Babies on Map births by country, 0 CE – 2026

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How many babies are born in Holy See?

2 babies born in Holy See in 2026 — 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 236th largest of any country. UN projection

Plus or minus about 6%. These years have not happened yet or have not been counted yet. They are the medium variant of the UN's projection, not a record of births that took place.

Births in Holy See through history

19502026
Estimated annual births in Holy See, 0 CE to 2026, on a logarithmic scale. The shaded band on the left marks the years where births are modelled rather than recorded. The marker sits on 2026.
Every figure refers to the area inside Holy See's present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form — see how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1950 7 880 7.5 UN estimate
2000 3 691 4.3 UN estimate
2024 2 496 4.1 UN projection
2026 2 506 4.5 UN projection

What the numbers show

Annual births in Holy See are at their highest in the whole run of estimates in 1965, at about 9.

At 1.00 children per woman, fertility in Holy See is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant. Earlier years come from the UN's estimates (1950 onward), Gapminder's reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.