Total dependency ratio in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Total dependency ratio was 54.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total dependency ratio in Gibraltar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total dependency ratio in Gibraltar stood at 54.5%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Gibraltar peaked at 55.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1950.
That places Gibraltar 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.1% | 44.4% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.8% | 51.1% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.8% | 52.6% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 51.3% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 49.2% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 50.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 51.2% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 54.5% | 55.0% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Gibraltar
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 89.2% (2024)
- Foreign aid received 43,530 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 43,530 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 43,530 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received by income group 43,530 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Foreign aid received per capita 1.57 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Land area in square kilometres 10 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Gibraltar?
- Total dependency ratio in Gibraltar was 54.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1950.
- How does Gibraltar rank for total dependency ratio?
- Gibraltar ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).