Demographics of Gibraltar
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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Gibraltar, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
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[edit] Overview
The demographics of Gibraltar reflects Gibraltarians' racial and cultural fusion of the many 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. 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] By 1753 Genoese, Maltese, and Portuguese people formed the majority of this new population. Other groups include Minorcans (forced to leave their homes when Minorca was returned to Spain in 1802), Sardinians, Sicilians and other Italians, French, Germans, and the British. Immigration from Spain and intermarriage with Spaniards from the surrounding Spanish towns was a constant feature of Gibraltar's history until General Francisco Franco closed the border with Gibraltar, cutting off many Gibraltarians from their relatives on the Spanish side of the frontier. The Spanish socialist government reopened the land frontier, but other restrictions remain in place.
[edit] CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
[edit] Population
28,895 (Jan 2008 est.)
[edit] Population age
0-14 years: 17.2% (male 2,460; female 2,343)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 9,470; female 9,070)
65 years and over: 16.5% (male 2,090; female 2,534) (2007 est.)[2]
[edit] Sex ratio
At birth: 1.06 males/female
0-14 years: 1.05 males/female
15-64 years: 1.44 males/female
65 years and over: 0.825 males/female
total population: 1.005 males/female (2007 est.)[2]
[edit] Changing population
[edit] Population growth rate
The population growth rate for Gibraltar is 0.129% (2007 est.) (world growth rate at 2006 is 1.14%). Gibraltar also saw migration of 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population. (2007 est.)
The median age is:
total: 40.3 years
male: 39.8 years
female: 40.7 years (2008 est.)[2]
[edit] Life expectancy
total population: 79.93 years
male: 77.05 years
female: 82.96 years (2007 est.)[2]
[edit] Fertility
1.65 children born/woman (2007 est.)[2]
[edit] Births
10.69 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)[2]
[edit] Deaths
9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)[2]
[edit] Infant mortality
total:
4.98 deaths/1,000 live births male:
5.54 deaths/1,000 live births female:
4.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)[2]
[edit] Nationality
noun: Gibraltarian(s)
adjective: Gibraltar
Gibraltarian 83.22%, Other British 9.56%, Moroccan 3.50%, Spanish 1.19%, Other EU 1.00%, Other 1.54%. (2001 census)[3]
[edit] Ethnic groups
Gibraltarian British (of mixed Genoese Italian, Maltese, Portuguese and Andalusian Spanish descent), other British, Moroccan and Indian.
[edit] Religions
Roman Catholic 78.09%, Church of England 6.98%, Other Christian 3.21%, Muslim 4.01%, Jewish 2.12%, Hindu 1.79%, other or unspecified 0.94%, none 2.86% (2001 census)[3]
[edit] Languages
English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish. Most Gibraltarians converse in Llanito, an Andalusian Spanish based creole. 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.
[edit] Literacy
definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA%
female: NA%
[edit] Educational attainment in Gibraltar
| Rank | Proportion (%) of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE's (Grades A-C) by religion |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindu | 79% |
| 2 | Jewish | 76% |
| 3 | All other religions | 68% |
| 4 | National average | 66% |
| 5 | Christian | 66% |
| 6 | None | 64% |
| 7 | Muslim | 44% |
| Rank | Percentage of people of working age with a degree by national origin |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian | 71% |
| 2 | British | 26% |
| 3 | Other EU | 24% |
| 4 | All other national origins | 24% |
| 5 | National average | 23% |
| 6 | Gibraltarian | 23% |
| 7 | Spanish | 16% |
| 8 | Moroccan | 14% |
[edit] Crime rate
| Total crimes (per capita) by national origin | ||
|---|---|---|
| Moroccan | 9.4 per 100 people | |
| Gibraltarian | 6.3 per 100 people | |
| UK British | 6.3 per 100 people | |
| National average | 6.3 per 100 people | |
| Other EU | 5.8 per 100 people | |
| Other national origins | 5.4 per 100 people | |
| Indian | 1.6 per 100 people |
A total of 2,093 criminal offences were recorded in Gibraltar during 2005/2006. Indians had a significantly lower crime rate in 2005/2006 than all other national origins in Gibraltar at 1.69 crimes per 100 Indian people. The crimes per 100 population in Gibraltar now stands at 6.3. The crime rate for Gibraltarians and Moroccans has risen from 6.1 and 9.36 per 100 people in 2004/2005 to its current levels.
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