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🇬🇲 Population of Gambia

2,759,988
Current Population of Gambia
62,165
Net population growth this year
272.73
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2024 the population of Gambia reached 2,759,988, of which 1,374,334 people are male and 1,385,653 female. The country has a population density of 272.726 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 2.252% for the year. According to the latest data, Gambia is set to increase its population size by 62,165 people next year. Making the total population count of Gambia 2,759,988 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Gambia (1950 - 2024)

Between 1950 and 2024 the population of Gambia grown from 306,736 people to 2,759,988. An increase of the population size by 799.79% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 306,736 150,633 156,102 7,527 30.3098 2.454%
1951 314,491 154,565 159,927 7,985 31.0762 2.539%
1952 322,638 158,696 163,941 8,308 31.8812 2.575%
1953 331,089 162,989 168,100 8,594 32.7163 2.596%
1954 339,812 167,425 172,387 8,853 33.5783 2.605%
1955 348,789 171,983 176,806 9,101 34.4654 2.609%
1956 358,030 176,660 181,370 9,380 35.3785 2.62%
1957 367,546 181,470 186,076 9,651 36.3187 2.626%
1958 377,374 186,432 190,942 10,006 37.2899 2.652%
1959 387,544 191,559 195,986 10,334 38.2949 2.667%
1960 398,060 196,857 201,202 10,697 39.3339 2.687%
1961 408,930 202,334 206,596 11,044 40.4081 2.701%
1962 420,163 207,986 212,177 11,421 41.518 2.718%
1963 431,757 213,812 217,945 11,768 42.6637 2.726%
1964 443,687 219,807 223,880 12,092 43.8426 2.726%
1965 455,952 225,976 229,976 12,437 45.0545 2.728%
1966 468,516 232,295 236,221 12,692 46.296 2.709%
1967 481,588 238,863 242,726 13,452 47.5877 2.793%
1968 495,269 245,733 249,536 13,910 48.9396 2.809%
1969 509,440 252,852 256,588 14,433 50.34 2.833%
1970 524,105 260,212 263,892 14,896 51.789 2.842%
1971 539,388 267,875 271,513 15,670 53.2992 2.905%
1972 555,370 275,891 279,479 16,294 54.8785 2.934%
1973 571,992 284,214 287,777 16,949 56.5209 2.963%
1974 589,085 292,552 296,533 17,238 58.21 2.926%
1975 606,820 300,962 305,858 18,233 59.9625 3.005%
1976 625,666 309,838 315,829 19,459 61.8248 3.11%
1977 645,770 319,244 326,526 20,748 63.8113 3.213%
1978 667,103 329,169 337,934 21,918 65.9193 3.286%
1979 689,781 339,672 350,109 23,438 68.1602 3.398%
1980 713,914 350,836 363,078 24,827 70.5448 3.478%
1981 739,126 362,394 376,731 25,597 73.0361 3.463%
1982 765,753 374,616 391,136 27,657 75.6672 3.612%
1983 794,525 387,901 406,624 29,888 78.5104 3.762%
1984 825,631 403,059 422,572 32,323 81.5841 3.916%
1985 858,874 420,112 438,762 34,162 84.869 3.978%
1986 894,020 438,154 455,866 36,129 88.3418 4.042%
1987 931,090 457,185 473,906 38,013 92.005 4.083%
1988 970,160 477,238 492,923 40,127 95.8657 4.137%
1989 1,011,358 498,380 512,977 42,267 99.9365 4.18%
1990 1,054,696 520,620 534,076 44,409 104.2189 4.211%
1991 1,099,959 543,835 556,124 46,118 108.6916 4.193%
1992 1,145,582 567,138 578,445 45,129 113.1999 3.94%
1993 1,188,365 588,608 599,757 40,436 117.4274 3.403%
1994 1,227,226 607,811 619,416 37,287 121.2674 3.039%
1995 1,264,312 626,111 638,202 36,885 124.9321 2.918%
1996 1,301,410 644,392 657,018 37,311 128.5979 2.867%
1997 1,338,890 662,860 676,030 37,647 132.3013 2.812%
1998 1,376,987 681,628 695,360 38,548 136.0659 2.8%
1999 1,415,779 700,750 715,030 39,036 139.8991 2.757%
2000 1,455,084 720,159 734,926 39,575 143.7831 2.72%
2001 1,495,011 739,916 755,095 40,278 147.7284 2.694%
2002 1,535,691 760,096 775,596 41,082 151.7481 2.675%
2003 1,577,611 780,936 796,676 42,759 155.8905 2.711%
2004 1,621,312 802,708 818,604 44,641 160.2086 2.754%
2005 1,667,037 825,528 841,510 46,810 164.727 2.808%
2006 1,715,275 849,637 865,638 49,667 169.4936 2.896%
2007 1,765,774 874,922 890,851 51,329 174.4835 2.907%
2008 1,817,852 901,053 916,799 52,828 179.6296 2.906%
2009 1,871,422 927,966 943,456 54,313 184.9232 2.902%
2010 1,926,630 955,722 970,907 56,101 190.3784 2.912%
2011 1,983,784 984,484 999,299 58,207 196.026 2.934%
2012 2,043,094 1,014,346 1,028,749 60,415 201.8868 2.957%
2013 2,103,820 1,044,925 1,058,894 61,035 207.8873 2.901%
2014 2,164,528 1,075,505 1,089,023 60,382 213.8862 2.79%
2015 2,224,529 1,105,721 1,118,808 59,620 219.8151 2.68%
2016 2,283,770 1,135,527 1,148,242 58,861 225.6689 2.578%
2017 2,342,189 1,164,889 1,177,301 57,978 231.4416 2.476%
2018 2,399,632 1,193,734 1,205,899 56,908 237.1178 2.372%
2019 2,456,844 1,222,459 1,234,384 57,516 242.7711 2.341%
2020 2,515,733 1,251,981 1,263,753 60,263 248.5903 2.396%
2021 2,576,010 1,282,181 1,293,829 60,289 254.5464 2.341%
2022 2,636,470 1,312,497 1,323,973 60,632 260.5208 2.3%
2023 2,697,846 1,343,260 1,354,585 62,119 266.5855 2.303%
2024 2,759,988 1,374,334 1,385,653 62,165 272.726 2.252%

Statements that can be derived from Gambia's population data

  • Gambia has a population of 2,759,988 people, as of July 1, 2024.
  • Gambia's population is equivalent to 0.03% of the total world population.
  • In 2024, Gambia's population will grow with 62,165 people.
  • In 2024, 2,989 more people will emigrate from Gambia than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Gambia is 18.37 years.
  • In Gambia there are 272.73 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 28.86 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Gambia.
  • In Gambia, 1,374,334 of the total population are male, and 1,385,653 are female.

Future Population of Gambia (2024 - 2100)

Gambia's population is set to incease in the future from 2,759,988 people to 5,703,042 people. An increase of the population size by 1759.27% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2024 2,759,988 1,374,334 1,385,653 62,165 272.726 2.252%
2025 2,822,093 1,405,315 1,416,777 62,046 278.8629 2.199%
2026 2,884,079 1,436,232 1,447,848 61,927 284.9881 2.147%
2027 2,945,881 1,467,053 1,478,828 61,676 291.095 2.094%
2028 3,007,546 1,497,811 1,509,736 61,655 297.1884 2.05%
2029 3,069,018 1,528,465 1,540,553 61,288 303.2626 1.997%
2030 3,130,134 1,558,926 1,571,207 60,943 309.3017 1.947%
2031 3,190,997 1,589,257 1,601,739 60,783 315.3159 1.905%
2032 3,251,825 1,619,574 1,632,251 60,873 321.3265 1.872%
2033 3,312,596 1,649,859 1,662,737 60,671 327.3317 1.832%
2034 3,373,121 1,680,007 1,693,113 60,378 333.3124 1.79%
2035 3,433,425 1,710,034 1,723,391 60,231 339.2713 1.754%
2036 3,493,576 1,739,977 1,753,599 60,070 345.215 1.719%
2037 3,553,533 1,769,820 1,783,713 59,844 351.1396 1.684%
2038 3,613,501 1,799,669 1,813,832 60,092 357.0653 1.663%
2039 3,673,340 1,829,441 1,843,899 59,586 362.9783 1.622%
2040 3,732,798 1,859,003 1,873,795 59,329 368.8535 1.589%
2041 3,791,800 1,888,313 1,903,487 58,677 374.6838 1.548%
2042 3,850,536 1,917,475 1,933,061 58,794 380.4877 1.527%
2043 3,909,026 1,946,505 1,962,522 58,187 386.2674 1.489%
2044 3,966,913 1,975,204 1,991,709 57,586 391.9875 1.452%
2045 4,024,237 2,003,593 2,020,644 57,062 397.6519 1.418%
2046 4,080,970 2,031,656 2,049,313 56,403 403.2579 1.382%
2047 4,137,202 2,059,447 2,077,754 56,063 408.8145 1.355%
2048 4,192,849 2,086,922 2,105,926 55,230 414.3131 1.317%
2049 4,247,714 2,113,974 2,133,740 54,500 419.7346 1.283%
2050 4,301,895 2,140,657 2,161,238 53,863 425.0885 1.252%
2051 4,355,372 2,166,963 2,188,408 53,089 430.3727 1.219%
2052 4,408,051 2,192,834 2,215,218 52,270 435.5782 1.186%
2053 4,459,829 2,218,213 2,241,616 51,286 440.6946 1.15%
2054 4,510,992 2,243,267 2,267,725 51,040 445.7502 1.131%
2055 4,561,378 2,267,901 2,293,478 49,732 450.7291 1.09%
2056 4,610,743 2,291,978 2,318,766 48,999 455.6071 1.063%
2057 4,659,372 2,315,660 2,343,712 48,257 460.4122 1.036%
2058 4,707,076 2,338,846 2,368,230 47,152 465.1261 1.002%
2059 4,753,935 2,361,579 2,392,356 46,566 469.7564 0.98%
2060 4,800,124 2,383,962 2,416,163 45,813 474.3206 0.954%
2061 4,845,632 2,405,988 2,439,644 45,202 478.8174 0.933%
2062 4,890,160 2,427,500 2,462,661 43,855 483.2174 0.897%
2063 4,933,388 2,448,323 2,485,065 42,599 487.4889 0.863%
2064 4,975,512 2,468,572 2,506,941 41,650 491.6514 0.837%
2065 5,016,711 2,488,346 2,528,365 40,748 495.7224 0.812%
2066 5,056,652 2,507,464 2,549,188 39,133 499.6691 0.774%
2067 5,095,058 2,525,778 2,569,280 37,680 503.4642 0.74%
2068 5,132,304 2,543,505 2,588,800 36,813 507.1447 0.717%
2069 5,168,420 2,560,661 2,607,759 35,418 510.7134 0.685%
2070 5,203,320 2,577,196 2,626,124 34,383 514.1621 0.661%
2071 5,236,938 2,593,076 2,643,863 32,852 517.484 0.627%
2072 5,269,246 2,608,285 2,660,962 31,765 520.6765 0.603%
2073 5,300,648 2,623,056 2,677,592 31,037 523.7794 0.586%
2074 5,331,109 2,637,370 2,693,739 29,887 526.7895 0.561%
2075 5,360,347 2,651,075 2,709,272 28,588 529.6786 0.533%
2076 5,388,210 2,664,084 2,724,126 27,137 532.4318 0.504%
2077 5,414,852 2,676,480 2,738,371 26,147 535.0644 0.483%
2078 5,440,450 2,688,376 2,752,075 25,051 537.5939 0.46%
2079 5,464,708 2,699,604 2,765,105 23,465 539.991 0.429%
2080 5,487,552 2,710,117 2,777,435 22,222 542.2482 0.405%
2081 5,509,186 2,720,042 2,789,144 21,047 544.386 0.382%
2082 5,529,536 2,729,342 2,800,194 19,652 546.3968 0.355%
2083 5,548,562 2,737,986 2,810,576 18,401 548.2769 0.332%
2084 5,566,453 2,746,084 2,820,370 17,381 550.0448 0.312%
2085 5,583,274 2,753,671 2,829,603 16,260 551.7069 0.291%
2086 5,598,754 2,760,597 2,838,156 14,699 553.2365 0.263%
2087 5,613,092 2,766,979 2,846,113 13,977 554.6533 0.249%
2088 5,626,529 2,772,958 2,853,572 12,899 555.9812 0.229%
2089 5,638,780 2,778,370 2,860,410 11,603 557.1917 0.206%
2090 5,649,789 2,783,188 2,866,601 10,414 558.2795 0.184%
2091 5,659,538 2,787,404 2,872,133 9,083 559.2428 0.16%
2092 5,668,248 2,791,134 2,877,114 8,337 560.1035 0.147%
2093 5,676,130 2,794,500 2,881,630 7,429 560.8825 0.131%
2094 5,682,735 2,797,251 2,885,483 5,780 561.5351 0.102%
2095 5,688,119 2,799,414 2,888,704 4,988 562.0671 0.088%
2096 5,692,690 2,801,232 2,891,458 4,154 562.5188 0.073%
2097 5,696,418 2,802,684 2,893,733 3,302 562.8872 0.058%
2098 5,699,398 2,803,803 2,895,596 2,659 563.1817 0.047%
2099 5,701,721 2,804,639 2,897,081 1,985 563.4111 0.035%
2100 5,703,042 2,805,007 2,898,036 659 563.5417 0.012%

Population Density of Gambia

Today, Gambia has a population density of 272.726 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 30.3098 people/km² since the 1950 to 272.726 people/km² in 2024. In the future, Gambia is projected to reach a population density of 563.5417 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Gambia Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Gambia's Population

The population growth rate of Gambia currently stands at 2.252% as of July 1, 2024. This is a decrease by 0.048 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2024, the population growth rate of Gambia will decrease to 2.252%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Gambia's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.012% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.454%
1960 2.687%
1970 2.842%
1980 3.478%
1990 4.211%
2000 2.72%
2010 2.912%
2020 2.396%
Year Growth Rate
2030 1.947%
2040 1.589%
2050 1.252%
2060 0.954%
2070 0.661%
2080 0.405%
2090 0.184%
2100 0.012%
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Life Expectancy of Gambia

Today, Gambia has an average life expectancy of 66.0571 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 31.1556 years since the 1950 to 66.0571 years in 2024. In the future, Gambia is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 76.4744 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 31,155
1960 34,574
1970 39,532
1980 44,977
1990 51,278
2000 56,899
2010 61,167
2020 64,418
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 67,171
2040 68,776
2050 70,169
2060 71,480
2070 72,737
2080 73,974
2090 75,216
2100 76,474
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Migration to and from Gambia

In 2024 Gambia will see net migrations of -2,989 people. This means that 2,989 more people will emigrate from Gambia than immigrate to the country this year. An increase of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Gambia was -3,000.

Net Migration for Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 2,272
1960 2,272
1970 2,777
1980 5,268
1990 11,242
2000 -3,670
2010 -2,456
2020 -1,949
Year Net Migration
2030 -2,887
2040 -2,196
2050 -2,103
2060 -1,516
2070 -1,803
2080 -1,743
2090 -1,439
2100 -1,190
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Births in Gambia

In 2024, Gambia will see 82,405 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Gambia in 2022, when the country saw 81,126 new borns.

Births Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 15,238
1960 20,075
1970 24,827
1980 34,404
1990 50,331
2000 59,739
2010 74,892
2020 79,308
Year Births
2030 82,941
2040 84,742
2050 84,089
2060 81,478
2070 78,555
2080 74,987
2090 70,824
2100 66,897
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Deaths in Gambia

In 2024, 17,247 people will die in Gambia. That is an increase of Gambia's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 17,492 deaths.

Deaths Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 9,991
1960 11,655
1970 12,699
1980 14,839
1990 17,169
2000 16,489
2010 16,338
2020 17,100
Year Births
2030 19,110
2040 23,210
2050 28,103
2060 34,146
2070 42,364
2080 51,025
2090 58,975
2100 65,051
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Median Age in Gambia

The median age of Gambia has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Gambia will reach 38.8912 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 16.9968
1960 18.3289
1970 18.4445
1980 17.1531
1990 16.1378
2000 15.4026
2010 16.2955
2020 17.6374
Year Median Age
2030 19.9043
2040 23.1063
2050 26.1004
2060 29.1685
2070 32.0247
2080 34.6583
2090 36.9757
2100 38.8912
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Fertility Rate in Gambia

The fertility rate of Gambia has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Gambia will reach 1.8208 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.353
1960 6.2462
1970 6.2566
1980 6.4137
1990 6.2457
2000 5.7163
2010 5.558
2020 4.2479
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 3.3277
2040 2.7136
2050 2.3781
2060 2.1775
2070 2.0328
2080 1.9352
2090 1.8672
2100 1.8208
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Infant Mortality Rate in Gambia

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Gambia while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Gambia has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 147.7599. Today, Gambia has a much better infant mortality rate of 28.8576 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Gambia is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 10.454 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 147.7599
1960 139.2169
1970 125.5827
1980 108.5965
1990 87.707
2000 65.8737
2010 46.2814
2020 32.4963
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 25.6585
2040 21.1576
2050 17.9443
2060 15.5078
2070 13.7512
2080 12.4741
2090 11.3455
2100 10.454
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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