Share of population living in cities towns and villages in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Share of population living in cities towns and villages was 100 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities towns and villages in Gibraltar, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in cities towns and villages in Gibraltar is 100, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities towns and villages in Gibraltar peaked at 100 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1950.
That places Gibraltar 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in cities towns and villages in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 100 | — |
| 1970 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.97, 3.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.52, 3.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1960s | 50 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
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 growth rate -0.205 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities towns and villages in Gibraltar?
- Share of population living in cities towns and villages in Gibraltar was 100 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities towns and villages recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities towns and villages recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1950.
- How does Gibraltar rank for share of population living in cities towns and villages?
- Gibraltar ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities towns and villages rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities towns and villages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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