Northern Mariana Islands vs Vatican: Population growth rate

Northern Mariana Islands

-2.1%

in 2023

Vatican

-1.8%

in 2023

Northern Mariana Islands rank

233rd

Vatican rank

231st

Population growth rate over time

Vatican currently reports -1.8% against -2.1% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.

Globally, Northern Mariana Islands ranks 233rd and Vatican ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.