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Population · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Gibraltar: population and demography
Population is 40,126 (2025), 209th of 217 in the world and 56th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Population growth is 2.01% (2025), 49th of 217 in the world and 3rd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Urban share is 100.0% (2025), 4th of 217 in the world and 1st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Population
Gibraltar
Population growth
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12 indicators
Population: Gibraltar in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PopulationPopulation | 40,1262025 | 209/217 | 56/58 | 27,709 | 31,248 | 36,173 | +21%since 2015 | 933m | 1.4bn | 8.2bn | |
| Population growthPopulation growth, annual % | 2.01%2025 | 49/217 | 3/58 | 0.06% | 1.37% | 1.89% | +0.9 ppsince 2015 | 0.43% | 0.41% | 0.91% | |
| Urban shareUrban population, % of total | 100.0%2025 | 4/217 | 1/58 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | 74.1% | 80.2% | 57.8% | |
| DensityPopulation density, people per km² | 3,932.92024 | 5/216 | 2/57 | 2,770.9 | 3,124.8 | 3,617.3 | +20%since 2014 | 33.7 | 27.2 | 62.1 | |
| FertilityFertility rate, births per woman | 1.892024 | 112/217 | 8/58 | 2.19 | 1.95 | 1.91 | −9.5%since 2014 | 1.55 | 1.42 | 2.19 | |
| Birth rateBirth rate, per 1,000 people | 12.22024 | 117/217 | 6/58 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 12.0 | −7.0%since 2014 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 16.3 | |
| Death rateDeath rate, per 1,000 people | 6.62024 | 135/217 | 49/58 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | −4.8%since 2014 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 7.6 | |
| Aged 0–14Population aged 0–14, % of total | 17.6%2025 | 146/217 | 16/58 | 19.2% | 18.3% | 18.1% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | 17.2% | 15.5% | 24.4% | |
| Aged 65+Population aged 65+, % of total | 17.8%2025 | 49/217 | 38/58 | 15.1% | 15.6% | 17.4% | +0.5 ppsince 2015 | 18.5% | 20.0% | 10.4% | |
| Dependency ratioAge dependency ratio, % of working-age population | 54.9%2025 | 112/217 | 34/58 | 52.2% | 51.2% | 55.0% | −0.1 ppsince 2015 | 55.7% | 55.4% | 54.5% | |
| Net migrationNet migration, people | 5492025 | 70/217 | 27/58 | -204 | 255 | 514 | +221%since 2015 | 1.2m | 2.4m | 0 | |
| Adolescent birthsAdolescent fertility, births per 1,000 women aged 15–19 | 8.52024 | 161/217 | 24/58 | 24.6 | 15.0 | 8.4 | −24%since 2014 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 38.3 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Adolescent births−24%8.5 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Gibraltar and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Gibraltar. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Gibraltar | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 40,1262025 | 49.4m2025 |
| Population growth | 2.01%2025 | 1.03%2025 |
| Urban share | 100.0%2025 | 80.5%2025 |
| Density | 3,932.92024 | 97.82024 |
| Fertility | 1.892024 | 1.102024 |
| Birth rate | 12.22024 | 6.52024 |
| Death rate | 6.62024 | 8.92024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.6%2025 | 12.6%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 17.8%2025 | 21.6%2025 |