San Marino — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for San Marino, 1961–2025.
Population growth for San Marino was 0.39% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 5.63% in 2004. The lowest was -1.97% in 2011 (about -5.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.79% per year.
San Marino ranks 149 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so San Marino sits above it. It peaked in 2004 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 47%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 27 of 58 economies; Austria (0.33%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1282% in 1977. That is 2% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1978.
World ranking. Slipped: 103rd of 216 in 1961 → 178th of 216 in 1970 → 141st of 216 in 1980 → 138th of 216 in 1990 → 116th of 217 in 2000 → 141st of 217 in 2010 → 145th of 217 in 2020 → 149th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.31% | +1.8 pp |
| 2022 | -1.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | -1.5% | -1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 0.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.41% | -1.6 pp |
| 2018 | 2.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.16% | +1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 0.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.74% | +1.9 pp |
| 2014 | -1.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -1.29% | -3.9 pp |
| 2012 | 2.57% | +4.5 pp |
| 2011 | -1.97% | -2.6 pp |
| 2010 | 0.62% | -3.7 pp |
| 2009 | 4.34% | +2.9 pp |
| 2008 | 1.43% | -1.9 pp |
| 2007 | 3.35% | +2.2 pp |
| 2006 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.28% | -4.4 pp |
| 2004 | 5.63% | +4.4 pp |
| 2003 | 1.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 1.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 1.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 1.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 1.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 1.35% | +0.7 pp |
| 1988 | 0.69% | +0.5 pp |
| 1987 | 0.22% | -0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 0.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 0.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 0.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 1.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 1.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 1.39% | -3.5 pp |
| 1978 | 4.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 4.64% | +4.3 pp |
| 1976 | 0.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 0.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -0.9 pp |
| 1973 | 1.09% | -0.9 pp |
| 1972 | 1.98% | +0.6 pp |
| 1971 | 1.37% | +0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 0.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 0.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 0.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 0.94% | -0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 1.25% | -0.7 pp |
| 1965 | 1.91% | -0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 2.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.38% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was San Marino’s Population growth in 1962?
2.4% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is San Marino’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -83.7% in total — about 2.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.39%; 2024: 0.34%; 2023: 0.31%; 2022: -1.46%; 2021: -1.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.