Number of births, by world region in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Number of births, by world region was 464 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
464 births
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
637 births
in 1964
All-time low
305 births
in 2003
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of births, by world region in Gibraltar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 464 births for number of births, by world region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of births, by world region in Gibraltar peaked at 637 births in 1964 and was at its lowest, 305 births, in 2003.
That places Gibraltar 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of births, by world region in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 522 births | — |
| 1951 | 522 births | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 517 births | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 503 births | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 486 births | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 471 births | -3.1% |
| 1956 | 475 births | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 479 births | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 481 births | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 482 births | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 488 births | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 500 births | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 527 births | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 601 births | +14.0% |
| 1964 | 637 births | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 617 births | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 587 births | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 548 births | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 541 births | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 560 births | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 580 births | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 589 births | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 555 births | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 530 births | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 517 births | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 507 births | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 505 births | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 512 births | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 526 births | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 545 births | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 565 births | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 566 births | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 561 births | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 538 births | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 520 births | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 504 births | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 492 births | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 482 births | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 472 births | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 466 births | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 466 births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 467 births | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 464 births | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 461 births | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 454 births | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 444 births | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 428 births | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 423 births | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 416 births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 411 births | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 408 births | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 390 births | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 311 births | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 305 births | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 318 births | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 334 births | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 347 births | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 361 births | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 375 births | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 383 births | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 392 births | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 400 births | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 408 births | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 431 births | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 431 births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 431 births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 405 births | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 412 births | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 418 births | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 425 births | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 434 births | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 442 births | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 452 births | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 464 births | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 493.8 births | 471 births | 522 births | 10 |
| 1960s | 560.6 births | 488 births | 637 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 536.6 births | 505 births | 589 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 516.6 births | 466 births | 566 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 443.4 births | 411 births | 467 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 353.2 births | 305 births | 408 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 415.3 births | 392 births | 431 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 448 births | 434 births | 464 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 214 Turks and Caicos Islands 496 births compare
- 215 Saint Martin (French part) 470 births compare
- 217 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 390 births compare
- 218 Liechtenstein 371 births compare
- 219 Monaco 368 births compare
More population data for Gibraltar
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2045 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2002)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2045 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.449 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Population density 4,928 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,217 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of births, by world region in Gibraltar?
- Number of births, by world region in Gibraltar was 464 births in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of births, by world region recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 637 births in 1964.
- What is the lowest number of births, by world region recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 305 births in 2003.
- How does Gibraltar rank for number of births, by world region?
- Gibraltar ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of births, by world region rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births, by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of live births in a calendar year.