Monaco

Principality of Monaco

MonacoPrincipauté de MonacoPrinçipato de MónegoPrinçipatu de Mu̍neguPrincipat de Mónegue

UN memberWestern Europe, Europe

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Population

38,197

2026 · UN WPPProjection

GDP

$11.1 billion

2024 · World Bank WDIActual

GDP / capita

$288,002

2024 · World Bank WDIActual

Life expectancy

86.7 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Area

2.1 km²

2023 · World Bank WDIActual

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Monaco is a UN member state in Western Europe, Europe.

Every figure names its source, year, and whether it is an actual value, an estimate, or a projection. Missing values stay missing.

ISO alpha-2: MC
ISO alpha-3: MCO
UN M49: 492
Wikidata: Q235

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 38,197
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 38,087
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: −0.6 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 25,561.7 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Monaco’s density is above the Western Europe median of 252.3 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 53.1 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Monaco’s median age is above the Western Europe median of 43.2 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 95.7 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 2.1 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Monaco’s tfr is above the Western Europe median of 1.4 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 9.7 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: 106
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: 2.8 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Urban population: 100%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Monaco’s urban is above the Western Europe median of 85.7% (9 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 63.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population ages 0–14: 13.8%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 15–64: 50.2%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 65 and above: 36%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Monaco’s ages 65+ is above the Western Europe median of 21.1% (9 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 7.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population of Monaco. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	19,122	estimate
1960	21,748	estimate
1970	24,043	estimate
1980	27,023	estimate
1990	30,225	estimate
2000	32,456	estimate
2010	32,767	estimate
2020	37,774	estimate
2030	37,428	projection
2040	36,656	projection
2050	36,716	projection
2060	37,758	projection
2070	39,441	projection
2080	41,819	projection
2090	44,531	projection
2100	47,337	projection
2101	47,641	projection

Age structure of Monaco as a share of population. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.

Data table

Year	Ages 65+	Status
1960	18.9% aged 65+	actual
1965	20.8% aged 65+	actual
1970	21.9% aged 65+	actual
1975	23.2% aged 65+	actual
1980	22.2% aged 65+	actual
1985	21.5% aged 65+	actual
1990	21.9% aged 65+	actual
1995	21.8% aged 65+	actual
2000	22.2% aged 65+	actual
2005	23% aged 65+	actual
2010	27% aged 65+	actual
2015	34.1% aged 65+	actual
2020	36.5% aged 65+	actual
2025	36% aged 65+	actual

Economy

National accounts and related World Bank series. Totals are not comparable as “averages” across countries; rates such as GDP per capita include same-year cohort medians where coverage allows.

Gross domestic product: $11.1 billion
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP per capita: $288,002
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP growth: 8.5 percent
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Access to electricity: 100%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Individuals using the Internet: 99%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

GDP of Monaco in current US dollars. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.

Data table

Year	GDP	Status
1970	$293 million	actual
1974	$564 million	actual
1978	$1 billion	actual
1982	$1.14 billion	actual
1986	$1.52 billion	actual
1990	$2.48 billion	actual
1994	$2.72 billion	actual
1998	$2.93 billion	actual
2002	$2.92 billion	actual
2006	$4.59 billion	actual
2010	$5.37 billion	actual
2014	$7.07 billion	actual
2018	$7.18 billion	actual
2022	$8.8 billion	actual
2024	$11.1 billion	actual

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 86.7 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Monaco’s life expectancy is above the Western Europe median of 82.6 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 18.8 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 84.8 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Monaco’s life exp. male is above the Western Europe median of 81.1 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 88.8 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Monaco’s life exp. female is above the Western Europe median of 84.7 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 3.7 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Monaco’s infant mortality is above the Western Europe median of 2.9 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 4.3 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Monaco’s u5mr is above the Western Europe median of 3.5 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Maternal mortality ratio: 5 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Immunization, measles: 88%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Monaco’s measles immunization is below the Western Europe median of 95.5% (8 profiles with 2024 data), and close to median of 90% among 192 core profiles with 2024 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Current health expenditure: 3.1 percent of GDP
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Monaco’s health expenditure is below the Western Europe median of 8.3 (4 profiles with 2023 data), and below the median of 5.8 among 170 core profiles with 2023 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
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Adult literacy rate: No comparable data
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Youth literacy rate: No comparable data
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Mean years of schooling: 8.6 years
1975 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
School life expectancy: 21 years
2024 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Life expectancy at birth in Monaco. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	68	estimate
1960	71.9	estimate
1970	73.3	estimate
1980	74.9	estimate
1990	79.4	estimate
2000	82.1	estimate
2010	84.6	estimate
2020	86.1	estimate
2030	87.2	projection
2040	88.3	projection
2050	89.5	projection
2060	90.6	projection
2070	91.6	projection
2080	92.6	projection
2090	93.6	projection
2100	94.7	projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area: 2.1 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Surface area: 74.9 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Forest area: 0%
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Monaco’s forest is below the Western Europe median of 32.5% (9 profiles with 2023 data), and below the median of 31.8% among 194 core profiles with 2023 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Geography

Region: Europe
Subregion: Western Europe
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: MCO
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

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Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: UN member
Publication tier: Core profile

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

World Bank World Development Indicators

World Development Indicators. Vintage 13 July 2026. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Gross domestic product (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD)
GDP per capita (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
Land area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.TOTL.K2)
GDP growth (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG)
Maternal mortality ratio (2023, actual; series SH.STA.MMRT)
Immunization, measles (2024, actual; series SH.IMM.MEAS)
Current health expenditure (2023, actual; series SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS)
Urban population (2025, actual; series SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
Population ages 0–14 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS)
Population ages 15–64 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS)
Population ages 65 and above (2025, actual; series SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS)
Surface area (2023, actual; series AG.SRF.TOTL.K2)
Access to electricity (2024, actual; series EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
Individuals using the Internet (2024, actual; series IT.NET.USER.ZS)
Forest area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.FRST.ZS)
Alternate: Population (2025, actual; series SP.POP.TOTL)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.IN)
Alternate: Population growth rate (2025, actual; series SP.POP.GROW)
Alternate: Population density (2023, actual; series EN.POP.DNST)
Alternate: Total fertility rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.TFRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude birth rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CBRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude death rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CDRT.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (male) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (female) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN)
Alternate: Infant mortality rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)
Alternate: Under-five mortality rate (2024, actual; series SH.DYN.MORT)
Alternate: Net number of migrants (2025, actual; series SM.POP.NETM)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Mean years of schooling (1975, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)
School life expectancy (2024, actual; series SLE.1T8)

UNDP Human Development Report

HDR 2025 composite indices complete time series. Vintage HDR 2025. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Alternate: School life expectancy (2023, actual; series eys)

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