Gibraltar Population
Gibraltar had an estimated population of 40,126 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 209th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.00% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +2.01% a year.
Gibraltar at a glance
How Gibraltar's population is changing
Gibraltar's population is growing fast: +2.01% a year, which works out to about +805 people per year, or +2 a day. Births (12.2 per 1,000) and deaths (6.6 per 1,000) alone would give +0.56% a year; net migration adds about 549 people a year (+1.37%). Roughly one in every 204,741 people on Earth lives in Gibraltar.
Population of Gibraltar since 1960
In 1960, Gibraltar had 21,839 people. By 2025 that was 40,126 — 1.8× larger. The fastest growth came between 1961 and 1971, when the population rose by 24%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21,839 | — |
| 1970 | 26,634 | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 28,675 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 27,200 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | 27,709 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 31,248 | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 36,173 | +15.8% |
| 2025 | 40,126 | +10.9% |
Gibraltar from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Gibraltar at about 9,873 people in 1800; the UN estimates 40,152 in 2025 (4× 1800) and projects 49,281 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2070 at 51,304 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 9,873 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 21,680 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 27,734 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 40,152 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 49,819 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 51,222 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 49,281 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Gibraltar
1 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 40,126. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 26,544 | GeoNames settlement | 66.15% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Gibraltar compares
Gibraltar has almost the same population as British Virgin Islands (39,732).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Gibraltar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #207 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 43,541 | +9% | compare → |
| #208 |  Liechtenstein | 41,024 | +2% | compare → |
| #210 |  British Virgin Islands | 39,732 | −1% | compare → |
| #211 |  Monaco | 38,341 | −4% | compare → |
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In its region
Gibraltar is the 56th most populous of the 58 economies in Europe & Central Asia, holding 0.0% of the region's 932,525,035 people.
Rankings featuring Gibraltar
- Smallest countries and territories by population #9
- Most densely populated countries #5
- Highest life expectancy #13
- Most urbanised countries #9
Cities
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