Vatican City
population: Official figure (31 Dec 2024) · indicators as of 2026-09-05 · 1 metros tracked
🗺️ Geography1 metro
Vatican City metro footprint, shaded by composite tier.
Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
🏙️ 1 tracked metro
| Metro | State | Tier | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #614 | Vatican City★ Capital▲ Largest | Vatican City | 882 | 3.6 | Emerging Metro |
🗂️ City States
1 entry listed under Vatican City. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
📋 At a glance
- Official languages
- Latin, Italian
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Government
- Papacy
- Legislature
- Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State
- Demonym
- Vatican
- Time zones
- Central European Time, UTC+01:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +379
- Internet TLD
- .va
- ISO 3166
- VA
- Established
- 1929
- Highest point
- Vatican Hill (75 m (246 ft))
- National anthem
- Inno e Marcia Pontificale
Facts via Wikidata.
💹 Economy and development
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN WPP, V-Dem, Global Carbon Budget, Ember, Energy Institute; CC BY 4.0). Each card credits its originating body. Renewable share is of electricity generation, not of primary energy. Each figure is the most recent year available.
🏛️ Leadership History267 leaders · click to expand
marks a leader associated with atrocities or defiance of law, systemic subversion of democratic institutions, or a criminal conviction. Convictions arising from political persecution, and annulled convictions, are excluded. denotes a monarch. These are editorial designations, applied per entry rather than derived automatically.
Contemporary (21st c.)
✝ Leo XIV✦ Current
2025–PresentPope
✝ Francis
2013–2025Pope
✝ Benedict XVI
2005–2013Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Leo XIV✦ Current | Pope | 2025–Present |
| ✝ Francis | Pope | 2013–2025 |
| ✝ Benedict XVI | Pope | 2005–2013 |
Modern (20th c.)
✝ John Paul II
1978–2005Pope
✝ John Paul I
1978–1978Pope
✝ Paul VI
1963–1978Pope
✝ John XXIII
1958–1963Pope
✝ Pius XII
1939–1958Pope
✝ Pius XI
1922–1939Pope
✝ Benedict XV
1914–1922Pope
✝ Pius X
1903–1914Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ John Paul II | Pope | 1978–2005 |
| ✝ John Paul I | Pope | 1978–1978 |
| ✝ Paul VI | Pope | 1963–1978 |
| ✝ John XXIII | Pope | 1958–1963 |
| ✝ Pius XII | Pope | 1939–1958 |
| ✝ Pius XI | Pope | 1922–1939 |
| ✝ Benedict XV | Pope | 1914–1922 |
| ✝ Pius X | Pope | 1903–1914 |
Early Modern (18th–19th c.)
✝ Leo XIII
1878–1903Pope
✝ Pius IX
1846–1878Pope
✝ Gregory XVI
1831–1846Pope
✝ Pius VIII
1829–1830Pope
✝ Leo XII
1823–1829Pope
✝ Pius VII
1800–1823Pope
✝ Pius VI
1775–1799Pope
✝ Clement XIV
1769–1774Pope
✝ Clement XIII
1758–1769Pope
✝ Benedict XIV
1740–1758Pope
✝ Clement XII
1730–1740Pope
✝ Benedict XIII
1724–1730Pope
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✝ Innocent XIII
1721–1724Pope
✝ Clement XI
1700–1721Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Leo XIII | Pope | 1878–1903 |
| ✝ Pius IX | Pope | 1846–1878 |
| ✝ Gregory XVI | Pope | 1831–1846 |
| ✝ Pius VIII | Pope | 1829–1830 |
| ✝ Leo XII | Pope | 1823–1829 |
| ✝ Pius VII | Pope | 1800–1823 |
| ✝ Pius VI | Pope | 1775–1799 |
| ✝ Clement XIV | Pope | 1769–1774 |
| ✝ Clement XIII | Pope | 1758–1769 |
| ✝ Benedict XIV | Pope | 1740–1758 |
| ✝ Clement XII | Pope | 1730–1740 |
| ✝ Benedict XIII | Pope | 1724–1730 |
| ✝ Innocent XIII | Pope | 1721–1724 |
| ✝ Clement XI | Pope | 1700–1721 |
Reformation & Counter-Reformation (16th–17th c.)
✝ Innocent XII
1691–1700Pope
✝ Alexander VIII
1689–1691Pope
✝ Innocent XI
1676–1689Pope
✝ Clement X
1670–1676Pope
✝ Clement IX
1667–1669Pope
✝ Alexander VII
1655–1667Pope
✝ Innocent X
1644–1655Pope
✝ Urban VIII
1623–1644Pope
✝ Gregory XV
1621–1623Pope
✝ Paul V
1605–1621Pope
✝ Leo XI
1605–1605Pope
✝ Clement VIII
1592–1605Pope
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✝ Innocent IX
1591–1591Pope
✝ Gregory XIV
1590–1591Pope
✝ Urban VII
1590–1590Pope
✝ Sixtus V
1585–1590Pope
✝ Gregory XIII
1572–1585Pope
✝ Pius V
1566–1572Pope
✝ Pius IV
1559–1565Pope
✝ Paul IV
1555–1559Pope
✝ Marcellus II
1555–1555Pope
✝ Julius III
1550–1555Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Innocent XII | Pope | 1691–1700 |
| ✝ Alexander VIII | Pope | 1689–1691 |
| ✝ Innocent XI | Pope | 1676–1689 |
| ✝ Clement X | Pope | 1670–1676 |
| ✝ Clement IX | Pope | 1667–1669 |
| ✝ Alexander VII | Pope | 1655–1667 |
| ✝ Innocent X | Pope | 1644–1655 |
| ✝ Urban VIII | Pope | 1623–1644 |
| ✝ Gregory XV | Pope | 1621–1623 |
| ✝ Paul V | Pope | 1605–1621 |
| ✝ Leo XI | Pope | 1605–1605 |
| ✝ Clement VIII | Pope | 1592–1605 |
| ✝ Innocent IX | Pope | 1591–1591 |
| ✝ Gregory XIV | Pope | 1590–1591 |
| ✝ Urban VII | Pope | 1590–1590 |
| ✝ Sixtus V | Pope | 1585–1590 |
| ✝ Gregory XIII | Pope | 1572–1585 |
| ✝ Pius V | Pope | 1566–1572 |
| ✝ Pius IV | Pope | 1559–1565 |
| ✝ Paul IV | Pope | 1555–1559 |
| ✝ Marcellus II | Pope | 1555–1555 |
| ✝ Julius III | Pope | 1550–1555 |
Renaissance (15th–16th c.)
✝ Paul III
1534–1549Pope
✝ Clement VII
1523–1534Pope
✝ Adrian VI
1522–1523Pope
✝ Leo X
1513–1521Pope
✝ Julius II
1503–1513Pope
✝ Pius III
1503–1503Pope
✝ Alexander VI
1492–1503Pope
✝ Innocent VIII
1484–1492Pope
✝ Sixtus IV
1471–1484Pope
✝ Paul II
1464–1471Pope
✝ Pius II
1458–1464Pope
✝ Callixtus III
1455–1458Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Paul III | Pope | 1534–1549 |
| ✝ Clement VII | Pope | 1523–1534 |
| ✝ Adrian VI | Pope | 1522–1523 |
| ✝ Leo X | Pope | 1513–1521 |
| ✝ Julius II | Pope | 1503–1513 |
| ✝ Pius III | Pope | 1503–1503 |
| ✝ Alexander VI | Pope | 1492–1503 |
| ✝ Innocent VIII | Pope | 1484–1492 |
| ✝ Sixtus IV | Pope | 1471–1484 |
| ✝ Paul II | Pope | 1464–1471 |
| ✝ Pius II | Pope | 1458–1464 |
| ✝ Callixtus III | Pope | 1455–1458 |
Avignon & Western Schism (14th–15th c.)
✝ Nicholas V
1447–1455Pope
✝ Eugene IV
1431–1447Pope
✝ Martin V
1417–1431Pope
✝ Gregory XII
1406–1415Pope
✝ Innocent VII
1404–1406Pope
✝ Boniface IX
1389–1404Pope
✝ Urban VI
1378–1389Pope
✝ Gregory XI
1370–1378Pope
✝ Urban V
1362–1370Pope
✝ Innocent VI
1352–1362Pope
✝ Clement VI
1342–1352Pope
✝ Benedict XII
1334–1342Pope
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✝ John XXII
1316–1334Pope
✝ Clement V
1305–1314Pope
✝ Benedict XI
1303–1304Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Nicholas V | Pope | 1447–1455 |
| ✝ Eugene IV | Pope | 1431–1447 |
| ✝ Martin V | Pope | 1417–1431 |
| ✝ Gregory XII | Pope | 1406–1415 |
| ✝ Innocent VII | Pope | 1404–1406 |
| ✝ Boniface IX | Pope | 1389–1404 |
| ✝ Urban VI | Pope | 1378–1389 |
| ✝ Gregory XI | Pope | 1370–1378 |
| ✝ Urban V | Pope | 1362–1370 |
| ✝ Innocent VI | Pope | 1352–1362 |
| ✝ Clement VI | Pope | 1342–1352 |
| ✝ Benedict XII | Pope | 1334–1342 |
| ✝ John XXII | Pope | 1316–1334 |
| ✝ Clement V | Pope | 1305–1314 |
| ✝ Benedict XI | Pope | 1303–1304 |
High Middle Ages (11th–13th c.)
✝ Boniface VIII
1294–1303Pope
✝ Celestine V
1294–1294Pope
✝ Nicholas IV
1288–1292Pope
✝ Honorius IV
1285–1287Pope
✝ Martin IV
1281–1285Pope
✝ Nicholas III
1277–1280Pope
✝ John XXI
1276–1277Pope
✝ Adrian V
1276–1276Pope
✝ Innocent V
1276–1276Pope
✝ Gregory X
1271–1276Pope
✝ Clement IV
1265–1268Pope
✝ Urban IV
1261–1264Pope
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✝ Alexander IV
1254–1261Pope
✝ Innocent IV
1243–1254Pope
✝ Celestine IV
1241–1241Pope
✝ Gregory IX
1227–1241Pope
✝ Honorius III
1216–1227Pope
✝ Innocent III
1198–1216Pope
✝ Celestine III
1191–1198Pope
✝ Clement III
1187–1191Pope
✝ Gregory VIII
1187–1187Pope
✝ Urban III
1185–1187Pope
✝ Lucius III
1181–1185Pope
✝ Alexander III
1159–1181Pope
✝ Adrian IV
1154–1159Pope
✝ Anastasius IV
1153–1154Pope
✝ Eugene III
1145–1153Pope
✝ Lucius II
1144–1145Pope
✝ Celestine II
1143–1144Pope
✝ Innocent II
1130–1143Pope
✝ Honorius II
1124–1130Pope
✝ Callixtus II
1119–1124Pope
✝ Gelasius II
1118–1119Pope
✝ Paschal II
1099–1118Pope
✝ Urban II
1088–1099Pope
✝ Victor III
1086–1087Pope
✝ Gregory VII
1073–1085Pope
✝ Alexander II
1061–1073Pope
✝ Nicholas II
1058–1061Pope
✝ Stephen IX
1057–1058Pope
✝ Victor II
1055–1057Pope
✝ Leo IX
1049–1054Pope
✝ Damasus II
1048–1048Pope
✝ Benedict IX
1047–1048Pope
✝ Clement II
1046–1047Pope
✝ Gregory VI
1045–1046Pope
✝ Benedict IX
1045–1045Pope
✝ Sylvester III
1045–1045Pope
✝ Benedict IX
1032–1044Pope
✝ John XIX
1024–1032Pope
✝ Benedict VIII
1012–1024Pope
✝ Sergius IV
1009–1012Pope
✝ John XVIII
1003–1009Pope
✝ John XVII
1003–1003Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Boniface VIII | Pope | 1294–1303 |
| ✝ Celestine V | Pope | 1294–1294 |
| ✝ Nicholas IV | Pope | 1288–1292 |
| ✝ Honorius IV | Pope | 1285–1287 |
| ✝ Martin IV | Pope | 1281–1285 |
| ✝ Nicholas III | Pope | 1277–1280 |
| ✝ John XXI | Pope | 1276–1277 |
| ✝ Adrian V | Pope | 1276–1276 |
| ✝ Innocent V | Pope | 1276–1276 |
| ✝ Gregory X | Pope | 1271–1276 |
| ✝ Clement IV | Pope | 1265–1268 |
| ✝ Urban IV | Pope | 1261–1264 |
| ✝ Alexander IV | Pope | 1254–1261 |
| ✝ Innocent IV | Pope | 1243–1254 |
| ✝ Celestine IV | Pope | 1241–1241 |
| ✝ Gregory IX | Pope | 1227–1241 |
| ✝ Honorius III | Pope | 1216–1227 |
| ✝ Innocent III | Pope | 1198–1216 |
| ✝ Celestine III | Pope | 1191–1198 |
| ✝ Clement III | Pope | 1187–1191 |
| ✝ Gregory VIII | Pope | 1187–1187 |
| ✝ Urban III | Pope | 1185–1187 |
| ✝ Lucius III | Pope | 1181–1185 |
| ✝ Alexander III | Pope | 1159–1181 |
| ✝ Adrian IV | Pope | 1154–1159 |
| ✝ Anastasius IV | Pope | 1153–1154 |
| ✝ Eugene III | Pope | 1145–1153 |
| ✝ Lucius II | Pope | 1144–1145 |
| ✝ Celestine II | Pope | 1143–1144 |
| ✝ Innocent II | Pope | 1130–1143 |
| ✝ Honorius II | Pope | 1124–1130 |
| ✝ Callixtus II | Pope | 1119–1124 |
| ✝ Gelasius II | Pope | 1118–1119 |
| ✝ Paschal II | Pope | 1099–1118 |
| ✝ Urban II | Pope | 1088–1099 |
| ✝ Victor III | Pope | 1086–1087 |
| ✝ Gregory VII | Pope | 1073–1085 |
| ✝ Alexander II | Pope | 1061–1073 |
| ✝ Nicholas II | Pope | 1058–1061 |
| ✝ Stephen IX | Pope | 1057–1058 |
| ✝ Victor II | Pope | 1055–1057 |
| ✝ Leo IX | Pope | 1049–1054 |
| ✝ Damasus II | Pope | 1048–1048 |
| ✝ Benedict IX | Pope | 1047–1048 |
| ✝ Clement II | Pope | 1046–1047 |
| ✝ Gregory VI | Pope | 1045–1046 |
| ✝ Benedict IX | Pope | 1045–1045 |
| ✝ Sylvester III | Pope | 1045–1045 |
| ✝ Benedict IX | Pope | 1032–1044 |
| ✝ John XIX | Pope | 1024–1032 |
| ✝ Benedict VIII | Pope | 1012–1024 |
| ✝ Sergius IV | Pope | 1009–1012 |
| ✝ John XVIII | Pope | 1003–1009 |
| ✝ John XVII | Pope | 1003–1003 |
Early Middle Ages (7th–10th c.)
✝ Sylvester II
999–1003Pope
✝ Gregory V
996–999Pope
✝ John XV
985–996Pope
✝ John XIV
983–984Pope
✝ Benedict VII
974–983Pope
✝ Benedict VI
973–974Pope
✝ John XIII
965–972Pope
✝ Leo VIII
964–965Pope
✝ Benedict V
964–964Pope
✝ John XII
955–964Pope
✝ Agapetus II
946–955Pope
✝ Marinus II
942–946Pope
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✝ Stephen VIII
939–942Pope
✝ Leo VII
936–939Pope
✝ John XI
931–935Pope
✝ Stephen VII
929–931Pope
✝ Leo VI
928–929Pope
✝ John X
914–928Pope
✝ Lando
913–914Pope
✝ Anastasius III
911–913Pope
✝ Sergius III
904–911Pope
✝ Leo V
903–903Pope
✝ Benedict IV
900–903Pope
✝ John IX
898–900Pope
✝ Theodore II
897–897Pope
✝ Romanus
897–897Pope
✝ Stephen VI
896–897Pope
✝ Boniface VI
896–896Pope
✝ Formosus
891–896Pope
✝ Stephen V
885–891Pope
✝ Adrian III
884–885Pope
✝ Marinus I
882–884Pope
✝ John VIII
872–882Pope
✝ Adrian II
867–872Pope
✝ Nicholas I
858–867Pope
✝ Benedict III
855–858Pope
✝ Leo IV
847–855Pope
✝ Sergius II
844–847Pope
✝ Gregory IV
827–844Pope
✝ Valentine
827–827Pope
✝ Eugene II
824–827Pope
✝ Paschal I
817–824Pope
✝ Stephen IV
816–817Pope
✝ Leo III
795–816Pope
✝ Adrian I
772–795Pope
✝ Stephen III
768–772Pope
✝ Paul I
757–767Pope
✝ Stephen II
752–757Pope
✝ Zachary
741–752Pope
✝ Gregory III
731–741Pope
✝ Gregory II
715–731Pope
✝ Constantine
708–715Pope
✝ Sisinnius
708–708Pope
✝ John VII
705–707Pope
✝ John VI
701–705Pope
✝ Sergius I
687–701Pope
✝ Conon
686–687Pope
✝ John V
685–686Pope
✝ Benedict II
684–685Pope
✝ Leo II
682–683Pope
✝ Agatho
678–681Pope
✝ Donus
676–678Pope
✝ Adeodatus II
672–676Pope
✝ Vitalian
657–672Pope
✝ Eugene I
654–657Pope
✝ Martin I
649–654Pope
✝ Theodore I
642–649Pope
✝ John IV
640–642Pope
✝ Severinus
640–640Pope
✝ Honorius I
625–638Pope
✝ Boniface V
619–625Pope
✝ Adeodatus I
615–618Pope
✝ Boniface IV
608–615Pope
✝ Boniface III
607–607Pope
✝ Sabinian
604–606Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Sylvester II | Pope | 999–1003 |
| ✝ Gregory V | Pope | 996–999 |
| ✝ John XV | Pope | 985–996 |
| ✝ John XIV | Pope | 983–984 |
| ✝ Benedict VII | Pope | 974–983 |
| ✝ Benedict VI | Pope | 973–974 |
| ✝ John XIII | Pope | 965–972 |
| ✝ Leo VIII | Pope | 964–965 |
| ✝ Benedict V | Pope | 964–964 |
| ✝ John XII | Pope | 955–964 |
| ✝ Agapetus II | Pope | 946–955 |
| ✝ Marinus II | Pope | 942–946 |
| ✝ Stephen VIII | Pope | 939–942 |
| ✝ Leo VII | Pope | 936–939 |
| ✝ John XI | Pope | 931–935 |
| ✝ Stephen VII | Pope | 929–931 |
| ✝ Leo VI | Pope | 928–929 |
| ✝ John X | Pope | 914–928 |
| ✝ Lando | Pope | 913–914 |
| ✝ Anastasius III | Pope | 911–913 |
| ✝ Sergius III | Pope | 904–911 |
| ✝ Leo V | Pope | 903–903 |
| ✝ Benedict IV | Pope | 900–903 |
| ✝ John IX | Pope | 898–900 |
| ✝ Theodore II | Pope | 897–897 |
| ✝ Romanus | Pope | 897–897 |
| ✝ Stephen VI | Pope | 896–897 |
| ✝ Boniface VI | Pope | 896–896 |
| ✝ Formosus | Pope | 891–896 |
| ✝ Stephen V | Pope | 885–891 |
| ✝ Adrian III | Pope | 884–885 |
| ✝ Marinus I | Pope | 882–884 |
| ✝ John VIII | Pope | 872–882 |
| ✝ Adrian II | Pope | 867–872 |
| ✝ Nicholas I | Pope | 858–867 |
| ✝ Benedict III | Pope | 855–858 |
| ✝ Leo IV | Pope | 847–855 |
| ✝ Sergius II | Pope | 844–847 |
| ✝ Gregory IV | Pope | 827–844 |
| ✝ Valentine | Pope | 827–827 |
| ✝ Eugene II | Pope | 824–827 |
| ✝ Paschal I | Pope | 817–824 |
| ✝ Stephen IV | Pope | 816–817 |
| ✝ Leo III | Pope | 795–816 |
| ✝ Adrian I | Pope | 772–795 |
| ✝ Stephen III | Pope | 768–772 |
| ✝ Paul I | Pope | 757–767 |
| ✝ Stephen II | Pope | 752–757 |
| ✝ Zachary | Pope | 741–752 |
| ✝ Gregory III | Pope | 731–741 |
| ✝ Gregory II | Pope | 715–731 |
| ✝ Constantine | Pope | 708–715 |
| ✝ Sisinnius | Pope | 708–708 |
| ✝ John VII | Pope | 705–707 |
| ✝ John VI | Pope | 701–705 |
| ✝ Sergius I | Pope | 687–701 |
| ✝ Conon | Pope | 686–687 |
| ✝ John V | Pope | 685–686 |
| ✝ Benedict II | Pope | 684–685 |
| ✝ Leo II | Pope | 682–683 |
| ✝ Agatho | Pope | 678–681 |
| ✝ Donus | Pope | 676–678 |
| ✝ Adeodatus II | Pope | 672–676 |
| ✝ Vitalian | Pope | 657–672 |
| ✝ Eugene I | Pope | 654–657 |
| ✝ Martin I | Pope | 649–654 |
| ✝ Theodore I | Pope | 642–649 |
| ✝ John IV | Pope | 640–642 |
| ✝ Severinus | Pope | 640–640 |
| ✝ Honorius I | Pope | 625–638 |
| ✝ Boniface V | Pope | 619–625 |
| ✝ Adeodatus I | Pope | 615–618 |
| ✝ Boniface IV | Pope | 608–615 |
| ✝ Boniface III | Pope | 607–607 |
| ✝ Sabinian | Pope | 604–606 |
Late Antiquity (4th–6th c.)
✝ Gregory I
590–604Pope
✝ Pelagius II
579–590Pope
✝ Benedict I
575–579Pope
✝ John III
561–574Pope
✝ Pelagius I
556–561Pope
✝ Vigilius
537–555Pope
✝ Silverius
536–537Pope
✝ Agapetus I
535–536Pope
✝ John II
533–535Pope
✝ Boniface II
530–532Pope
✝ Felix IV
526–530Pope
✝ John I
523–526Pope
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✝ Hormisdas
514–523Pope
✝ Symmachus
498–514Pope
✝ Anastasius II
496–498Pope
✝ Gelasius I
492–496Pope
✝ Felix III
483–492Pope
✝ Simplicius
468–483Pope
✝ Hilarius
461–468Pope
✝ Leo I
440–461Pope
✝ Sixtus III
432–440Pope
✝ Celestine I
422–432Pope
✝ Boniface I
418–422Pope
✝ Zosimus
417–418Pope
✝ Innocent I
401–417Pope
✝ Anastasius I
399–401Pope
✝ Siricius
384–399Pope
✝ Damasus I
366–384Pope
✝ Liberius
352–366Pope
✝ Julius I
337–352Pope
✝ Mark
336–336Pope
✝ Sylvester I
314–335Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Gregory I | Pope | 590–604 |
| ✝ Pelagius II | Pope | 579–590 |
| ✝ Benedict I | Pope | 575–579 |
| ✝ John III | Pope | 561–574 |
| ✝ Pelagius I | Pope | 556–561 |
| ✝ Vigilius | Pope | 537–555 |
| ✝ Silverius | Pope | 536–537 |
| ✝ Agapetus I | Pope | 535–536 |
| ✝ John II | Pope | 533–535 |
| ✝ Boniface II | Pope | 530–532 |
| ✝ Felix IV | Pope | 526–530 |
| ✝ John I | Pope | 523–526 |
| ✝ Hormisdas | Pope | 514–523 |
| ✝ Symmachus | Pope | 498–514 |
| ✝ Anastasius II | Pope | 496–498 |
| ✝ Gelasius I | Pope | 492–496 |
| ✝ Felix III | Pope | 483–492 |
| ✝ Simplicius | Pope | 468–483 |
| ✝ Hilarius | Pope | 461–468 |
| ✝ Leo I | Pope | 440–461 |
| ✝ Sixtus III | Pope | 432–440 |
| ✝ Celestine I | Pope | 422–432 |
| ✝ Boniface I | Pope | 418–422 |
| ✝ Zosimus | Pope | 417–418 |
| ✝ Innocent I | Pope | 401–417 |
| ✝ Anastasius I | Pope | 399–401 |
| ✝ Siricius | Pope | 384–399 |
| ✝ Damasus I | Pope | 366–384 |
| ✝ Liberius | Pope | 352–366 |
| ✝ Julius I | Pope | 337–352 |
| ✝ Mark | Pope | 336–336 |
| ✝ Sylvester I | Pope | 314–335 |
Early Church (1st–3rd c.)
✝ Miltiades
311–314Pope
✝ Eusebius
309–310Pope
✝ Marcellus I
308–309Pope
✝ Marcellinus
296–304Pope
✝ Caius
283–296Pope
✝ Eutychian
275–283Pope
✝ Felix I
269–274Pope
✝ Dionysius
259–268Pope
✝ Sixtus II
257–258Pope
✝ Stephen I
254–257Pope
✝ Lucius I
253–254Pope
✝ Cornelius
251–253Pope
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✝ Fabian
236–250Pope
✝ Anterus
235–236Pope
✝ Pontian
230–235Pope
✝ Urban I
222–230Pope
✝ Callixtus I
218–222Pope
✝ Zephyrinus
198–217Pope
✝ Victor I
189–198Pope
✝ Eleutherius
174–189Pope
✝ Soter
166–174Pope
✝ Anicetus
155–166Pope
✝ Pius I
140–155Pope
✝ Hyginus
136–140Pope
✝ Telesphorus
125–136Pope
✝ Sixtus I
115–125Pope
✝ Alexander I
105–115Pope
✝ Evaristus
97–105Pope
✝ Clement I
88–97Pope
✝ Cletus
76–88Pope
✝ Linus
64–76Pope
✝ Peter
30–64Pope
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ✝ Miltiades | Pope | 311–314 |
| ✝ Eusebius | Pope | 309–310 |
| ✝ Marcellus I | Pope | 308–309 |
| ✝ Marcellinus | Pope | 296–304 |
| ✝ Caius | Pope | 283–296 |
| ✝ Eutychian | Pope | 275–283 |
| ✝ Felix I | Pope | 269–274 |
| ✝ Dionysius | Pope | 259–268 |
| ✝ Sixtus II | Pope | 257–258 |
| ✝ Stephen I | Pope | 254–257 |
| ✝ Lucius I | Pope | 253–254 |
| ✝ Cornelius | Pope | 251–253 |
| ✝ Fabian | Pope | 236–250 |
| ✝ Anterus | Pope | 235–236 |
| ✝ Pontian | Pope | 230–235 |
| ✝ Urban I | Pope | 222–230 |
| ✝ Callixtus I | Pope | 218–222 |
| ✝ Zephyrinus | Pope | 198–217 |
| ✝ Victor I | Pope | 189–198 |
| ✝ Eleutherius | Pope | 174–189 |
| ✝ Soter | Pope | 166–174 |
| ✝ Anicetus | Pope | 155–166 |
| ✝ Pius I | Pope | 140–155 |
| ✝ Hyginus | Pope | 136–140 |
| ✝ Telesphorus | Pope | 125–136 |
| ✝ Sixtus I | Pope | 115–125 |
| ✝ Alexander I | Pope | 105–115 |
| ✝ Evaristus | Pope | 97–105 |
| ✝ Clement I | Pope | 88–97 |
| ✝ Cletus | Pope | 76–88 |
| ✝ Linus | Pope | 64–76 |
| ✝ Peter | Pope | 30–64 |
📈 Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
👥 Population over time
Our World in Data population (CC BY): UN WPP 2024 from 1950, Gapminder v7 1800-1949, HYDE 3.3 earlier; today's borders. Figures above are as of 2023, the last year that is estimated rather than forecast. The dashed tail to 2026 is a UN WPP medium-variant projection. It is drawn because the line should reach the present, and drawn differently because it has not happened yet: no rank, peak or share on this page uses it. Before 1950 the series is reconstruction rather than contemporaneous statistics, which is worth knowing when a country’s peak sits back there. The current population shown elsewhere on this page comes from the workbook and is unchanged by this. Vatican City is past its peak, which is less unusual than it sounds: the two lines here can point in opposite directions, and for most of Europe and East Asia they now both point down.
👥 To 2100
The UN’s probabilistic projection for Vatican City: the median with its 80% and 95% bands, the UN’s own high, low and zero-migration scenarios beside it. Not this site’s model; the site reads it and says what it implies.
Tap or drag across the chart to read any year: the estimate to 2023, then the UN median, its bands and the scenarios.
What drives it
Births, deaths and net migration on the UN medium path, with fertility, life expectancy and median age, every decade from 1950.
Show all 16 decades
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Estimates to 2023; projections 2024 to 2100, medium variant and probabilistic intervals. The UN revises every two years; this is the WPP 2024 revision.
🏆 National Teams
Vatican City on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.