Demographic profile
Monaco is the 213th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.0% of everyone alive. Within Western Europe, it ranks 8 of 9.
Each day brings roughly 0 births and 1 deaths — a net decline of about 365 people a year. At -0.1% annually, the population would halve in roughly 700 years if the trend held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 99.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 22.0%, with life expectancy at about 78.8 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Monaco in 2026? Approximately 38,371 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Monaco shrinking? About -0.1% per year — roughly 0 births and 1 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Monaco? Around 0.0% — ranked 213 worldwide by population.