | -0.94 |
| 1969 | -1.328 |
| 1968 | -2.861 |
| 1967 | -6.334 |
| 1966 | -2.261 |
| 1965 | -8.348 |
| 1964 | 0.543 |
| 1963 | 0.218 |
| 1962 | 0 |
| 1961 | 0.109 |
| 1960 | -0.436 |
| 1959 | 0 |
| 1958 | 0.109 |
| 1957 | 0.109 |
| 1956 | 0.437 |
| 1955 | 0.659 |
| 1954 | 0.774 |
| 1953 | 0.668 |
| 1952 | 0.673 |
| 1951 | 0.677 |
| 1950 | 0.682 |

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