Population growth in Monaco
Monaco: Population growth was -0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Monaco, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Monaco recorded -0.8% for population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and down 143.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Monaco peaked at 2.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2024.
Monaco ranks 207th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Monaco, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4% | — |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +89.2% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | +71.6% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -26.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -48.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | +107.7% |
| 1969 | 1.7% | +87.9% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -18.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +61.2% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +47.1% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -20.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +55.5% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +47.1% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -68.6% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -117.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +212.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | +92.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2% | +39.8% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | +45.1% |
| 2006 | -0.5% | +58.3% |
| 2007 | -0.7% | +44.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -99.5% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -52467.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +48.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -109.4% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -904.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -93.8% |
| 2024 | -0.8% | -1405.0% |
| 2025 | -0.8% | -10.1% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's -0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Monaco's -0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Monaco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +52467.8% | -0.0% | 1.6% |
| 2024 | -1405.0% | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | +904.1% | -0.2% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | -212.7% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -0.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.8% | 1.2% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Monaco
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.7507 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.7507 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 38,341 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 38,341 (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Monaco?
- Population growth in Monaco was -0.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2024.
- How does Monaco rank for population growth?
- Monaco ranks 207th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 143.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Monaco data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.