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Gibraltar: cities by population

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Gibraltar has a population of 40,867 (UN estimate, 2026), with Gibraltar as its capital. The 2 largest of its 2 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+47%
since 2000 (27,709)
+22%
projected by 2050 (49,798)
4087
people per km²
19501975200020252050 22k 50k
UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
195021,656
197527,951
200027,709
200529,163
201031,248
201533,193
202036,173
202540,126
202640,867
2030 projected43,459
2050 projected49,798

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Gibraltar

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1Gibraltar26,544
2Catalan Bay526

Twenty years earlier: Gibraltar in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 26,544.

Common questions

What is the population of Gibraltar?
Gibraltar has a population of 40,867, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 49,798 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Gibraltar?
Gibraltar.

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Gibraltar
The largest place we record in Gibraltar: 26,544 people
Gibraltar in 2005
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