World Factbook
San Marino
Repubblica di San Marino
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
99.9% (2022 est.)
female
99.9% (2022 est.)
total population
99.9% (2022 est.)
Languages
Languages
Italian
major-language sample(s)
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Religions
Roman Catholic
Sex ratio
at birth
1.09 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.1 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.94 male(s)/female
total population
0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.83 male(s)/female
Birth rate
9.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
44.5 years
total
46.3 years (2025 est.)
female
47.4 years
Population
male
17,035
total
35,291 (2025 est.)
female
18,256
Nationality
noun
Sammarinese (singular and plural)
adjective
Sammarinese
Urbanization
urban population
97.8% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
14.2% (male 2,614/female 2,387)
15-64 years
64.3% (male 10,916/female 11,648)
65 years and over
21.5% (2024 est.) (male 3,414/female 4,116)
Ethnic groups
Sammarinese, Italian
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
56.5 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
22.2 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
2.9 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
34.3 (2025 est.)
Physician density
4.63 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
8% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
29.5% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.54 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
2.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
13% national budget (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births
total
6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
5 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.55% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.74 (2025 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
male
81.7 years
female
87 years
total population
84.2 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
4,000 SAN MARINO (2018)
Mother's mean age at first birth
31.9 years (2019)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
male
15 years (2015 est.)
total
16 years (2015 est.)
female
16 years (2015 est.)