Cayman Islands vs Gibraltar: Birth rate

Cayman Islands
11.84 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gibraltar
12.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
136th
Gibraltar rank
134th

Birth rate over time

  • Cayman Islands
  • Gibraltar
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How they compare

Gibraltar currently reports 12.07 births per 1,000 people against 11.84 births per 1,000 people in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.23 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 136th and Gibraltar ranks 134th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 6 and Gibraltar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands Gibraltar Difference Ahead
1950s 35.76 births per 1,000 people 22.75 births per 1,000 people 13.01 births per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
1960s 31.12 births per 1,000 people 23.71 births per 1,000 people 7.41 births per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
1970s 24.39 births per 1,000 people 19.35 births per 1,000 people 5.04 births per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
1980s 17.9 births per 1,000 people 18.18 births per 1,000 people 0.2801 births per 1,000 people Gibraltar
1990s 16.79 births per 1,000 people 16.25 births per 1,000 people 0.5435 births per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
2000s 14.97 births per 1,000 people 12.18 births per 1,000 people 2.79 births per 1,000 people Cayman Islands
2010s 11.94 births per 1,000 people 12.54 births per 1,000 people 0.5911 births per 1,000 people Gibraltar
2020s 12.33 births per 1,000 people 12.02 births per 1,000 people 0.3117 births per 1,000 people Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Cayman Islands or Gibraltar?
Gibraltar, at 12.07 births per 1,000 people against 11.84 births per 1,000 people in Cayman Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Cayman Islands and Gibraltar?
0.23 births per 1,000 people, with Gibraltar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Gibraltar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cayman Islands and Gibraltar rank globally for birth rate?
Cayman Islands ranks 136th and Gibraltar ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.