Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 40,126 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Gibraltar, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 40,126 people for number of people living in urban and rural areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Gibraltar peaked at 40,126 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21,462 people, in 1951.
That places Gibraltar 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21,715 people | 21,462 people | 21,886 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 23,701 people | 21,839 people | 26,120 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 27,764 people | 26,634 people | 28,574 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,388 people | 27,544 people | 28,765 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,307 people | 26,878 people | 27,692 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,018 people | 27,657 people | 30,823 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,160 people | 31,248 people | 35,494 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,094 people | 36,173 people | 40,126 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
- 203 Isle of Man 43,856 people compare
- 204 Grenada 43,016 people compare
- 205 Northern Mariana Islands 40,135 people compare
- 207 Samoa 38,393 people compare
- 208 Monaco 38,341 people compare
- 209 American Samoa 37,058 people compare
More population data for Gibraltar
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,217 people (2100)
- Population density 4,928 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.89 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.89 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Gibraltar?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Gibraltar was 40,126 people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 40,126 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,462 people in 1951.
- How does Gibraltar rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Gibraltar ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.