Urban population growth in Monaco
Monaco: Urban population growth was -0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population growth in Monaco, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Monaco recorded -0.8% for urban population growth in 2025.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 143.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Monaco peaked at 2.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2024.
That places Monaco 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban 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 0.6%. (85 countries reporting)
- Monaco's -0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban 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 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
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)
- Population, total 38,341 (2025)
- Population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Monaco?
- Urban population growth in Monaco was -0.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2024.
- How does Monaco rank for urban population growth?
- Monaco ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban 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 Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.