Population and employment

Demography: the official population figures

The population figures are detailed in the Ministerial Decree published annually in the Official Gazette.

On 31st December 2017, the population was estimated at 38,300 inhabitants according to the terms of Ministerial Decree No. 2018-323 of 16th April 2018.

38,300

inhabitants

Source: Monaco Statistics
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Estimating the population and census

Between each census, the population figures are updated annually in accordance with Sovereign Ordinance No. 2.726 of 27th April 2010 modifying the Ordinance of 16th December 1862 on carrying out a census. A general census of the population is undertaken at regular intervals. The most recent took place in 2000, 2008 and 2016.

Housing
        07 June 2013
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Monaco Statistics has conducted two studies on housing. The first one, published in July 2012, is a prospective study about the State-owned housing needs by 2022. The second one, of June 2013, is a descriptive study of the sector known as the “rent-controlled housing of private tenure”.
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Demography
        29 May 2018
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The Demography Observatory is the result of a collaboration begun in 2012 between Monaco Statistics, the Registry Office (Nationality) andMonaco City Hall
's Informatics Department.The aim is to present the main demographic indicators for the population of Monegasque nationality.
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Focus Population - Employment
        16 April 2019
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EmployeesAs of December 2018, there are 51 601 employees in the private sector in Monaco, that is 1 907 employees more than the previous year (+3.8 %). 60 % of private sector employees are men and 63.2 % are of French nationality. To learn more about this,download the Focus : Employees
Built-up areaWith its total ar...
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Population census
        13 February 2018
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The census allows the population to be counted and provides an understanding of the country’s population. Monaco’s first census was carried out in 1757.Censuses have been conducted regularly since the end of the nineteenth century in order to track demographic trends and changes in the Principality’s population.The...
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Employment
        20 April 2018
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The Principality of Monaco employed 54,303 people as of 31 December 2017, which is an increase of 3.5%.
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Enquête ESPAD
        21 April 2017
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L'enquête ESPAD, menée tous les 4 ans dans de nombreux pays européens, étudie les comportements de santé, le mode de vie et les consommations d'alcool, tabac et autres drogues des adolescents scolarisés de 16 ans.A Monaco, ESPAD concerne l'ensemble des lycéens. La dernière enquête s’est déroulée en Principauté le 24...
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24 April 2019 Scientific Council for Statistics and Economic Studies
26 April 2019 Monaco's official population update
30 April 2019 Focus : Public service
07 May 2019 Focus : Scientific and technical activities, administrative and support service
13 May 2019 Barometer - Retail trade : March 2019

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