Fertility Rate: Gibraltar
Gibraltar's fertility rate is currently 1.885 births per woman as of 2024. # Gibraltar Fertility Rate Gibraltar's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.885 births per woman
-0.2% y/y
Peak (1964)
4.26 births per woman
Low (2003)
1.634 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Gibraltar
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Gibraltar
Analysis# Gibraltar Fertility Rate
Gibraltar's fertility rate stands at 1.885 births per woman in 2024, reflecting a dramatic decline from its 1964 peak of 4.26. The territory has experienced a 39.2% decrease since 1960, driven by factors common to developed economies: higher female education and workforce participation, improved access to contraception, and delayed childbearing. The lowest point came in 2003 at 1.634 births per woman, after which a modest recovery occurred.
Recent data reveals stabilization rather than continued decline. From 2015 through 2024, the fertility rate has hovered between 1.885 and 2.074, with an annual decrease averaging just 0.02 births per woman. This plateau suggests Gibraltar's fertility rate has settled near replacement level for a developed territory, indicating a demographic equilibrium unlikely to shift dramatically without significant policy interventions or migration patterns.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.885 births per woman | -0.16% |
| 2023 | 1.888 births per woman | -0.37% |
| 2022 | 1.895 births per woman | -0.21% |
| 2021 | 1.899 births per woman | -0.42% |
| 2020 | 1.907 births per woman | -0.26% |
| 2019 | 1.912 births per woman | -0.47% |
| 2018 | 1.921 births per woman | -0.47% |
| 2017 | 1.93 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 2016 | 1.94 births per woman | -6.46% |
| 2015 | 2.074 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 2014 | 2.084 births per woman | -0.71% |
| 2013 | 2.099 births per woman | +5.00% |
| 2012 | 1.999 births per woman | +1.27% |
| 2011 | 1.974 births per woman | +1.02% |
| 2010 | 1.954 births per woman | +1.45% |
| 2009 | 1.926 births per woman | +1.21% |
| 2008 | 1.903 births per woman | +2.75% |
| 2007 | 1.852 births per woman | +2.77% |
| 2006 | 1.802 births per woman | +2.74% |
| 2005 | 1.754 births per woman | +3.85% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.689 births per woman | +3.37% |
| 2003 | 1.634 births per woman | -2.91% |
| 2002 | 1.683 births per woman | -20.01% |
| 2001 | 2.104 births per woman | -3.71% |
| 2000 | 2.185 births per woman | -0.18% |
| 1999 | 2.189 births per woman | -0.68% |
| 1998 | 2.204 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 1997 | 2.233 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 1996 | 2.251 births per woman | -3.56% |
| 1995 | 2.334 births per woman | -1.93% |
| 1994 | 2.38 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 1993 | 2.42 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 1992 | 2.443 births per woman | +0.49% |
| 1991 | 2.431 births per woman | +1.72% |
| 1990 | 2.39 births per woman | +1.57% |
| 1989 | 2.353 births per woman | +0.34% |
| 1988 | 2.345 births per woman | -0.21% |
| 1987 | 2.35 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 1986 | 2.356 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 1985 | 2.371 births per woman | -1.13% |
| 1984 | 2.398 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 1983 | 2.436 births per woman | -2.21% |
| 1982 | 2.491 births per woman | -1.70% |
| 1981 | 2.534 births per woman | -1.29% |
| 1980 | 2.567 births per woman | +1.74% |
| 1979 | 2.523 births per woman | +1.49% |
| 1978 | 2.486 births per woman | +0.73% |
| 1977 | 2.468 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 1976 | 2.479 births per woman | -1.90% |
| 1975 | 2.527 births per woman | -2.66% |
| 1974 | 2.596 births per woman | -2.81% |
| 1973 | 2.671 births per woman | -4.20% |
| 1972 | 2.788 births per woman | -5.30% |
| 1971 | 2.944 births per woman | -0.14% |
| 1970 | 2.948 births per woman | -0.03% |
| 1969 | 2.949 births per woman | -1.04% |
| 1968 | 2.98 births per woman | -6.38% |
| 1967 | 3.183 births per woman | -11.68% |
| 1966 | 3.604 births per woman | -9.65% |
| 1965 | 3.989 births per woman | -6.36% |
| 1964 | 4.26 births per woman | +4.90% |
| 1963 | 4.061 births per woman | +15.11% |
| 1962 | 3.528 births per woman | +8.22% |
| 1961 | 3.26 births per woman | +5.09% |
| 1960 | 3.102 births per woman | — |
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