Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Gibraltar.
note 1: strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
note 2: one of only two British territories where traffic drives on the right, the other being the island of Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory
. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio isLocation | Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain |
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Geographic coordinates | 36 08 N, 5 21 W |
Map references | Europe |
Tarrain | a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar |
Natural Resources | none |
Natural Hazards | occasional droughts; no streams or large bodies of water on the peninsula (all potable water comes from desalination) |
Irrigated Land | NA |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 1.2 km |
Border Countries | Spain 1.2 km |
Coastline | 12 km |
Climate | Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 6.5 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | more than 10 times the size of The National Mall in Washington, D.C. |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 3 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Rock of Gibraltar 426 m |
Lowest point | Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 0% (2011 est.) |
Other | 100% (2018 est.) |
In Gibraltar, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Gibraltarian 79%, other British 13.2%, Spanish 2.1%, Moroccan 1.6%, other EU 2.4%, other 1.6% (2012 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 0.17% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 13.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | NA |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | |
Total fertility rate | 1.89 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.92 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 40.7% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | NA |
Net Migration rate | -3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Gibraltar | Gibraltarian(s) |
Languages | English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
Religions | Roman 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.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 20% (male 3,045/female 2,895) |
15-64 years | 62.5% (male 9,383/female 9,179) |
65 years and over | 17.5% (2024 est.) (male 2,491/female 2,690) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 60.1 |
Youth dependency ratio | 27.4 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 32.7 |
Potential support ratio | 3.1 (2021) |
Median Age | |
Total | 36.8 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 36.2 years |
Female | 37.5 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 100% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 0.45% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 35,000 GIBRALTAR (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.93 male(s)/female |
Total population | 1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 80.9 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 78.1 years |
Female | 83.8 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020) |
Want to know more about Gibraltar? Check all different factbooks for Gibraltar below.