Which has higher population, British Virgin Islands or Gibraltar?

British Virgin Islands, at 39,009 people against 38,493 people in Gibraltar as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar?

516 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar?

75 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Gibraltar: Population

British Virgin Islands

39,009 people

in 2023

Gibraltar

38,493 people

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

217th

Gibraltar rank

220th

Population over time

British Virgin Islands
Gibraltar

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 39,009 people against 38,493 people in Gibraltar, a difference of 516 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Gibraltar ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Gibraltar ranks 220th of 238 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Gibraltar in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Gibraltar	Difference	Ahead
1800s	6,700 people	9,873 people	3,173 people	Gibraltar
1950s	7,531 people	21,740 people	14,209 people	Gibraltar
1960s	8,442 people	23,724 people	15,281 people	Gibraltar
1970s	10,532 people	27,787 people	17,255 people	Gibraltar
1980s	13,098 people	28,411 people	15,313 people	Gibraltar
1990s	17,696 people	27,333 people	9,637 people	Gibraltar
2000s	23,476 people	29,043 people	5,568 people	Gibraltar
2010s	32,377 people	33,184 people	806.8 people	Gibraltar
2020s	38,087 people	37,301 people	786.5 people	British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, British Virgin Islands or Gibraltar?: British Virgin Islands, at 39,009 people against 38,493 people in Gibraltar as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar?: 516 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar?: 75 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar rank globally for population?: British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Gibraltar ranks 220th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.