Fertility rate, total in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Fertility rate, total was 1.89 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.89 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
112th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4.26 births per woman
in 1964
All-time low
1.63 births per woman
in 2003
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Gibraltar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 1.89 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Gibraltar peaked at 4.26 births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.63 births per woman, in 2003.
Gibraltar ranks 112th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 3.26 births per woman | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 3.53 births per woman | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 4.06 births per woman | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 4.26 births per woman | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 3.99 births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 3.6 births per woman | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 3.18 births per woman | -11.7% |
| 1968 | 2.98 births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 2.95 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.95 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.94 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.79 births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 2.67 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 2.6 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.53 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.48 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.47 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.49 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.52 births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.57 births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 2.53 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.49 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.44 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.4 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.37 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 2.36 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 2.35 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.35 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.35 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.39 births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 2.43 births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.44 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.42 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.38 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.33 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.25 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 2.23 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.2 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.19 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.19 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.1 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.68 births per woman | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 1.63 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.69 births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.75 births per woman | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8 births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.85 births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9 births per woman | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.93 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.95 births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.97 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1 births per woman | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.08 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.07 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.94 births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.93 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.92 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.91 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.91 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.89 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.89 births per woman | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.49 births per woman | 2.95 births per woman | 4.26 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.64 births per woman | 2.47 births per woman | 2.95 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.42 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | 2.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | 2.44 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Gibraltar?
- Fertility rate, total in Gibraltar was 1.89 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 births per woman in 2003.
- How does Gibraltar rank for fertility rate, total?
- Gibraltar ranks 112th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gibraltar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.