Gibraltar Population

Quick facts about the population of Gibraltar

Current population (as of Sunday, June 18, 2023)

34,017

Population rank

219 (0.00% of world population)

Total area

10 km2 (4 mi2)

Population density

3,401.7 per km2 (8,810.4 people/mi2)

Sex ratio

1.01 (17,129 men to 16,888 women)

Life expectancy

78.7 years (75.8 - men, 81.7 - women)

(Population figures are estimates by Countrymeters based on the latest United Nations data)

Gibraltar population 2023

During 2023 Gibraltar population is projected to increase by 93 people and reach 34,067 in the beginning of 2024. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 206. If external migration will remain on the previous year level, the population will be declined by 113 due to the migration reasons. It means that the number of people who leave Gibraltar to settle permanently in another country (emigrants) will prevail over the number of people who move into the country (to which they are not native) in order to settle there as permanent residents (immigrants).

Population change rates in 2023

According to our estimations, daily change rates of Gibraltar population in 2023 will be the following:

• 1 live births average per day (0.06 in an hour)
• 1 deaths average per day (0.03 in an hour)
• -0 emigrants average per day (-0.01 in an hour)

The population of Gibraltar will be increasing by 0 persons daily in 2023.

Demographics of Gibraltar 2022

As of 1 January 2023, the population of Gibraltar was estimated to be 33,974 people. This is an increase of 0.27 % (92 people) compared to population of 33,882 the year before. In 2022 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 205. Due to external migration, the population declined by 112. The sex ratio of the total population was 1.014 (1,014 males per 1,000 females) which is lower than global sex ratio. The global sex ratio in the world was approximately 1,016 males to 1,000 females as of 2022.

Below are the key figures for Gibraltar population in 2022:

• 482 live births
• 277 deaths
• Natural increase: 205 people
• Net migration: -112 people
• 17,108 males as of 31 December 2022
• 16,866 females as of 31 December 2022

Gibraltar population density

Gibraltar population density is 3,397.4 people per square kilometer (8,799.2/mi²) as of June 2023. Density of population is calculated as permanently settled population of Gibraltar divided by total area of the country. Total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of Gibraltar. The total area of Gibraltar is 10 km² (4 mi²) according to the United Nations Statistics Division .

Religion in Gibraltar

Religion	Number of followers	Percentage of total population
Christianity	30,207	88.8 %
Islam	1,361	4.0 %
Religiously Unaffiliated	986	2.9 %
Judaism	714	2.1 %
Hinduism	612	1.8 %
Other	136	0.4 %

Source: Pew Research Center. The Global Religious Landscape .

Number of followers estimated by Countrymeters (Sunday, June 18 2023).

Gibraltar age structure

As of the beginning of 2023 according to our estimates Gibraltar had the following population age distribution:

20.4

65.8

13.8

	- percentage of population under 15
	- percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old
	- percentage of population 65+

In absolute figures (estimate):

• 6,925 young people under 15 years old ( 3,567 males / 3,358 females)
• 22,361 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 11,272 males / 11,089 females)
• 4,688 persons above 64 years old ( 2,269 males / 2,419 females)

We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old.

65+

15-64

0-14

male

female

Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of years.

As we can see the Gibraltar population pyramid has a stationary type. Countries with such type of pyramid usually have declining birth rate and relatively low death rate. Which is more common for developed countries.

Source: The estimation data for section "Gibraltar age structure" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Age dependency ratio

Dependency ratio of population is a ratio of people who are generally not in the labor force (the dependents) to workforce of a country (the productive part of population). The dependent part includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years.

This ratio shows the pressure on productive population produced by the dependent part of population.

The total dependency ratio of population in Gibraltar is 51.9 %.

What does this value mean? It shows that the dependent part of population is more than a half of the working part. It means that the working population (labor force) in Gibraltar must provide goods for itself and cover expenditure on children and aged persons (this population is more than a half of working population). The value of more than 50% shows that the pressure on productive population in Gibraltar is relatively high.

Child dependency ratio

Child dependency ratio is a ratio of people below working age (under 15) to workforce of a country.

Child dependency ratio in Gibraltar is 31 %.

Aged dependency ratio

Aged dependency ratio is a ratio of people above working age (65+) to workforce of a country.

Aged dependency ratio in Gibraltar is 21 %.

Source: The estimation data for section "Gibraltar age dependency ratio" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same level during the whole lifetime.

Total life expectancy (both sexes) at birth for Gibraltar is 78.7 years.
This is above the average life expectancy at birth of the global population which is about 71 years (according to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations).

Male life expectancy at birth is 75.8 years.
Female life expectancy at birth is 81.7 years.