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Demographic features of the population of Gibraltar include ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
Ethnic origins
[edit]One of the main features of Gibraltar's population is the diversity of their ethnic origins. The demographics of Gibraltar reflects Gibraltarians' racial and cultural fusion of the many European and non-European immigrants who came to the Rock over three hundred years. They are the descendants of economic migrants that came to Gibraltar after the majority of the Spanish population left in 1704.
Spanish
[edit]The majority of the Spanish population in Gibraltar (about 5000), with few exceptions, left Gibraltar when the Dutch and English took the city in 1704. The few Spaniards who remained in Gibraltar in August 1704 were augmented by others who arrived in the fleet with Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, possibly some two hundred in all, mostly Catalans.[1]
Menorcans began migrating to Gibraltar at the beginning of the common British rule in 1713, thanks to the links between both British possessions during the 18th century. Initially, Menorcans came to Gibraltar looking for work in several trades, especially when Gibraltar was rebuilt after the 1783 Grand Siege. Immigration continued even after Menorca (the original English name was "Minorca") was returned to Spain in 1802 by the Treaty of Amiens.[2][3]
Immigration from Spain (like the exiles from the Spanish Civil War) and intermarriage with Spaniards from the surrounding Spanish towns was a constant feature of Gibraltar's history until the then Spanish dictator, General Francisco Franco, closed the border with Gibraltar in 1969, cutting off many Gibraltarians from their relatives on the Spanish side of the frontier.
Together, Gibraltarians of Spanish origin are one of the bigger groups (more than 24% according to last names, even more taking into account the fact that many Spanish women married native Gibraltarians).[4]
British
[edit]Britons have come and settled or gone since the first days of the conquest. One group of Britons have had temporary residence in Gibraltar (to work in the administration and the garrison). This group, who represented a larger proportion in the beginning of the British period, are nowadays only about 3% of the total population (around 1,000 persons).
A larger group is formed by the Britons who moved to Gibraltar and settled down. Some of them, since the beginning, moved to Gibraltar to earn a living as traders and workers. Others moved to Gibraltar on a temporary assignment and then married local women. Major construction projects, such as the dockyard in the late 1890s and early 20th century brought large numbers of workers from Great Britain.
13% of Gibraltarian residents are from the United Kingdom proper and the electoral roll shows that 27% of Gibraltar's population has British surnames.[5]
Genoese and other Italians
[edit]Genoese came during the 18th and 19th centuries, especially from the poorer parts of Liguria, some of them annually following fishing shoals, as repairmen for the British navy, or as successful traders and merchants;[6] many others came during the Napoleonic period to avoid obligatory conscription to the French Army.[7] Genoese formed the larger group of the new population in the 18th century and middle 19th century. Other Italians came from islands like Sardinia and Sicily. Nowadays, people with Genoese/Italian last names represent about 20% of the population.
Portuguese
[edit]Portuguese were one of the earliest groups to move to Gibraltar, especially from the Algarve region in the far south of Portugal.[8] Most of them went to work as labourers and some as traders. Their number increased significantly during the 18th century.[9] Interestingly, in 1814 out of 49 lightermen, 43 were from Portugal and they were part of a community comprising around 650 working men aged 17 and above.[10] A notable example of the Portuguese presence in Gibraltair is the existence, in the territory, of an example of calçada portuguesa.[11]
A further increase in the community occurred when many Spaniards left their jobs in Gibraltar after General Franco closed the border in 1969. In the 1970s and 1980s many Portuguese worked in Gibraltar, especially in construction.[12] Even today many Portuguese still live in the territory and many are still working in the construction sector, both working inbuilding sites and importing material from Portugal.[13][14][15][16][17] As of 2023, for instance, a Portuguese company was in charge of building the tallest building in Gibraltar.[18]
About 10% of last names in Gibraltar have Portuguese origin; the Portuguese are part of a wider Portuguese-speaking community comprising also Luso-Indians and Brazilians.[19][20] Moreover, today there are around 500 Portuguese who live in La Línea de la Concepción and commute to Gibraltar for work every day.[21] A notable Luso-Gibraltarian is football player Bernardo Lopes.[22]
Moroccans
[edit]Moroccans have always had a significant presence in Gibraltar. However, the modern community has more recent origins. Moroccans began arriving in Gibraltar soon after the Spanish government imposed the first restrictions on Spanish workers in Gibraltar in 1964. By the end of 1968 there were at least 1,300 Moroccan workers resident in Gibraltar and this more than doubled following the final closure of the frontier with Spain in June 1969.[23] There is also a significant number of Moroccan Jews in Gibraltar, representing Jews of both Sephardic origin and Arabic speaking Jews of Morocco (although almost no Gibraltarian Jews today speak Arabic as a first language). Most notably the Hassan family which runs Gibraltar's largest law firm Hassans International Law Firm[24] and the late Sir Joshua Hassan who served four terms as Chief Minister for a total of 20 years.[25]
Other groups
[edit]Other groups include:
- Malta was in the same imperial route to the east as Gibraltar. Maltese people came to Gibraltar when jobs were scarce at home, or to escape the law in Malta.[26]
- Jews, most of them of Sephardi origin, were able to re-establish their rites, forbidden in Catholic Spain, right after the British occupation in 1704. Also a significant number of Jews from London settled in Gibraltar, especially since the Great Siege.[27]
- Indians, came as merchants after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1870; many others migrated as workers after the closure of the frontier with Spain in 1969 to replace Spanish ones.[28]
- French, many of whom came after the French Revolution in 1789, set up trade and commerce.[7]
National censuses
[edit]Nationality | 2001 census[29] | 2012 census[30][31] | ||
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Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
Gibraltarian | 22,882 | 25,444 | ||
Other British | 2,627 | 4,249 | ||
Moroccan | 961 | 522 | ||
Spanish | 326 | 675 | ||
Other EU | 275 | 785 | ||
Other | 424 | 519 | ||
Total | 27,495 | 32,194 |
Population overview
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The population of Gibraltar was 29,752 in 2011.[32]
Vital statistics
[edit]Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | |
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1934 | 17,000 | 448 | 279 | 169 | 26.4 | 16.4 | 9.9 |
1935 | 18,000 | 457 | 338 | 119 | 25.4 | 18.8 | 6.6 |
1936 | 18,000 | 476 | 355 | 121 | 26.4 | 19.7 | 6.7 |
1937 | 19,000 | 491 | 366 | 125 | 25.8 | 19.3 | 6.6 |
1938 | 19,000 | 488 | 335 | 153 | 25.7 | 17.6 | 8.1 |
1939 | 19,000 | 508 | 345 | 163 | 26.7 | 18.2 | 8.6 |
19401 | 14,000 | 241 | 326 | -85 | 17.2 | 23.3 | -6.1 |
19411 | 10,000 | 4 | 94 | -90 | 0.4 | 9.4 | -9.0 |
19421 | 10,000 | 1 | 145 | -144 | 0.1 | 14.5 | -14.4 |
19431 | 10,000 | 3 | 130 | -127 | 0.3 | 13.0 | -12.7 |
19441 | 15,000 | 50 | 126 | -76 | 3.3 | 8.4 | -5.1 |
1945 | 20,000 | 614 | 192 | 422 | 30.7 | 9.6 | 21.1 |
1946 | 21,000 | 449 | 206 | 224 | 21.4 | 9.8 | 10.7 |
1947 | 22,000 | 471 | 184 | 246 | 21.4 | 8.4 | 11.2 |
1948 | 23,000 | 491 | 211 | 280 | 21.3 | 9.2 | 12.2 |
1949 | 23,000 | 525 | 215 | 310 | 22.8 | 9.3 | 13.5 |
1950 | 23,000 | 459 | 207 | 252 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
1951 | 23,000 | 544 | 285 | 259 | 23.7 | 12.4 | 11.3 |
1952 | 23,000 | 551 | 226 | 325 | 24.0 | 9.8 | 14.1 |
1953 | 23,000 | 525 | 228 | 297 | 22.8 | 9.9 | 12.9 |
1954 | 24,000 | 566 | 235 | 331 | 23.6 | 9.8 | 13.8 |
1955 | 24,000 | 561 | 224 | 337 | 23.4 | 9.3 | 14.0 |
1956 | 24,000 | 571 | 227 | 344 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 14.3 |
1957 | 24,000 | 550 | 250 | 300 | 22.9 | 10.4 | 12.5 |
1958 | 24,000 | 600 | 219 | 381 | 25.0 | 9.1 | 15.9 |
1959 | 24,000 | 550 | 231 | 319 | 22.9 | 9.6 | 13.3 |
1960 | 24,000 | 616 | 221 | 395 | 25.7 | 9.2 | 16.5 |
1961 | 23,900 | 560 | 241 | 319 | 23.4 | 10.1 | 13.3 |
1962 | 24,100 | 561 | 212 | 349 | 23.3 | 8.8 | 14.5 |
1963 | 24,300 | 642 | 182 | 460 | 26.4 | 7.5 | 18.9 |
1964 | 24,500 | 629 | 222 | 407 | 25.7 | 9.1 | 16.6 |
1965 | 25,300 | 679 | 243 | 436 | 26.8 | 9.6 | 17.2 |
1966 | 25,400 | 597 | 204 | 393 | 23.5 | 8.0 | 15.5 |
1967 | 25,700 | 535 | 244 | 291 | 20.8 | 9.5 | 11.3 |
1968 | 25,900 | 542 | 216 | 326 | 20.9 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
1969 | 26,200 | 557 | 246 | 311 | 21.3 | 9.4 | 11.9 |
1970 | 26,500 | 573 | 268 | 305 | 21.6 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
1971 | 28,000 | 594 | 238 | 356 | 21.2 | 8.5 | 12.7 |
1972 | 29,000 | 581 | 244 | 337 | 20.0 | 8.4 | 11.6 |
1973 | 29,600 | 536 | 244 | 292 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 9.9 |
1974 | 29,000 | 575 | 204 | 371 | 19.8 | 7.0 | 12.8 |
1975 | 29,700 | 525 | 231 | 294 | 17.7 | 7.8 | 9.9 |
1976 | 30,000 | 510 | 253 | 247 | 17.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
1977 | 30,100 | 506 | 248 | 258 | 16.8 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
1978 | 29,400 | 520 | 253 | 267 | 17.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 |
1979 | 29,700 | 472 | 257 | 215 | 15.9 | 8.7 | 7.2 |
1980 | 29,700 | 550 | 282 | 268 | 18.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 |
1981 | 29,700 | 511 | 231 | 280 | 17.2 | 7.8 | 9.4 |
1982 | 29,500 | 566 | 223 | 343 | 19.2 | 7.6 | 11.6 |
1983 | 29,100 | 510 | 252 | 258 | 17.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
1984 | 28,800 | 506 | 265 | 241 | 17.6 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
1985 | 28,600 | 498 | 276 | 222 | 17.4 | 9.7 | 7.8 |
1986 | 29,000 | 507 | 290 | 217 | 17.5 | 10.0 | 7.5 |
1987 | 29,500 | 531 | 217 | 314 | 18.0 | 7.4 | 10.6 |
1988 | 30,100 | 523 | 293 | 230 | 17.4 | 9.7 | 7.6 |
1989 | 30,700 | 530 | 219 | 311 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 10.1 |
1990 | 30,900 | 531 | 279 | 252 | 17.2 | 9.0 | 8.2 |
1991 | 30,000 | 567 | 255 | 312 | 18.9 | 8.5 | 10.4 |
1992 | 28,800 | 569 | 205 | 364 | 19.7 | 7.1 | 12.6 |
1993 | 28,100 | 518 | 275 | 243 | 18.5 | 9.8 | 8.7 |
1994 | 27,100 | 509 | 261 | 248 | 18.8 | 9.6 | 9.1 |
1995 | 27,200 | 435 | 205 | 230 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
1996 | 27,100 | 445 | 221 | 224 | 16.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
1997 | 27,200 | 427 | 263 | 164 | 15.7 | 9.7 | 6.0 |
1998 | 27,000 | 411 | 267 | 144 | 15.2 | 9.9 | 5.3 |
1999 | 27,200 | 381 | 277 | 104 | 14.0 | 10.2 | 3.8 |
2000 | 27,000 | 408 | 262 | 146 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 5.4 |
2001 | 28,200 | 374 | 249 | 125 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 4.4 |
2002 | 28,500 | 371 | 242 | 129 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 4.5 |
2003 | 28,600 | 372 | 234 | 138 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 4.8 |
2004 | 28,800 | 421 | 242 | 179 | 14.6 | 8.4 | 6.2 |
2005 | 28,800 | 418 | 249 | 169 | 14.5 | 8.7 | 5.9 |
2006 | 28,900 | 373 | 230 | 143 | 12.9 | 8.0 | 5.0 |
2007 | 29,300 | 400 | 202 | 198 | 13.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
2008 | 29,300 | 400 | 227 | 173 | 13.7 | 7.8 | 5.9 |
2009 | 29,400 | 417 | 234 | 183 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 6.2 |
2010 | 29,441 | 493 | 231 | 262 | 16.7 | 7.8 | 8.9 |
2011 | 29,752 | 442 | 241 | 201 | 14.9 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
2012 | 461 | 264 | 197 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 6.6 | |
2013 | 426 | 230 | 196 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | |
2015 | 492 | 235 | 257 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 7.7 | |
2016 | 424 | 249 | 175 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 5.2 | |
2017 | 286 | ||||||
2018 | 402[34] | 315 | |||||
2019 | 423[35] | 268 | |||||
2020 | 383[36] | 270 | |||||
2021 | 417[37] | ||||||
2022 | 364[38] | ||||||
2023 | 318[39] |
1During World War II a large part of the civilian population (including most women) were evacuated.
Structure of the population
[edit]Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 16 061 | 16 133 | 32 194 | 100 |
0–4 | 982 | 970 | 1 952 | 6.06 |
5–9 | 967 | 927 | 1 894 | 5.88 |
10–14 | 1 050 | 937 | 1 987 | 6.17 |
15–19 | 1 038 | 959 | 1 997 | 6.20 |
20–24 | 1 042 | 986 | 2 028 | 6.30 |
25–29 | 999 | 986 | 1 985 | 6.17 |
30–34 | 1 107 | 1 047 | 2 154 | 6.69 |
35–39 | 1 080 | 1 137 | 2 217 | 6.89 |
40–44 | 1 076 | 1 122 | 2 198 | 6.83 |
45–49 | 1 203 | 1 181 | 2 384 | 7.41 |
50–54 | 1 072 | 1 086 | 2 158 | 6.70 |
55–59 | 1 054 | 987 | 2 041 | 6.34 |
60–64 | 1 034 | 920 | 1 954 | 6.07 |
65–69 | 853 | 802 | 1 655 | 5.14 |
70–74 | 563 | 613 | 1 176 | 3.65 |
75–79 | 456 | 565 | 1 021 | 3.17 |
80–84 | 297 | 435 | 732 | 2.27 |
85–89 | 141 | 296 | 437 | 1.36 |
90–94 | 37 | 143 | 180 | 0.56 |
95–99 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 0.12 |
100+ | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.02 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 2 999 | 2 834 | 5 833 | 18.12 |
15–64 | 10 705 | 10 411 | 21 116 | 65.59 |
65+ | 2 357 | 2 888 | 5 245 | 16.29 |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
[edit]The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population age
[edit]- 0-14 years: 19.99% (male 3,034; female 2,888)
- 15-64 years: 62,62%% (male 9,357; female 9,197)
- 65 years and over: 17.39% (male 2,523; female 2,630) (2023 est.)
Sex ratio
[edit]- At birth: 1.05 males/female
- 0-14 years: 1.05 males/female
- 15-64 years: 1.02 males/female
- 65 years and over: 0.96 males/female
- total population: 1.01 males/female (2023 est.)
The median age is:
- total: 36.6 years
- male: 36 years
- female: 37.2 years (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
[edit]- total population: 80.7 years
- male: 77.8 years
- female: 83.6 years (2023 est.)
Fertility
[edit]1.9 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Infant mortality
[edit]- total: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births
- male: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Nationality
[edit]- noun: Gibraltarian(s)
- adjective: Gibraltar
Religions
[edit]Roman Catholic | |
Church of England | |
Other Christian | |
Muslim | |
Jewish | |
Hindu | |
other or unspecified | |
none |
(2012 census)[41]
Languages
[edit]English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish. Most Gibraltarians converse in Llanito, an Andalusian Spanish based vernacular. It consists of an eclectic mix of Andalusian Spanish and British English as well as languages such as Maltese, Portuguese, Italian of the Genoese variety and Haketia. Among more educated Gibraltarians, it also typically involves code-switching to English. Arabic is spoken by the Moroccan community, just like Hindi and Sindhi is spoken by the Indian community of Gibraltar. Maltese is still spoken by some families of Maltese descent.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Spaniards in Gibraltar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2006.
- ^ Jackson, William (1990). The Rock of the Gibraltarians. A History of Gibraltar (second ed.). Grendon, Northamptonshire, UK: Gibraltar Books. p. 225. ISBN 0-948466-14-6.: "The open frontier helped to increase the Spanish share, and naval links with Minorca produced the small Minorcan contingent."
- ^ Edward G. Archer (2006). Gibraltar, identity and empire. Routledge. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-415-34796-9.
- ^ Archer, Edward G.: Gibraltar, identity and empire, page 43. Routledge Advances in European Politics.
- ^ Archer, Edward G.: Gibraltar, identity and empire, page 40. Routledge Advances in European Politics.
- ^ Archer, Edward G.: Gibraltar, identity and empire, page 37. Routledge Advances in European Politics.
- ^ a b Levey, David: Language change and variation in Gibraltar, page 24. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
- ^ "A emigração de Algarvios para Gibraltar e Sudoeste da Andaluzia".
- ^ "Quarantine against Portuguese ports" (PDF). JSTOR 41450744.
- ^ Archer, E. G. (2013-01-11). Gibraltar, Identity and Empire. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-00550-3.
- ^ Rodrigues, Andreia (2021-11-15). "Estremadura reconhece a calçada portuguesa em Badajoz". El Trapezio (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Rodrigues, Hugo (2016-02-23). "Aeroclube do Algarve seeks to rebuild itself to continue serving the region". Sul Informação. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "'Brexit'. "Londres sabe que Gibraltar precisa de um vínculo pragmático com a União Europeia"". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Romaguera, Cándido (2013-10-23). "Gibraltar sidesteps Spanish import embargo for land reclamation works". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Trabalhadores portugueses do setor da construção civil em Gibraltar contagiados". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Portugueses no Mundo de 29 jan 2019 - RTP Play - RTP". RTP Play (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Comércio Internacional de mercadorias de Portugal".
- ^ "Portuguese group builds tallest building in Gibraltar". www.theportugalnews.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Archer, Edward G.: Gibraltar, identity and empire, page 41. Routledge Advances in European Politics.
- ^ Oureana, Fundação Historico Cultural (2023-09-21). "Fundação Oureana recordou em Gibraltar os 80 anos da morte do General Władysław Sikorski, Primeiro-Ministro da Polônia". Fundação Histórico-Cultural Oureana (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Lusa, Agência. "Brexit. Pairam incertezas em ambos os lados da fronteira de Gibraltar". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Bernardo Lopes é português mas representa seleção de Gibraltar: "Sinto-me em casa"". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ "Sussex Migration Briefing - Steps to resolving the situation of Moroccans in Gibraltar" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-06-07.
- ^ Legal 500, 2009
- ^ Nash, Elizabeth (2 July 1997). "Obituary: Sir Joshua Hassan". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ Archer, Edward G.: Gibraltar, identity and empire, page 44. Routledge Advances in European Politics.
- ^ Archer, Edward G.: Gibraltar, identity and empire, page 38. Routledge Advances in European Politics.
- ^ Archer, Edward G.: Gibraltar, identity and empire, page 45. Routledge Advances in European Politics.
- ^ "Census of Gibraltar 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^ "Census of Gibraltar 2012" (PDF). Government of Gibraltar.
- ^ "Full Census Report 2012 - Government of Gibraltar". www.gibraltar.gov.gi. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
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