Monaco Population
Monaco had an estimated population of 38,341 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 211st most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.00% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of −0.75% a year.
Monaco at a glance
How Monaco's population is changing
Monaco's population is shrinking: −0.75% a year, which works out to about −289 people per year, or −1 a day. Births (9.6 per 1,000) and deaths (20.1 per 1,000) alone would give −1.06% a year; net migration adds about 100 people a year (+0.26%). Roughly one in every 214,273 people on Earth lives in Monaco.
Population of Monaco since 1960
In 1960, Monaco had 21,808 people. By 2025 that was 38,341 — 1.8× larger. The population peaked in 2023 at 38,956 and has declined since. The fastest growth came between 2008 and 2018, when the population rose by 20%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21,808 | — |
| 1970 | 24,229 | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 27,122 | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 30,358 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 32,455 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 33,163 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 38,050 | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 38,341 | +0.8% |
Monaco from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Monaco at about 7,789 people in 1800; the UN estimates 38,367 in 2025 (5× 1800) and projects 47,509 for 2100 in its medium scenario.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 7,789 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 11,176 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 21,331 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 19,689 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 32,477 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 38,367 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 36,781 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 40,677 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 47,509 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Monaco
1 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 38,341. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 32,965 | GeoNames settlement | 85.98% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Monaco compares
Monaco has almost the same population as British Virgin Islands (39,732).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Monaco | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #209 |  Gibraltar | 40,126 | +5% | compare → |
| #210 |  British Virgin Islands | 39,732 | +4% | compare → |
| #212 |  Marshall Islands | 36,282 | −5% | compare → |
| #213 |  San Marino | 34,109 | −11% | compare → |
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Nearest countries
Monaco has no land border. Closest by distance:
Switzerland 9,092,436 · 237.1× the population · compare- San Marino 34,109 · 1.1× smaller · compare
Liechtenstein 41,024 · about the same population · compare
Italy 58,915,656 · 1536.6× the population · compare
In its region
Monaco is the 57th most populous of the 58 economies in Europe & Central Asia, holding 0.0% of the region's 932,525,035 people.
Rankings featuring Monaco
- Smallest countries and territories by population #7
- Oldest populations (share aged 65+) #1
- Most densely populated countries #2
- Highest life expectancy #1
- Most urbanised countries #10
- Richest countries by GDP per capita #1
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About these numbers
Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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