Population growth rate with and without migration in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Population growth rate with and without migration was 2.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population growth rate with and without migration in Gibraltar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate with and without migration in Gibraltar is 2.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Gibraltar peaked at 2.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 1990.
That places Gibraltar 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate with and without migration in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.2% | — |
| 1951 | -0.6% | -50.4% |
| 1952 | 0.7% | -212.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5% | -28.9% |
| 1954 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3% | -43.2% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -80.0% |
| 1958 | -0.0% | -141.8% |
| 1959 | -0.1% | +478.3% |
| 1960 | -0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4% | -416.8% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +477.2% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -45.0% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -30.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -44.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -91.2% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | -1792.9% |
| 1984 | -0.4% | +65.0% |
| 1985 | -0.5% | +34.5% |
| 1986 | -0.8% | +45.6% |
| 1987 | -0.9% | +15.3% |
| 1988 | -1.0% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | -1.2% | +23.4% |
| 1990 | -1.3% | +12.8% |
| 1991 | -0.9% | -32.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -183.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -27.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -42.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -531.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +54.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +6.3% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 4.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 32.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in Gibraltar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -1792.9% | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | +531.9% | -0.4% | 1.6% |
| 1962 | +477.2% | 0.4% | 2.5% |
| 1959 | -478.3% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | +416.8% | -0.1% | 0.4% |
| 1952 | +212.6% | -0.6% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | -1.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.9% | -0.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -1.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -1.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
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- 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 population growth rate with and without migration in Gibraltar?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in Gibraltar was 2.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 1990.
- How does Gibraltar rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Gibraltar ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.