Monaco vs San Marino
Monaco has 12% more people than San Marino: 38,341 vs 34,109, a gap of 4,232. San Marino is growing faster (+0.39% vs −0.75% a year), adding about 132 people a year against −289. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, San Marino would overtake Monaco in about 10 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2035) — a projection, not a forecast. Monaco is the older society: 36.0% aged 65+ against 23.1% in San Marino. Monaco is 33.1× as densely populated (18,692.9 vs 564.3 people per km²). GDP per capita is 4.8× higher in Monaco ($288,002 vs $59,871).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Monaco) and 2025 (San Marino); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Monaco vs San Marino — side by side
 Monaco |  San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 38,3412025 | 34,1092025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.75%2025 | +0.39%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 9.62024 | 4.22024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 20.12024 | 7.52024 |
| Children per woman | 2.102024 | 1.162024 |
| Life expectancy | 86.5 yrs2024 | 85.8 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 13.8%2025 | 11.9%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 36.0%2025 | 23.1%2025 |
| Density | 18,692.9 /km²2023 | 564.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 2 km²2023 | 60 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 100.0%2025 | 97.2%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +1002025 | +1222025 |
| GDP per capita | $288,0022024 | $59,8712023 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #211 | #213 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Monaco: 1.8× from 1960 to 2025; San Marino: 2.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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Monaco: Monaco vs Liechtenstein, Monaco vs Gibraltar, Monaco vs British Virgin Islands, Monaco vs Marshall Islands, Monaco vs San Marino, Monaco vs Saint Martin.
San Marino: San Marino vs British Virgin Islands, San Marino vs Monaco, San Marino vs Marshall Islands, San Marino vs Saint Martin, San Marino vs Palau, San Marino vs Nauru.
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