Population growth rate in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Population growth rate was -0.205 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.205
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
110th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.5
in 1962
All-time low
-1.33
in 1990
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Population growth rate in Gibraltar, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded -0.205 for population growth rate in 2100.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Gibraltar peaked at 2.5 in 1962 and was at its lowest, -1.33, in 1990.
Gibraltar ranks 110th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -1.2 | — |
| 1951 | -0.596 | -50.4% |
| 1952 | 0.671 | -212.6% |
| 1953 | 0.477 | -28.9% |
| 1954 | 0.502 | +5.2% |
| 1955 | 0.285 | -43.2% |
| 1956 | 0.275 | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 0.055 | -80.0% |
| 1958 | -0.023 | -141.8% |
| 1959 | -0.133 | +478.3% |
| 1960 | -0.137 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 0.434 | -416.8% |
| 1962 | 2.5 | +477.2% |
| 1963 | 2.45 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.43 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.35 | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 2.34 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2.28 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 2.17 | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 2.03 | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 1.86 | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 1.02 | -45.0% |
| 1972 | 0.956 | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.846 | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.731 | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 0.68 | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.629 | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.544 | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.485 | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.416 | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.289 | -30.5% |
| 1981 | 0.16 | -44.6% |
| 1982 | 0.014 | -91.2% |
| 1983 | -0.237 | -1792.9% |
| 1984 | -0.391 | +65.0% |
| 1985 | -0.526 | +34.5% |
| 1986 | -0.766 | +45.6% |
| 1987 | -0.883 | +15.3% |
| 1988 | -0.956 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | -1.18 | +23.4% |
| 1990 | -1.33 | +12.8% |
| 1991 | -0.9 | -32.4% |
| 1992 | 0.755 | -183.9% |
| 1993 | 0.661 | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.587 | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.424 | -27.8% |
| 1996 | 0.378 | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.312 | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.181 | -42.0% |
| 1999 | 0.123 | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2001 | -0.376 | — |
| 2002 | 1.62 | -531.9% |
| 2003 | 1.53 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.54 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.39 | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.38 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.31 | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.37 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.37 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.28 | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 1.21 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.69 | +54.6% |
| 2017 | 1.76 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.77 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.87 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.92 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.84 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.19 | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 2.33 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.08 | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 1.93 | -7.5% |
| 2026 | 1.73 | -10.3% |
| 2027 | 1.64 | -5.1% |
| 2028 | 1.53 | -6.5% |
| 2029 | 1.45 | -5.7% |
| 2030 | 1.33 | -7.9% |
| 2031 | 1.29 | -3.0% |
| 2032 | 1.18 | -8.7% |
| 2033 | 1.1 | -6.6% |
| 2034 | 1.01 | -8.4% |
| 2035 | 0.939 | -6.9% |
| 2036 | 0.844 | -10.1% |
| 2037 | 0.788 | -6.6% |
| 2038 | 0.784 | -0.5% |
| 2039 | 0.665 | -15.2% |
| 2040 | 0.594 | -10.7% |
| 2041 | 0.52 | -12.5% |
| 2042 | 0.499 | -4.0% |
| 2043 | 0.43 | -13.8% |
| 2044 | 0.441 | +2.6% |
| 2045 | 0.386 | -12.5% |
| 2046 | 0.35 | -9.3% |
| 2047 | 0.385 | +10.0% |
| 2048 | 0.299 | -22.3% |
| 2049 | 0.32 | +7.0% |
| 2050 | 0.247 | -22.8% |
| 2051 | 0.262 | +6.1% |
| 2052 | 0.284 | +8.4% |
| 2053 | 0.275 | -3.2% |
| 2054 | 0.221 | -19.6% |
| 2055 | 0.24 | +8.6% |
| 2056 | 0.188 | -21.7% |
| 2057 | 0.235 | +25.0% |
| 2058 | 0.156 | -33.6% |
| 2059 | 0.146 | -6.4% |
| 2060 | 0.102 | -30.1% |
| 2061 | 0.122 | +19.6% |
| 2062 | 0.118 | -3.3% |
| 2063 | 0.1 | -15.3% |
| 2064 | 0.088 | -12.0% |
| 2065 | 0.043 | -51.1% |
| 2066 | 0.094 | +118.6% |
| 2067 | 0.092 | -2.1% |
| 2068 | 0.031 | -66.3% |
| 2069 | 0.023 | -25.8% |
| 2070 | -0.01 | -143.5% |
| 2071 | -0.02 | +100.0% |
| 2072 | -0.008 | -60.0% |
| 2073 | -0.039 | +387.5% |
| 2074 | -0.031 | -20.5% |
| 2075 | -0.096 | +209.7% |
| 2076 | -0.096 | -0.0% |
| 2077 | -0.08 | -16.7% |
| 2078 | -0.063 | -21.3% |
| 2079 | -0.094 | +49.2% |
| 2080 | -0.114 | +21.3% |
| 2081 | -0.134 | +17.5% |
| 2082 | -0.147 | +9.7% |
| 2083 | -0.154 | +4.8% |
| 2084 | -0.166 | +7.8% |
| 2085 | -0.184 | +10.8% |
| 2086 | -0.222 | +20.7% |
| 2087 | -0.147 | -33.8% |
| 2088 | -0.155 | +5.4% |
| 2089 | -0.151 | -2.6% |
| 2090 | -0.173 | +14.6% |
| 2091 | -0.18 | +4.0% |
| 2092 | -0.158 | -12.2% |
| 2093 | -0.17 | +7.6% |
| 2094 | -0.177 | +4.1% |
| 2095 | -0.195 | +10.2% |
| 2096 | -0.171 | -12.3% |
| 2097 | -0.186 | +8.8% |
| 2098 | -0.192 | +3.2% |
| 2099 | -0.213 | +10.9% |
| 2100 | -0.205 | -3.8% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's -0.205 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 60% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's -0.205 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 58% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | 0.014 | -0.237 |
| 2002 | +531.9% | -0.376 | 1.62 |
| 1962 | +477.2% | 0.434 | 2.5 |
| 1959 | -478.3% | -0.023 | -0.133 |
| 1961 | +416.8% | -0.137 | 0.434 |
| 2073 | -387.5% | -0.008 | -0.039 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0312 | -1.2 | 0.671 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.88 | -0.137 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8174 | 0.416 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4476 | -1.18 | 0.289 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.119 | -1.33 | 0.755 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 | -0.376 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.07 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.45 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.9935 | 0.665 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4224 | 0.299 | 0.594 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.2254 | 0.146 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.0813 | 0.023 | 0.122 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.0537 | -0.096 | -0.008 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.1574 | -0.222 | -0.114 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.1815 | -0.213 | -0.158 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.205 | -0.205 | -0.205 | 1 |
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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)
- Population density 4,928 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2,217 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.205 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 in Gibraltar?
- Population growth rate in Gibraltar was -0.205 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.33 in 1990.
- How does Gibraltar rank for population growth rate?
- Gibraltar ranks 110th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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