Gibraltar: Urban population (% of total population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Gibraltar had the 1st highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Gibraltar in the 2025 ranking

• Bahrain — 1st of 217: 100%
• Bermuda — 2nd of 217: 100%
• Cayman Islands — 3rd of 217: 100%
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 5th of 217: 100%
• Kuwait — 6th of 217: 100%
• Macao SAR, China — 7th of 217: 100%

What this measures

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Limitations: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 66 values

Urban population (% of total population) in nearby economies

• Albania — 58.87% (2025)
• Andorra — 88.95% (2025)
• Armenia — 65.93% (2025)
• Austria — 69.72% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 58.64% (2025)
• Belarus — 79.49% (2025)
• Belgium — 87.67% (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 52.69% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 74.17% (2025)
• Channel Islands — 32.64% (2025)

More environment data for Gibraltar

• Rural population — 0 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 0% (2025)
• Urban population — 40,126 (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 0 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 25.52 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 25.52 (2024)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 2.01% (2025)
• Land area (sq. km) — 10 (2024)
• Surface area (sq. km) — 10 (2024)
• Population density (people per sq. km of land area) — 3,933 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Gibraltar's urban population (% of total population)?

100% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is unchanged since 1960. The highest value was 100% in 1960 and the lowest 100% in 1960.

How does Gibraltar rank?

1st highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, note: United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, National definitions, publisher: UN Population Division.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wup/, note: United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, National definitions, publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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