🇬🇲 Population of Gambia

2,773,168
Current Population of Gambia
68,148
Net population growth this year
274.03
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Gambia reached 2,773,168, of which 1,380,095 people are male and 1,393,072 female. The country has a population density of 274.0285 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 2.458% for the year. According to the latest data, Gambia is set to increase its population size by 69,123 people next year. Making the total population count of Gambia 2,841,804 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Gambia (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Gambia grown from 306,781 people to 2,773,168. An increase of the population size by 803.96% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 306,781 150,629 156,152 7,617 30.3143 2.483%
1951 314,613 154,552 160,061 8,048 31.0882 2.558%
1952 322,827 158,673 164,154 8,380 31.8999 2.596%
1953 331,377 162,951 168,426 8,719 32.7447 2.631%
1954 340,240 167,375 172,864 9,008 33.6206 2.648%
1955 349,374 171,936 177,438 9,260 34.5231 2.651%
1956 358,748 176,615 182,132 9,487 35.4494 2.645%
1957 368,414 181,438 186,976 9,846 36.4045 2.673%
1958 378,454 186,440 192,013 10,234 37.3966 2.704%
1959 388,866 191,628 197,239 10,591 38.4255 2.724%
1960 399,648 196,997 202,652 10,973 39.491 2.746%
1961 410,801 202,547 208,255 11,333 40.593 2.759%
1962 422,310 208,275 214,035 11,685 41.7303 2.767%
1963 434,174 214,180 219,993 12,041 42.9025 2.773%
1964 446,375 220,247 226,128 12,362 44.1082 2.77%
1965 458,908 226,472 232,435 12,703 45.3466 2.768%
1966 471,753 232,862 238,892 12,989 46.616 2.754%
1967 485,132 239,524 245,607 13,767 47.9379 2.838%
1968 499,151 246,500 252,650 14,272 49.3232 2.859%
1969 513,686 253,732 259,952 14,797 50.7594 2.881%
1970 528,732 261,226 267,505 15,295 52.2462 2.893%
1971 544,316 268,983 275,334 15,875 53.7862 2.917%
1972 560,554 277,050 283,503 16,599 55.3907 2.961%
1973 577,488 285,462 292,026 17,270 57.064 2.991%
1974 594,904 294,028 300,876 17,562 58.785 2.952%
1975 612,909 302,794 310,115 18,448 60.5641 3.01%
1976 631,894 312,027 319,868 19,523 62.4402 3.09%
1977 651,934 321,771 330,163 20,556 64.4204 3.153%
1978 672,974 331,986 340,988 21,524 66.4994 3.199%
1979 695,155 342,726 352,430 22,838 68.6912 3.286%
1980 718,586 354,062 364,524 24,023 71.0065 3.343%
1981 742,846 365,666 377,180 24,498 73.4038 3.298%
1982 768,272 377,832 390,440 26,354 75.9162 3.431%
1983 795,563 391,022 404,541 28,228 78.6129 3.549%
1984 824,798 405,500 419,299 30,243 81.5018 3.667%
1985 855,958 421,296 434,663 32,077 84.5809 3.748%
1986 888,980 438,047 450,933 33,966 87.8439 3.821%
1987 923,914 455,772 468,142 35,903 91.2959 3.886%
1988 960,837 474,536 486,300 37,942 94.9444 3.949%
1989 999,732 494,326 505,406 39,848 98.7877 3.986%
1990 1,040,616 515,114 525,502 41,919 102.8276 4.029%
1991 1,083,536 536,903 546,633 43,922 107.0688 4.054%
1992 1,127,152 558,960 568,192 43,311 111.3787 3.843%
1993 1,168,309 579,577 588,732 39,001 115.4455 3.339%
1994 1,205,882 598,044 607,838 36,147 119.1583 2.998%
1995 1,242,155 615,524 626,630 36,397 122.7425 2.93%
1996 1,279,070 633,191 645,879 37,434 126.3903 2.927%
1997 1,317,002 651,351 665,651 38,430 130.1385 2.918%
1998 1,356,189 670,112 686,078 39,944 134.0108 2.946%
1999 1,396,499 689,401 707,098 40,676 137.994 2.913%
2000 1,437,539 709,063 728,476 41,404 142.0493 2.88%
2001 1,479,449 729,172 750,278 42,417 146.1907 2.867%
2002 1,522,223 749,718 772,504 43,129 150.4172 2.833%
2003 1,566,257 771,376 794,881 44,940 154.7685 2.869%
2004 1,612,225 794,483 817,742 46,996 159.3108 2.915%
2005 1,660,368 818,687 841,681 49,290 164.068 2.969%
2006 1,711,294 844,305 866,989 52,562 169.1002 3.072%
2007 1,764,883 871,338 893,545 54,617 174.3956 3.095%
2008 1,820,542 899,494 921,048 56,699 179.8954 3.115%
2009 1,878,119 928,616 949,504 58,456 185.5849 3.113%
2010 1,937,275 958,562 978,713 59,856 191.4303 3.09%
2011 1,998,212 989,446 1,008,766 62,018 197.4518 3.104%
2012 2,061,014 1,021,199 1,039,815 63,586 203.6575 3.085%
2013 2,124,869 1,053,493 1,071,377 64,125 209.9673 3.018%
2014 2,189,019 1,085,941 1,103,078 64,174 216.3062 2.932%
2015 2,253,134 1,118,342 1,134,792 64,055 222.6417 2.843%
2016 2,317,206 1,150,704 1,166,502 64,089 228.9729 2.766%
2017 2,381,182 1,182,968 1,198,214 63,863 235.2946 2.682%
2018 2,444,916 1,215,115 1,229,801 63,605 241.5924 2.602%
2019 2,508,884 1,247,342 1,261,541 64,331 247.9134 2.564%
2020 2,573,995 1,280,033 1,293,962 65,892 254.3473 2.56%
2021 2,639,916 1,313,119 1,326,796 65,949 260.8612 2.498%
2022 2,705,992 1,346,335 1,359,657 66,204 267.3905 2.447%
2023 2,773,168 1,380,095 1,393,072 68,148 274.0285 2.458%

Statements that can be derived from Gambia's population data

  • Gambia has a population of 2,773,168 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Gambia's population is equivalent to 0.03% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Gambia's population will grow with 68,148 people.
  • In 2023, 3,000 more people will emigrate from Gambia than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Gambia is 17.17 years.
  • In Gambia there are 274.03 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 26.66 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Gambia.
  • In Gambia, 1,380,095 of the total population are male, and 1,393,072 are female.

Future Population of Gambia (2023 - 2100)

Gambia's population is set to incease in the future from 2,773,168 people to 6,667,396 people. An increase of the population size by 2073.34% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 2,773,168 1,380,095 1,393,072 68,148 274.0285 2.458%
2024 2,841,804 1,414,561 1,427,243 69,123 280.8106 2.432%
2025 2,911,208 1,449,381 1,461,826 69,685 287.6687 2.394%
2026 2,981,096 1,484,423 1,496,672 70,091 294.5747 2.351%
2027 3,051,308 1,519,610 1,531,697 70,333 301.5126 2.305%
2028 3,121,685 1,554,862 1,566,823 70,422 308.4669 2.256%
2029 3,192,412 1,590,270 1,602,142 71,032 315.4557 2.225%
2030 3,263,651 1,625,921 1,637,730 71,446 322.4952 2.189%
2031 3,335,154 1,661,687 1,673,467 71,559 329.5606 2.146%
2032 3,406,846 1,697,525 1,709,320 71,825 336.6448 2.108%
2033 3,478,942 1,733,549 1,745,392 72,367 343.7689 2.08%
2034 3,551,235 1,769,654 1,781,581 72,220 350.9125 2.034%
2035 3,623,616 1,805,788 1,817,829 72,543 358.0649 2.002%
2036 3,696,214 1,842,014 1,854,199 72,652 365.2385 1.966%
2037 3,768,766 1,878,205 1,890,561 72,452 372.4077 1.922%
2038 3,841,110 1,914,280 1,926,830 72,236 379.5563 1.881%
2039 3,913,159 1,950,190 1,962,969 71,862 386.6758 1.836%
2040 3,984,778 1,985,872 1,998,905 71,375 393.7527 1.791%
2041 4,056,054 2,021,372 2,034,681 71,177 400.7958 1.755%
2042 4,126,792 2,056,585 2,070,206 70,299 407.7857 1.704%
2043 4,196,882 2,091,458 2,105,424 69,882 414.7117 1.665%
2044 4,266,668 2,126,159 2,140,509 69,690 421.6075 1.633%
2045 4,336,076 2,160,655 2,175,421 69,127 428.4661 1.594%
2046 4,405,075 2,194,934 2,210,142 68,870 435.2841 1.563%
2047 4,473,508 2,228,906 2,244,601 67,995 442.0462 1.52%
2048 4,541,056 2,262,410 2,278,646 67,103 448.721 1.478%
2049 4,607,658 2,295,414 2,312,244 66,099 455.3021 1.435%
2050 4,673,742 2,328,140 2,345,603 66,071 461.8323 1.414%
2051 4,739,403 2,360,629 2,378,774 65,250 468.3205 1.377%
2052 4,804,254 2,392,685 2,411,569 64,452 474.7287 1.342%
2053 4,868,481 2,424,399 2,444,082 64,001 481.0752 1.315%
2054 4,932,104 2,455,775 2,476,329 63,244 487.3621 1.282%
2055 4,994,705 2,486,606 2,508,098 61,958 493.5479 1.24%
2056 5,056,357 2,516,931 2,539,426 61,346 499.64 1.213%
2057 5,117,439 2,546,932 2,570,508 60,818 505.6758 1.188%
2058 5,177,704 2,576,484 2,601,220 59,713 511.6309 1.153%
2059 5,236,988 2,605,505 2,631,482 58,853 517.4889 1.124%
2060 5,295,354 2,634,022 2,661,331 57,879 523.2563 1.093%
2061 5,352,804 2,662,040 2,690,764 57,022 528.9332 1.065%
2062 5,409,496 2,689,634 2,719,862 56,362 534.5352 1.042%
2063 5,465,322 2,716,744 2,748,578 55,291 540.0516 1.012%
2064 5,520,138 2,743,301 2,776,838 54,341 545.4682 0.984%
2065 5,574,008 2,769,343 2,804,666 53,399 550.7914 0.958%
2066 5,626,996 2,794,892 2,832,104 52,576 556.0273 0.934%
2067 5,679,036 2,819,916 2,859,120 51,504 561.1696 0.907%
2068 5,729,699 2,844,212 2,885,486 49,821 566.1757 0.87%
2069 5,778,946 2,867,756 2,911,190 48,674 571.0421 0.842%
2070 5,827,158 2,890,733 2,936,425 47,750 575.8061 0.819%
2071 5,874,254 2,913,106 2,961,148 46,442 580.4599 0.791%
2072 5,920,052 2,934,784 2,985,269 45,155 584.9854 0.763%
2073 5,964,522 2,955,751 3,008,771 43,784 589.3796 0.734%
2074 6,007,776 2,976,069 3,031,707 42,724 593.6538 0.711%
2075 6,049,863 2,995,770 3,054,093 41,450 597.8125 0.685%
2076 6,090,489 3,014,708 3,075,782 39,802 601.827 0.654%
2077 6,129,670 3,032,876 3,096,794 38,559 605.6986 0.629%
2078 6,167,722 3,050,438 3,117,285 37,547 609.4587 0.609%
2079 6,204,524 3,067,354 3,137,170 36,056 613.0953 0.581%
2080 6,239,891 3,083,532 3,156,358 34,677 616.59 0.556%
2081 6,274,076 3,099,097 3,174,978 33,693 619.9679 0.537%
2082 6,306,978 3,114,002 3,192,977 32,113 623.2192 0.509%
2083 6,338,296 3,128,088 3,210,207 30,521 626.3138 0.482%
2084 6,368,006 3,141,368 3,226,638 28,900 629.2496 0.454%
2085 6,396,248 3,153,920 3,242,328 27,584 632.0403 0.431%
2086 6,423,264 3,165,860 3,257,405 26,449 634.7099 0.412%
2087 6,448,814 3,177,070 3,271,743 24,649 637.2345 0.382%
2088 6,473,148 3,187,690 3,285,459 24,021 639.6392 0.371%
2089 6,496,364 3,197,770 3,298,594 22,410 641.9332 0.345%
2090 6,518,160 3,207,157 3,311,003 21,182 644.087 0.325%
2091 6,538,736 3,215,962 3,322,774 19,969 646.1201 0.305%
2092 6,557,904 3,224,091 3,333,812 18,367 648.0142 0.28%
2093 6,575,641 3,231,524 3,344,116 17,108 649.7669 0.26%
2094 6,592,208 3,238,404 3,353,805 16,027 651.404 0.243%
2095 6,607,698 3,244,787 3,362,912 14,952 652.9346 0.226%
2096 6,622,080 3,250,666 3,371,414 13,813 654.3558 0.209%
2097 6,635,135 3,255,910 3,379,224 12,296 655.6458 0.185%
2098 6,646,963 3,260,568 3,386,396 11,360 656.8145 0.171%
2099 6,657,714 3,264,738 3,392,976 10,141 657.8768 0.152%
2100 6,667,396 3,268,430 3,398,966 9,224 658.8336 0.138%

Population Density of Gambia

Today, Gambia has a population density of 274.0285 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 30.3143 people/km² since the 1950 to 274.0285 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Gambia is projected to reach a population density of 658.8336 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 2.458% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.011 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Gambia will decrease to 2.458%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Gambia's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.138% by the year 2100.

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

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.483%
1960 2.746%
1970 2.893%
1980 3.343%
1990 4.029%
2000 2.88%
2010 3.09%
2020 2.56%
Year Growth Rate
2030 2.189%
2040 1.791%
2050 1.414%
2060 1.093%
2070 0.819%
2080 0.556%
2090 0.325%
2100 0.138%
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Life Expectancy of Gambia

Today, Gambia has an average life expectancy of 64.1239 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 31.7573 years since the 1950 to 64.1239 years in 2023. In the future, Gambia is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 75.3898 years of age, by the year 2100.

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

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 31,757
1960 35,097
1970 39,871
1980 45,153
1990 51,318
2000 56,942
2010 60,716
2020 62,612
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 66,093
2040 67,763
2050 69,199
2060 70,476
2070 71,692
2080 72,890
2090 74,119
2100 75,389
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Migration to and from Gambia

In 2023 Gambia will see net migrations of -3,000 people. This means that 3,000 more people will emigrate from Gambia than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease 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 2,282
1960 2,282
1970 2,784
1980 5,266
1990 11,239
2000 -3,676
2010 -2,464
2020 -1,960
Year Net Migration
2030 -3,000
2040 -3,000
2050 -3,000
2060 -3,000
2070 -3,000
2080 -3,000
2090 -3,000
2100 -3,000
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Births in Gambia

In 2023, Gambia will see 89,518 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Gambia in 2022, when the country saw 88,535 new borns.

Births Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 15,177
1960 20,225
1970 25,271
1980 33,471
1990 47,342
2000 62,130
2010 79,665
2020 86,835
Year Births
2030 94,419
2040 98,719
2050 99,116
2060 97,639
2070 95,674
2080 92,186
2090 88,418
2100 84,169
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Deaths in Gambia

In 2023, 18,377 people will die in Gambia. That is a decrease of Gambia's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 19,327 deaths.

Deaths Gambia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 9,842
1960 11,536
1970 12,747
1980 14,719
1990 16,668
2000 17,050
2010 17,338
2020 18,986
Year Births
2030 19,980
2040 24,348
2050 30,044
2060 36,755
2070 44,918
2080 54,512
2090 64,239
2100 71,943
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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 37.0158 years of age, by the year 2100.

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

Year Median Age
1950 17.0034
1960 18.3947
1970 18.4938
1980 16.9396
1990 16.1575
2000 15.8787
2010 15.9015
2020 16.6518
Year Median Age
2030 18.8797
2040 21.6618
2050 24.4233
2060 27.2704
2070 30.1248
2080 32.758
2090 35.0681
2100 37.0158
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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 1.8865 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 6.4042
1990 6.2178
2000 5.8013
2010 5.6686
2020 4.7765
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 3.8434
2040 3.0874
2050 2.6223
2060 2.3407
2070 2.1566
2080 2.0313
2090 1.9498
2100 1.8865
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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 174.0117. Today, Gambia has a much better infant mortality rate of 26.6609 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 11.6419 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 174.0117
1960 155.7982
1970 132.4199
1980 108.5224
1990 84.0376
2000 62.1157
2010 43.876
2020 31.427
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 26.3317
2040 22.1879
2050 19.0506
2060 16.7536
2070 15.0203
2080 13.6682
2090 12.6558
2100 11.6419
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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 2022.

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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