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 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.

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.