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Number of children under 5 in Gibraltar

Gibraltar: Number of children under 5 was 2,245 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,245 people
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
215th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2,615 people
in 1974
All-time low
1,513 people
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of children under 5 in Gibraltar, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Gibraltar recorded 2,245 people for number of children under 5 in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Gibraltar peaked at 2,615 people in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,513 people, in 2002.

That places Gibraltar 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Number of children under 5 in Gibraltar, year by year

Year people Change
1950 1,882 people —
1951 1,975 people +4.9%
1952 2,039 people +3.2%
1953 2,096 people +2.8%
1954 2,125 people +1.4%
1955 2,150 people +1.2%
1956 2,158 people +0.4%
1957 2,123 people -1.6%
1958 2,063 people -2.8%
1959 1,998 people -3.2%
1960 1,934 people -3.2%
1961 1,908 people -1.3%
1962 1,980 people +3.8%
1963 2,121 people +7.1%
1964 2,252 people +6.2%
1965 2,362 people +4.9%
1966 2,443 people +3.4%
1967 2,499 people +2.3%
1968 2,531 people +1.3%
1969 2,542 people +0.4%
1970 2,541 people -0.0%
1971 2,557 people +0.6%
1972 2,577 people +0.8%
1973 2,597 people +0.8%
1974 2,615 people +0.7%
1975 2,606 people -0.3%
1976 2,585 people -0.8%
1977 2,565 people -0.8%
1978 2,546 people -0.7%
1979 2,523 people -0.9%
1980 2,503 people -0.8%
1981 2,469 people -1.4%
1982 2,438 people -1.3%
1983 2,416 people -0.9%
1984 2,370 people -1.9%
1985 2,302 people -2.9%
1986 2,209 people -4.0%
1987 2,085 people -5.6%
1988 1,967 people -5.7%
1989 1,864 people -5.2%
1990 1,759 people -5.6%
1991 1,700 people -3.4%
1992 1,756 people +3.3%
1993 1,855 people +5.6%
1994 1,928 people +3.9%
1995 1,981 people +2.7%
1996 1,981 people +0.0%
1997 1,925 people -2.8%
1998 1,851 people -3.8%
1999 1,773 people -4.2%
2000 1,701 people -4.1%
2001 1,571 people -7.6%
2002 1,513 people -3.7%
2003 1,601 people +5.8%
2004 1,694 people +5.8%
2005 1,777 people +4.9%
2006 1,876 people +5.6%
2007 1,934 people +3.1%
2008 1,934 people +0.0%
2009 1,926 people -0.4%
2010 1,914 people -0.6%
2011 1,918 people +0.2%
2012 1,943 people +1.3%
2013 1,989 people +2.4%
2014 2,036 people +2.4%
2015 2,066 people +1.5%
2016 2,090 people +1.2%
2017 2,108 people +0.9%
2018 2,105 people -0.1%
2019 2,098 people -0.3%
2020 2,100 people +0.1%
2021 2,124 people +1.1%
2022 2,177 people +2.5%
2023 2,245 people +3.1%

Gibraltar compared with similar countries

  • Gibraltar's 2,245 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,928 people, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Gibraltar's 2,245 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 308,498 people, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2,061 people 1,882 people 2,158 people 10
1960s 2,257 people 1,908 people 2,542 people 10
1970s 2,571 people 2,523 people 2,615 people 10
1980s 2,262 people 1,864 people 2,503 people 10
1990s 1,851 people 1,700 people 1,981 people 10
2000s 1,753 people 1,513 people 1,934 people 10
2010s 2,027 people 1,914 people 2,108 people 10
2020s 2,162 people 2,100 people 2,245 people 4

Countries ranked near Gibraltar

  1. 212 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,583 people compare
  2. 213 Guernsey 2,582 people compare
  3. 214 Andorra 2,416 people compare
  4. 216 Liechtenstein 1,867 people compare
  5. 217 Saint Martin (French part) 1,860 people compare
  6. 218 Monaco 1,812 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 in Gibraltar?
Number of children under 5 in Gibraltar was 2,245 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Gibraltar?
The highest recorded value was 2,615 people in 1974.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Gibraltar?
The lowest recorded value was 1,513 people in 2002.
How does Gibraltar rank for number of children under 5?
Gibraltar ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Gibraltar?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children under 5
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.