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Vatican City

Few of this site’s sources report figures for Vatican City.

Written automatically from the figures on this page.

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.

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People

Population, 1950–2100

05001,0001,5002,000195019701990200020102030205020702100Projection
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios

Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection

Vatican City’s population by age

1950200020502100
MenWomen01020304050607080901000m00m
Millions of people in each five-year age group, men left and women right. Years after 2023 are UN projections (medium variant).

Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection

Births per woman1.002023 · 228th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age59.62023 · 1st of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over42%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
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Technology and space

Satellites owned in Vatican City numbered 1 at the end of 2024.

Satellites in orbit12024 · 65th of 82 · Orbital data from CelesTrak
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More figures

Shown only where a source covers Vatican City.

Sanctions

No entry on the US, EU or UK lists gives it as an address or nationality.

Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.

Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026

Cyber incidents

4publicly known incidents affecting Vatican City, 2000–2024

Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to

Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024

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All figures

5 measures on this site have a recent figure for Vatican City.

Population with UN projections4962023237th of 237UN WPP 2024
Births per woman1.002023228th of 237UN WPP 2024
Median age59.620231st of 237UN WPP 2024
Life expectancy83.0202323rd of 237UN WPP 2024
Satellites in orbit1202465th of 82Orbital data from CelesTrak

Sources for this page

  • UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
  • CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
  • US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions
  • EU financial sanctions listSanctions
  • UK Sanctions ListSanctions
  • EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents

Page last updated 13 Nov 2026How we measure

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