Vatican City in figures
Back to Vatican CityVatican City had 882 residents at the end of 2024, against 466 in 2009, on the counts Wikidata records. The World Bank and the IMF publish no economic or social series for it, so its population is the only figure charted here.
People
Who lives in Vatican City
The counts rose from 466 in 2009 to 572 in 2011 and 594 in 2013, then to 618 in 2018, 764 in 2023 and 882 in 2024. They come at uneven intervals, and a rounded figure for 2017 that stood far from the counts either side of it is left out of the chart.
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The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 882 |
| 2023 | 764 |
| 2018 | 618 |
| 2013 | 594 |
| 2011 | 572 |
| 2009 | 466 |
Series Wikidata, from the statistics office's counts P1082
Codes
Vatican City's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1929
- Government
- constitutional monarchy, papacy, theocracy
- United Nations
- Not a member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +379
- Internet domain
- .va
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Vatican City in figures
How many people live in Vatican City?
Vatican City had 882 residents at the end of 2024, by the count Wikidata records.
Is Vatican City's population growing?
The recorded counts rose from 466 in 2009 to 618 in 2018 and 882 in 2024.
Does Vatican City have GDP or inflation figures?
Neither the World Bank nor the IMF publishes a GDP, inflation or unemployment series for Vatican City, so none is shown here.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q237 · Europe