Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Monaco
Monaco: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) was 2.11 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.11 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
107th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.07 live births per woman
in 1951
All-time low
1.75 live births per woman
in 1993
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Monaco, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Monaco recorded 2.11 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Monaco peaked at 3.07 live births per woman in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.75 live births per woman, in 1993.
That places Monaco 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Monaco, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.06 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 3.07 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 3.06 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 3.04 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.99 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 2.97 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 2.95 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 2.93 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.89 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 2.85 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 2.81 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 2.78 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 2.76 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 2.73 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 2.69 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.66 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.62 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.59 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 2.57 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 2.54 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.5 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 2.47 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.44 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.41 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.38 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.33 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.31 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 2.28 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.26 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.24 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.2 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.18 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.11 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.06 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.01 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.93 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.85 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.79 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.75 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.75 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.76 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.78 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.82 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.88 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.95 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.01 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.08 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 2.18 live births per woman | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.01 live births per woman | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 1.91 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.99 live births per woman | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.01 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1 live births per woman | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.21 live births per woman | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.38 live births per woman | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 2.4 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.38 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.22 live births per woman | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.29 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.31 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.48 live births per woman | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.5 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.58 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.42 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 2.48 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.38 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.12 live births per woman | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 2.11 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.11 live births per woman | -0.2% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 2.11 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 2.11 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49 live births per woman, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.98 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.67 live births per woman | 2.54 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.37 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 2.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 live births per woman | 2.11 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 104 Indonesia 2.13 live births per woman compare
- 105 Panama 2.12 live births per woman compare
- 106 Myanmar 2.12 live births per woman compare
- 108 United States Virgin Islands 2.09 live births per woman compare
- 109 Guadeloupe 2.09 live births per woman compare
- 110 Venezuela 2.08 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Monaco
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 99.0% (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Democracy 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Monaco?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Monaco was 2.11 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 live births per woman in 1951.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 live births per woman in 1993.
- How does Monaco rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Monaco ranks 107th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Monaco data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.