# Population density in Vatican City

Population density in Vatican City was 1,126.1 inhabitants per km² in 2023 (estimated). Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `va`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank and UN World Population Prospects figures use the population on 1 July and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity) (https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/un-population-division
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Citation: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/vatican-city
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=va

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 1,126.1 (estimated) |
| 2022 | 1,151.1 (estimated) |
| 2021 | 1,178.4 (estimated) |
| 2020 | 1,200 (estimated) |
| 2019 | 1,217 (estimated) |
| 2018 | 1,238.6 (estimated) |
| 2017 | 1,261.4 (estimated) |
| 2016 | 1,279.5 (estimated) |
| 2015 | 1,300 (estimated) |
| 2014 | 1,322.7 (estimated) |
| 2013 | 1,339.8 (estimated) |
| 2012 | 1,367 (estimated) |
| 2011 | 1,395.5 (estimated) |
| 2010 | 1,410.2 (estimated) |
| 2009 | 1,428.4 (estimated) |
| 2008 | 1,448.9 (estimated) |
| 2007 | 1,471.6 (estimated) |
| 2006 | 1,489.8 (estimated) |
| 2005 | 1,497.7 (estimated) |
| 2004 | 1,501.1 (estimated) |
| 2003 | 1,509.1 (estimated) |
| 2002 | 1,526.1 (estimated) |
| 2001 | 1,548.9 (estimated) |
| 2000 | 1,570.5 (estimated) |
| 1999 | 1,581.8 (estimated) |
| 1998 | 1,584.1 (estimated) |
| 1997 | 1,586.4 (estimated) |
| 1996 | 1,592 (estimated) |
| 1995 | 1,601.1 (estimated) |
| 1994 | 1,614.8 (estimated) |
| 1993 | 1,633 (estimated) |
| 1992 | 1,645.5 (estimated) |
| 1991 | 1,647.7 (estimated) |
| 1990 | 1,648.9 (estimated) |
| 1989 | 1,651.1 (estimated) |
| 1988 | 1,654.5 (estimated) |
| 1987 | 1,659.1 (estimated) |
| 1986 | 1,659.1 (estimated) |
| 1985 | 1,662.5 (estimated) |
| 1984 | 1,669.3 (estimated) |
| 1983 | 1,675 (estimated) |
| 1982 | 1,681.8 (estimated) |
| 1981 | 1,686.4 (estimated) |
| 1980 | 1,688.6 (estimated) |
| 1979 | 1,685.2 (estimated) |
| 1978 | 1,680.7 (estimated) |
| 1977 | 1,676.1 (estimated) |
| 1976 | 1,669.3 (estimated) |
| 1975 | 1,665.9 (estimated) |
| 1974 | 1,665.9 (estimated) |
| 1973 | 1,669.3 (estimated) |
| 1972 | 1,673.9 (estimated) |
| 1971 | 1,679.5 (estimated) |
| 1970 | 1,692 (estimated) |
| 1969 | 1,711.4 (estimated) |
| 1968 | 1,747.7 (estimated) |
| 1967 | 1,830.7 (estimated) |
| 1966 | 1,910.2 (estimated) |
| 1965 | 2,015.9 (estimated) |
| 1964 | 2,094.3 (estimated) |
| 1963 | 2,086.4 (estimated) |
| 1962 | 2,084.1 (estimated) |
| 1961 | 2,083 (estimated) |
| 1960 | 2,086.4 (estimated) |
| 1959 | 2,090.9 (estimated) |
| 1958 | 2,089.8 (estimated) |
| 1957 | 2,087.5 (estimated) |
| 1956 | 2,081.8 (estimated) |
| 1955 | 2,070.5 (estimated) |
| 1954 | 2,055.7 (estimated) |
| 1953 | 2,040.9 (estimated) |
| 1952 | 2,027.3 (estimated) |
| 1951 | 2,013.6 (estimated) |
| 1950 | 2,000 (estimated) |