Monaco
Country in Europe
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 38.3K (2025). World rank 210 of 216; in Europe, 47 of 48. Area: 2 km². World rank 248 of 249; in Europe, 51 of 52. GDP per person: $288,002 (2024). World rank 1 of 210 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. From 2015 to 2025: population 36.8K → 38.3K. Better than all its neighbours (France): life expectancy and GDP per person.
State
- Official name
- Principality of Monaco
- Local name
- Monaco
- Capital
- Monaco
- Region
- Europe
- Form of government
- Constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- Albert II
- Head of government
- Christophe Mirmand
- Women in parliament
- 45.8% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 38,341 2025
- Area
- 2 km²
- GDP
- $11.1B 2024
- GDP per person
- $288,002 2024
- Life expectancy
- 86.5 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Time zones
- UTC+2
- Calling code
- +377
- Emergency numbers
- 17, 18, 112
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- C, E, F
- Mains voltage
- 230 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 4
- Neighbours
- France
Elevation
- Highest point
- Chemin des Révoires, 162 m
- Lowest point
- Mediterranean Sea, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 17
- Warmest month in the capital
- August, 24°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- February, 11°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 18,980.7 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- -0.8% 2025
- Living in cities
- 100% 2025
- Net migration per year
- +100 2025
- Born in another country
- 70.2% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 13.8% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 50.2% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 36% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 88.6 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 84.6 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 2.1 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 9.6 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 20.1 2024
Society
- Religions
- Catholic 90% and other 10%
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 85.8 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 71.8 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 87.6 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 82.4 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 74.9 2025
Size and growth
- GDP growth per year
- +8.5% 2024
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
Structure and jobs
- Industry, share of GDP
- 12.8% 2024
- Services, share of GDP
- 87.2% 2024
Education
- Primary school enrolment
- 121% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 159% 2024
- Higher education enrolment
- 77.5% 2024
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 1.7% 2023
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 3.1% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $8,004 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 8.4% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 8.6 2020
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 20.8 2014
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 22 2014
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 88% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 2.2 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 2.7 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 5 2023
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 6.9% 2024
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 100% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 100% 2024
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 100% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 3.1 2001
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 0 2013
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 87.6 2025
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 11.4 2023
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 0% 2023
- Protected areas
- 99.5% 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 99% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 107 2024
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 55.7 2024
- Internet domain
- .mc
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 316 2019
Science and innovation
- Research spending, share of GDP
- 0% 2005
- Researchers per million people
- 310 2005
- Scientific articles per year
- 37 2023
- Patent applications by residents
- 2 2024