Gibraltar vs Vatican: Population density
Gibraltar
4,928 people per km²
in 2100
Vatican
3,098 people per km²
in 2100
Gibraltar rank
4th
Vatican rank
7th
Population density over time
- Gibraltar
- Vatican
How they compare
Gibraltar currently reports 4,928 people per km² against 3,098 people per km² in Vatican, a difference of 1,830 people per km².
That makes Gibraltar's figure about 1.6 times Vatican's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 153 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Vatican ahead.
Gibraltar ranks 4th and Vatican ranks 7th of 235 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 16 and Vatican in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gibraltar | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 987.3 people per km² | 2,057 people per km² | 1,070 people per km² | Vatican |
| 1820s | 987.3 people per km² | 2,057 people per km² | 1,070 people per km² | Vatican |
| 1950s | 2,174 people per km² | 2,078 people per km² | 96.22 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 1960s | 2,372 people per km² | 1,993 people per km² | 379.64 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 1970s | 2,779 people per km² | 1,701 people per km² | 1,077 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 1980s | 2,841 people per km² | 1,692 people per km² | 1,150 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 1990s | 2,733 people per km² | 1,636 people per km² | 1,097 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2000s | 2,904 people per km² | 1,520 people per km² | 1,384 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2010s | 3,318 people per km² | 1,331 people per km² | 1,987 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2020s | 3,963 people per km² | 1,184 people per km² | 2,779 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2030s | 4,569 people per km² | 1,232 people per km² | 3,338 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2040s | 4,884 people per km² | 1,478 people per km² | 3,406 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2050s | 5,038 people per km² | 1,771 people per km² | 3,266 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2060s | 5,114 people per km² | 2,094 people per km² | 3,020 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2070s | 5,121 people per km² | 2,450 people per km² | 2,671 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2080s | 5,065 people per km² | 2,757 people per km² | 2,308 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2090s | 4,979 people per km² | 3,009 people per km² | 1,970 people per km² | Gibraltar |
| 2100s | 4,928 people per km² | 3,098 people per km² | 1,830 people per km² | Gibraltar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gibraltar or Vatican?
- Gibraltar, at 4,928 people per km² against 3,098 people per km² in Vatican as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Gibraltar and Vatican?
- 1,830 people per km², with Gibraltar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Vatican?
- 153 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do Gibraltar and Vatican rank globally for population density?
- Gibraltar ranks 4th and Vatican ranks 7th 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.