Gibraltar — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Gibraltar, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Gibraltar was 2.01% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.47% in 1963. The lowest was -1.26% in 1990 (about -1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.12% per year.
Gibraltar ranks 49 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 23%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Gibraltar sits above it. It peaked in 1963 and has fallen 19% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 74%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 3 of 58 economies; Uzbekistan (1.88%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1057% in 1993. That is 10% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962; grown tenfold by 1963. Doubling roughly every 17 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 208th of 216 in 1961 → 125th of 216 in 1970 → 189th of 216 in 1980 → 213th of 216 in 1990 → 188th of 217 in 2000 → 95th of 217 in 2010 → 60th of 217 in 2020 → 49th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 2.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 2.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 1.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 1.73% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 1.39% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 1.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.58% | +1.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.63% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | -0.19% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.71% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | -0.07% | +1.0 pp |
| 1991 | -1.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | -1.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | -1.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | -0.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | -0.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 1986 | -0.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | -0.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | -0.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1983 | -0.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 0.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 0.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 0.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 0.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 0.99% | -0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 1.44% | -0.5 pp |
| 1970 | 1.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.47% | +1.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.47% | +1.3 pp |
| 1961 | 0.15% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Gibraltar’s Population growth in 1962?
1.47% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Gibraltar’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +1228.7% in total — about 4.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.01%; 2024: 2.21%; 2023: 2.27%; 2022: 2.02%; 2021: 1.88%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.