Gibraltar vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands has 9% more people than Gibraltar: 43,541 vs 40,126, a gap of 3,415. Gibraltar is growing faster (+2.01% vs −1.68% a year), adding about 805 people a year against −731. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Gibraltar would overtake Northern Mariana Islands in about 2 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2027) — a projection, not a forecast. Gibraltar is the older society: 17.8% aged 65+ against 10.8% in Northern Mariana Islands, while Northern Mariana Islands has more children (21.2% under 15 vs 17.6%). Gibraltar is 39.2× as densely populated (3,847.1 vs 98.1 people per km²). People in Gibraltar live 4.7 years longer on average (83.6 vs 78.9).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Gibraltar) and 2025 (Northern Mariana Islands); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Gibraltar vs Northern Mariana Islands — side by side
 Gibraltar |  Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 40,1262025 | 43,5412025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +2.01%2025 | −1.68%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 12.22024 | 12.12024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 6.62024 | 5.02024 |
| Children per woman | 1.892024 | 2.322024 |
| Life expectancy | 83.6 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.6%2025 | 21.2%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 17.8%2025 | 10.8%2025 |
| Density | 3,847.1 /km²2023 | 98.1 /km²2023 |
| Area | 10 km²2023 | 460 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 100.0%2025 | 92.2%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +5492025 | -9632025 |
| GDP per capita | —year not supplied | $23,7862022 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #209 | #207 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Gibraltar: 1.8× from 1960 to 2025; Northern Mariana Islands: 5.0× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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