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Gibraltar vs. Spain

Demographics

GibraltarSpain
Population29,516 (July 2021 est.)47,260,584 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 20.24% (male 3,080/female 2,907)

15-24 years: 13.07% (male 2,000/female 1,866)

25-54 years: 41.28% (male 6,289/female 5,922)

55-64 years: 8.71% (male 1,082/female 1,495)

65 years and over: 16.7% (male 2,378/female 2,562) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 15.02% (male 3,861,522/female 3,650,085)

15-24 years: 9.9% (male 2,557,504/female 2,392,498)

25-54 years: 43.61% (male 11,134,006/female 10,675,873)

55-64 years: 12.99% (male 3,177,080/female 3,319,823)

65 years and over: 18.49% (male 3,970,417/female 5,276,984) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 35.5 years

male: 34.4 years

female: 36.6 years (2020 est.)
total: 43.9 years

male: 42.7 years

female: 45.1 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.19% (2021 est.)-0.03% (2021 est.)
Birth rate13.99 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.05 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate8.81 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)9.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-3.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.72 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 6.38 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 7.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 3.14 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.51 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 80.2 years

male: 77.34 years

female: 83.2 years (2021 est.)
total population: 82.21 years

male: 79.22 years

female: 85.39 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.91 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.51 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA0.4% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Gibraltarian(s)

adjective: Gibraltar
noun: Spaniard(s)

adjective: Spanish
Ethnic groupsGibraltarian 79%, other British 13.2%, Spanish 2.1%, Moroccan 1.6%, other EU 2.4%, other 1.6% (2012 est.)

note: data represent population by nationality
Spanish 84.8%, Moroccan 1.7%, Romanian 1.2%, other 12.3% (2021 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA150,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
ReligionsRoman Catholic 72.1%, Church of England 7.7%, other Christian 3.8%, Muslim 3.6%, Jewish 2.4%, Hindu 2%, other 1.1%, none 7.1%, unspecified 0.1% (2012 est.)Roman Catholic 58.2%, atheist 16.2%, agnostic 10.8%, other 2.7%, non-believer 10.5%, unspecified 1.7% (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA<1,000 (2020)

note: estimate does not include children
LanguagesEnglish (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, PortugueseCastilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, <5,000 speakers); note - Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

major-language sample(s):
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Education expendituresNA4.2% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 100% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.45% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
urban population: 81.1% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.24% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
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total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population35,000 GIBRALTAR (capital) (2018)6.669 million MADRID (capital), 5.624 million Barcelona, 835,000 Valencia (2021)

Source: CIA Factbook