The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 2,759,988 people in the Gambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,382,451 people compared to 2,884,750 in the Gambia.
Population statistics:
- The Gambia's population is 2.09 times bigger than Cyprus'.
- Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while the Gambia is the 138th.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.03% for the Gambia.
- For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.5% in the Gambia.
- Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.38M (31.1% growth), while the Gambia has grown from 1.72M to 2.88M (68.2% growth).
- Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.51M people compared to the peak of 5.7M people in 2100 for the Gambia.
Cyprus vs Gambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
1382451
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2884750
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| Population rank | 153/197 | 138/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
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8.46 minutes
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| One birth every |
36.2 minutes
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| One death every |
55.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | +8,138 | -2,989 |
| Daily growth/decline | +36 | +170 |
| Annual growth/decline | +13,306 | +62,143 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.99% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 104/197 | 37/197 |
Cyprus and the Gambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 586,490 | 398,060 | - | - |
| 1961 | 595,514 | 408,930 | 1.54% | 2.73% |
| 1962 | 601,466 | 420,163 | 1% | 2.75% |
| 1963 | 607,252 | 431,757 | 0.96% | 2.76% |
| 1964 | 612,521 | 443,687 | 0.87% | 2.76% |
| 1965 | 617,736 | 455,952 | 0.85% | 2.76% |
| 1966 | 623,390 | 468,516 | 0.92% | 2.76% |
| 1967 | 629,251 | 481,588 | 0.94% | 2.79% |
| 1968 | 635,157 | 495,269 | 0.94% | 2.84% |
| 1969 | 641,189 | 509,440 | 0.95% | 2.86% |
| 1970 | 647,446 | 524,105 | 0.98% | 2.88% |
| 1971 | 654,050 | 539,388 | 1.02% | 2.92% |
| 1972 | 661,063 | 555,370 | 1.07% | 2.96% |
| 1973 | 665,937 | 571,991 | 0.74% | 2.99% |
| 1974 | 663,254 | 589,085 | -0.4% | 2.99% |
| 1975 | 659,405 | 606,821 | -0.58% | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 662,032 | 625,667 | 0.4% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 667,101 | 645,770 | 0.77% | 3.21% |
| 1978 | 672,249 | 667,103 | 0.77% | 3.3% |
| 1979 | 677,549 | 689,781 | 0.79% | 3.4% |
| 1980 | 683,076 | 713,913 | 0.82% | 3.5% |
| 1981 | 688,893 | 739,125 | 0.85% | 3.53% |
| 1982 | 696,497 | 765,753 | 1.1% | 3.6% |
| 1983 | 707,225 | 794,525 | 1.54% | 3.76% |
| 1984 | 719,334 | 825,631 | 1.71% | 3.92% |
| 1985 | 731,277 | 858,874 | 1.66% | 4.03% |
| 1986 | 743,105 | 894,019 | 1.62% | 4.09% |
| 1987 | 754,785 | 931,091 | 1.57% | 4.15% |
| 1988 | 766,235 | 970,160 | 1.52% | 4.2% |
| 1989 | 777,420 | 1,011,357 | 1.46% | 4.25% |
| 1990 | 788,351 | 1,054,696 | 1.41% | 4.29% |
| 1991 | 798,944 | 1,099,959 | 1.34% | 4.29% |
| 1992 | 810,341 | 1,145,582 | 1.43% | 4.15% |
| 1993 | 826,034 | 1,188,365 | 1.94% | 3.73% |
| 1994 | 844,667 | 1,227,226 | 2.26% | 3.27% |
| 1995 | 862,695 | 1,264,313 | 2.13% | 3.02% |
| 1996 | 880,290 | 1,301,410 | 2.04% | 2.93% |
| 1997 | 897,568 | 1,338,889 | 1.96% | 2.88% |
| 1998 | 914,548 | 1,376,987 | 1.89% | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 931,234 | 1,415,779 | 1.82% | 2.82% |
| 2000 | 947,667 | 1,455,084 | 1.76% | 2.78% |
| 2001 | 964,127 | 1,495,011 | 1.74% | 2.74% |
| 2002 | 981,440 | 1,535,691 | 1.8% | 2.72% |
| 2003 | 999,590 | 1,577,611 | 1.85% | 2.73% |
| 2004 | 1,017,875 | 1,621,312 | 1.83% | 2.77% |
| 2005 | 1,036,151 | 1,667,037 | 1.8% | 2.82% |
| 2006 | 1,054,418 | 1,715,275 | 1.76% | 2.89% |
| 2007 | 1,072,714 | 1,765,774 | 1.74% | 2.94% |
| 2008 | 1,091,026 | 1,817,852 | 1.71% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 1,109,371 | 1,871,422 | 1.68% | 2.95% |
| 2010 | 1,127,816 | 1,926,630 | 1.66% | 2.95% |
| 2011 | 1,146,493 | 1,983,784 | 1.66% | 2.97% |
| 2012 | 1,165,397 | 2,043,094 | 1.65% | 2.99% |
| 2013 | 1,183,895 | 2,103,820 | 1.59% | 2.97% |
| 2014 | 1,201,801 | 2,164,528 | 1.51% | 2.89% |
| 2015 | 1,219,502 | 2,224,529 | 1.47% | 2.77% |
| 2016 | 1,237,112 | 2,283,769 | 1.44% | 2.66% |
| 2017 | 1,254,275 | 2,342,189 | 1.39% | 2.56% |
| 2018 | 1,270,737 | 2,399,632 | 1.31% | 2.45% |
| 2019 | 1,286,671 | 2,456,844 | 1.25% | 2.38% |
| 2020 | 1,302,247 | 2,515,733 | 1.21% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,317,309 | 2,576,010 | 1.16% | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,331,370 | 2,636,470 | 1.07% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 1,344,976 | 2,697,845 | 1.02% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 1,358,282 | 2,759,988 | 0.99% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 1,370,750 | 2,822,083 | 0.92% | 2.25% |
| 2026 | 1,382,331 | 2,884,075 | 0.84% | 2.2% |
| 2027 | 1,393,332 | 2,945,874 | 0.8% | 2.14% |
| 2028 | 1,403,777 | 3,007,541 | 0.75% | 2.09% |
| 2029 | 1,413,339 | 3,069,012 | 0.68% | 2.04% |
| 2030 | 1,422,317 | 3,130,117 | 0.64% | 1.99% |
| 2031 | 1,430,677 | 3,190,986 | 0.59% | 1.94% |
| 2032 | 1,438,502 | 3,251,816 | 0.55% | 1.91% |
| 2033 | 1,445,956 | 3,312,585 | 0.52% | 1.87% |
| 2034 | 1,452,842 | 3,373,117 | 0.48% | 1.83% |
| 2035 | 1,459,190 | 3,433,418 | 0.44% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 1,465,171 | 3,493,569 | 0.41% | 1.75% |
| 2037 | 1,470,712 | 3,553,521 | 0.38% | 1.72% |
| 2038 | 1,475,792 | 3,613,489 | 0.35% | 1.69% |
| 2039 | 1,480,540 | 3,673,332 | 0.32% | 1.66% |
| 2040 | 1,484,845 | 3,732,793 | 0.29% | 1.62% |
| 2041 | 1,488,688 | 3,791,791 | 0.26% | 1.58% |
| 2042 | 1,492,043 | 3,850,526 | 0.23% | 1.55% |
| 2043 | 1,494,983 | 3,909,016 | 0.2% | 1.52% |
| 2044 | 1,497,653 | 3,966,899 | 0.18% | 1.48% |
| 2045 | 1,500,062 | 4,024,221 | 0.16% | 1.45% |
| 2046 | 1,502,255 | 4,080,955 | 0.15% | 1.41% |
| 2047 | 1,504,222 | 4,137,188 | 0.13% | 1.38% |
| 2048 | 1,505,909 | 4,192,836 | 0.11% | 1.35% |
| 2049 | 1,507,311 | 4,247,701 | 0.09% | 1.31% |
| 2050 | 1,508,478 | 4,301,881 | 0.08% | 1.28% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while the Gambia gained 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 145,339 (a 11.7% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 600,981 (a 26.3% growth).
Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2006 and ranked 138th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.12% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 154th. The population of the Gambia will increase by 49.1% to 4,301,881 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.
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Population differences between Cyprus and the Gambia
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| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | 66.5 years |
| Average age | 39.8 years | 23.7 years |
| Median age | 39.2 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.4:49.6 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 4.01 births per woman |
| Population density | 381 ppl/mi² | 706 ppl/mi² |
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