Gibraltar vs Singapore: Population density
Gibraltar
4,928 people per km²
in 2100
Singapore
5,798 people per km²
in 2100
Gibraltar rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd
Population density over time
- Gibraltar
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5,798 people per km² against 4,928 people per km² in Gibraltar, a difference of 870 people per km².
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Gibraltar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 153 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Gibraltar ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 235 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 987.3 people per km² | 41.78 people per km² | 945.52 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 1820s | 987.3 people per km² | 42.31 people per km² | 944.99 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 1950s | 2,174 people per km² | 1,797 people per km² | 377.26 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 1960s | 2,372 people per km² | 2,566 people per km² | 193.34 people per km² | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2,779 people per km² | 3,129 people per km² | 350.71 people per km² | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2,841 people per km² | 3,768 people per km² | 926.66 people per km² | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2,733 people per km² | 4,875 people per km² | 2,141 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2000s | 2,904 people per km² | 6,080 people per km² | 3,176 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2010s | 3,318 people per km² | 7,578 people per km² | 4,259 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2020s | 3,963 people per km² | 8,096 people per km² | 4,133 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2030s | 4,569 people per km² | 8,538 people per km² | 3,969 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2040s | 4,884 people per km² | 8,574 people per km² | 3,689 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2050s | 5,038 people per km² | 8,366 people per km² | 3,328 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2060s | 5,114 people per km² | 8,062 people per km² | 2,948 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2070s | 5,121 people per km² | 7,605 people per km² | 2,484 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2080s | 5,065 people per km² | 6,910 people per km² | 1,845 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2090s | 4,979 people per km² | 6,156 people per km² | 1,177 people per km² | Singapore |
| 2100s | 4,928 people per km² | 5,798 people per km² | 869.97 people per km² | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gibraltar or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 5,798 people per km² against 4,928 people per km² in Gibraltar as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Gibraltar and Singapore?
- 870 people per km², with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Singapore?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Gibraltar and Singapore rank globally for population density?
- Gibraltar ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.