World population growth in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: World population growth was -0.2% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.2%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
110th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 1962
All-time low
-1.3%
in 1990
Years of data
151
1950–2100
World population growth in Gibraltar, 1950–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded -0.2% for world population growth in 2100.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Gibraltar peaked at 2.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, 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.
World population growth 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% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -7.5% |
| 2026 | 1.7% | -10.3% |
| 2027 | 1.6% | -5.1% |
| 2028 | 1.5% | -6.5% |
| 2029 | 1.4% | -5.7% |
| 2030 | 1.3% | -7.9% |
| 2031 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2032 | 1.2% | -8.7% |
| 2033 | 1.1% | -6.6% |
| 2034 | 1.0% | -8.4% |
| 2035 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2036 | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| 2037 | 0.8% | -6.6% |
| 2038 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2039 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
| 2040 | 0.6% | -10.7% |
| 2041 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2042 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2043 | 0.4% | -13.8% |
| 2044 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2045 | 0.4% | -12.5% |
| 2046 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 2047 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
| 2048 | 0.3% | -22.3% |
| 2049 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2050 | 0.2% | -22.8% |
| 2051 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2052 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2053 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2054 | 0.2% | -19.6% |
| 2055 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2056 | 0.2% | -21.7% |
| 2057 | 0.2% | +25.0% |
| 2058 | 0.2% | -33.6% |
| 2059 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 2060 | 0.1% | -30.1% |
| 2061 | 0.1% | +19.6% |
| 2062 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2063 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 2064 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 2065 | 0.0% | -51.1% |
| 2066 | 0.1% | +118.6% |
| 2067 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2068 | 0.0% | -66.3% |
| 2069 | 0.0% | -25.8% |
| 2070 | -0.0% | -143.5% |
| 2071 | -0.0% | +100.0% |
| 2072 | -0.0% | -60.0% |
| 2073 | -0.0% | +387.5% |
| 2074 | -0.0% | -20.5% |
| 2075 | -0.1% | +209.7% |
| 2076 | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2077 | -0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2078 | -0.1% | -21.3% |
| 2079 | -0.1% | +49.2% |
| 2080 | -0.1% | +21.3% |
| 2081 | -0.1% | +17.5% |
| 2082 | -0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2083 | -0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2084 | -0.2% | +7.8% |
| 2085 | -0.2% | +10.8% |
| 2086 | -0.2% | +20.7% |
| 2087 | -0.1% | -33.8% |
| 2088 | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2089 | -0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2090 | -0.2% | +14.6% |
| 2091 | -0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2092 | -0.2% | -12.2% |
| 2093 | -0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2094 | -0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2095 | -0.2% | +10.2% |
| 2096 | -0.2% | -12.3% |
| 2097 | -0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2098 | -0.2% | +3.2% |
| 2099 | -0.2% | +10.9% |
| 2100 | -0.2% | -3.8% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's -0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 60% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's -0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.4%, 58% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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% |
| 2073 | -387.5% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
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 | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 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 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita 1 people per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Gibraltar?
- World population growth in Gibraltar was -0.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 1990.
- How does Gibraltar rank for world population growth?
- Gibraltar ranks 110th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.