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San Marino
Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
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Population
Total
35,291 (2025 est.)
Male
17,035
Female
18,256
Nationality
Noun
Sammarinese (singular and plural)
Adjective
Sammarinese
Ethnic groups
Sammarinese, Italian
Languages
Languages
Italian
Major-language sample(s)
L'Almanacco dei fatti del mondo, l'indispensabile fonte per le informazioni di base. (Italian)
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Religions
Roman Catholic
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)
Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio
56.5 (2025 est.)
Youth dependency ratio
22.2 (2025 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio
34.3 (2025 est.)
Potential support ratio
2.9 (2025 est.)
Median age
Total
46.3 years (2025 est.)
Male
44.5 years
Female
47.4 years
Population growth rate
0.55% (2025 est.)
Birth rate
9.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population
97.8% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization
0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
4,000 SAN MARINO (2018)
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
65 years and over
0.83 male(s)/female
Total population
0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
31.9 years (2019)
Maternal mortality ratio
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate
Total
6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Male
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Female
5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
Total population
84.2 years (2024 est.)
Male
81.7 years
Female
87 years
Total fertility rate
1.54 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.74 (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
Improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
8% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
29.5% of national budget (2022 est.)
Physician density
4.63 physicians/1,000 population (2023)
Sanitation facility access
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.)
Literacy
Total population
99.9% (2022 est.)
Male
99.9% (2022 est.)
Female
99.9% (2022 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total
16 years (2015 est.)
Male
15 years (2015 est.)
Female
16 years (2015 est.)