San Marino

Republic of San Marino

San MarcoRepubblica di San Marino

UN memberSouthern Europe, Europe

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Population

33,590

2026 · UN WPPProjection

GDP

$2.03 billion

2023 · World Bank WDIActual

GDP / capita

$59,871

2023 · World Bank WDIActual

HDI

0.915 index (0–1)

2023 · UNDP HDRActual

Life expectancy

86 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Area

60 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

San Marino is a UN member state in Southern 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: SM
ISO alpha-3: SMR
UN M49: 674
Wikidata: Q238

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: 33,590
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 33,605
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: 0.1 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 550.9 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
San Marino’s density is above the Southern Europe median of 105 (17 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: 49.1 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
San Marino’s median age is above the Southern Europe median of 45 (17 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: 96.8 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 1.2 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
San Marino’s tfr is below the Southern Europe median of 1.5 (17 profiles with 2026 data), and below 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: 5.8 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: 127
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: 3.8 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Urban population: 97.2%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
San Marino’s urban is above the Southern Europe median of 64.2% (16 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: 11.9%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 15–64: 65%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 65 and above: 23.1%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
San Marino’s ages 65+ is above the Southern Europe median of 21.9% (16 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 San Marino. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	12,857	estimate
1960	15,247	estimate
1970	18,102	estimate
1980	21,454	estimate
1990	23,311	estimate
2000	26,628	estimate
2010	30,283	estimate
2020	34,714	estimate
2030	33,733	projection
2040	33,974	projection
2050	33,712	projection
2060	32,632	projection
2070	31,446	projection
2080	31,061	projection
2090	31,232	projection
2100	31,173	projection
2101	31,157	projection

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

Data table

Year	Ages 65+	Status
1960	10.1% aged 65+	actual
1965	9.3% aged 65+	actual
1970	9.1% aged 65+	actual
1975	9.7% aged 65+	actual
1980	11% aged 65+	actual
1985	12% aged 65+	actual
1990	13.6% aged 65+	actual
1995	14.8% aged 65+	actual
2000	15.5% aged 65+	actual
2005	16.2% aged 65+	actual
2010	17.2% aged 65+	actual
2015	18.5% aged 65+	actual
2020	19.9% aged 65+	actual
2025	23.1% 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: $2.03 billion
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP per capita: $59,871
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP, PPP: Int’l $2.67 billion
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP per capita, PPP: Int’l $78,810
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP growth: 0.4 percent
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GNI per capita: $53,910
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Inflation, consumer prices: 2.3 percent
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
San Marino’s inflation is below the Southern Europe median of 2.5 (13 profiles with 2025 data), and below the median of 3 among 162 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Unemployment, totalProjection: 4.4 percent of labour force
2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026
San Marino’s unemployment is below the Southern Europe median of 6.4 (14 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 5.1 among 178 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Trade: 341 percent of GDP
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Access to electricity: 100%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Individuals using the Internet: 97.4%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
General government net lending/borrowingProjection: −1.6 percent of GDP
2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026
General government gross debtProjection: 77.3 percent of GDP
2026 · IMF WEO · Projection · World Economic Outlook April 2026

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

Data table

Year	GDP	Status
1997	$977 million	actual
1999	$1.11 billion	actual
2001	$1.06 billion	actual
2003	$1.46 billion	actual
2005	$1.79 billion	actual
2007	$2.19 billion	actual
2009	$2.06 billion	actual
2011	$1.81 billion	actual
2013	$1.68 billion	actual
2015	$1.42 billion	actual
2017	$1.53 billion	actual
2019	$1.62 billion	actual
2021	$1.86 billion	actual
2023	$2.03 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: 0.915 index (0–1)
2023 · UNDP HDR · Actual · HDR 2025 composite indices complete time series
San Marino’s hdi is close to Southern Europe median of 0.899 (14 profiles with 2023 data), and above the median of 0.762 among 192 core profiles with 2023 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Gender Development Index: 0.991 index (female-to-male HDI ratio)
2023 · UNDP HDR · Actual · HDR 2025 composite indices complete time series
San Marino’s gdi is close to Southern Europe median of 0.984 (13 profiles with 2023 data), and close to median of 0.971 among 183 core profiles with 2023 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.

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 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
San Marino’s life expectancy is above the Southern Europe median of 82.4 (17 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: 8.7 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 84.5 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
San Marino’s life exp. male is above the Southern Europe median of 79.9 (17 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: 87.4 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
San Marino’s life exp. female is above the Southern Europe median of 84.7 (17 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: 1 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
San Marino’s infant mortality is below the Southern Europe median of 3.7 (17 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: 1.3 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
San Marino’s u5mr is below the Southern Europe median of 4.4 (17 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: 8 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Immunization, measles: 85%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
San Marino’s measles immunization is below the Southern Europe median of 89% (14 profiles with 2024 data), and below the 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: 6.6 percent of GDP
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
San Marino’s health expenditure is below the Southern Europe median of 8 (11 profiles with 2023 data), and above 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
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Adult literacy rate: 99.9%
2022 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
San Marino’s adult literacy is above the median of 79.5% among 25 core profiles with 2022 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Youth literacy rate: 100%
2022 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Mean years of schooling: 11.4 years
2022 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
San Marino’s mean years school is close to Southern Europe median of 11.5 (4 profiles with 2022 data), and above the median of 10.8 among 34 core profiles with 2022 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
School life expectancy: 12.3 years
2024 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

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

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	71.6	estimate
1960	73.2	estimate
1970	74.3	estimate
1980	76.4	estimate
1990	77.8	estimate
2000	80.5	estimate
2010	83.5	estimate
2020	82.6	estimate
2030	86.5	projection
2040	87.6	projection
2050	88.7	projection
2060	89.8	projection
2070	90.9	projection
2080	91.9	projection
2090	92.9	projection
2100	94	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: 60 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Surface area: 60 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Forest area: 16.7%
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
San Marino’s forest is below the Southern Europe median of 34% (15 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: Southern Europe
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: SMR
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

Outline from Natural Earth 50m Admin 0. Made with Natural Earth. Not a locator map.

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 (2023, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD)
GDP per capita (2023, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
Land area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.TOTL.K2)
GDP, PPP (2023, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD)
GDP per capita, PPP (2023, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD)
GDP growth (2023, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG)
GNI per capita (2023, actual; series NY.GNP.PCAP.CD)
Inflation, consumer prices (2025, actual; series FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG)
Trade (2023, actual; series NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)
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)

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.

Human Development Index (2023, actual; series hdi)
Gender Development Index (2023, actual; series gdi)
Alternate: Mean years of schooling (2023, actual; series mys)
Alternate: School life expectancy (2023, actual; series eys)

IMF World Economic Outlook

World Economic Outlook April 2026. Vintage WEO April 2026. IMF data terms. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Unemployment, total (2026, projection; series LUR)
General government net lending/borrowing (2026, projection; series GGXCNL_NGDP)
General government gross debt (2026, projection; series GGXWDG_NGDP)
Alternate: Gross domestic product (2026, projection; series NGDPD)
Alternate: GDP per capita (2026, projection; series NGDPDPC)
Alternate: GDP growth (2026, projection; series NGDP_RPCH)
Alternate: Inflation, consumer prices (2026, projection; series PCPIPCH)

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.

Adult literacy rate (2022, actual; series LR.AG15T99)
Youth literacy rate (2022, actual; series LR.AG15T24)
Mean years of schooling (2022, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)
School life expectancy (2024, actual; series SLE.1T8)

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