The current population of the Gambia is 2,871,879 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 2,759,988 in 2024.
Population facts:
- The Gambia is projected to reach 5.7M people in 2100.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 1.67M people to 2.87M (72.3% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of 3.61% per year.
- The Gambia is ranked 138/197 by population and was ranked 146th in 2005.
- The Gambia accounts for 0.03% of the world's population.
The Gambia population clock
Gambia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2871879
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 138/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | N/A |
| One net population change |
8.46 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
6.4 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
31 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +170 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +62,143 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.3% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 39/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
2.93 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -2,989 | N/A |
The Gambia population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 398,060 | - |
| 1961 | 408,930 | 2.73% |
| 1962 | 420,163 | 2.75% |
| 1963 | 431,757 | 2.76% |
| 1964 | 443,687 | 2.76% |
| 1965 | 455,952 | 2.76% |
| 1966 | 468,516 | 2.76% |
| 1967 | 481,588 | 2.79% |
| 1968 | 495,269 | 2.84% |
| 1969 | 509,440 | 2.86% |
| 1970 | 524,105 | 2.88% |
| 1971 | 539,388 | 2.92% |
| 1972 | 555,370 | 2.96% |
| 1973 | 571,991 | 2.99% |
| 1974 | 589,085 | 2.99% |
| 1975 | 606,821 | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 625,667 | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 645,770 | 3.21% |
| 1978 | 667,103 | 3.3% |
| 1979 | 689,781 | 3.4% |
| 1980 | 713,913 | 3.5% |
| 1981 | 739,125 | 3.53% |
| 1982 | 765,753 | 3.6% |
| 1983 | 794,525 | 3.76% |
| 1984 | 825,631 | 3.92% |
| 1985 | 858,874 | 4.03% |
| 1986 | 894,019 | 4.09% |
| 1987 | 931,091 | 4.15% |
| 1988 | 970,160 | 4.2% |
| 1989 | 1,011,357 | 4.25% |
| 1990 | 1,054,696 | 4.29% |
| 1991 | 1,099,959 | 4.29% |
| 1992 | 1,145,582 | 4.15% |
| 1993 | 1,188,365 | 3.73% |
| 1994 | 1,227,226 | 3.27% |
| 1995 | 1,264,313 | 3.02% |
| 1996 | 1,301,410 | 2.93% |
| 1997 | 1,338,889 | 2.88% |
| 1998 | 1,376,987 | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 1,415,779 | 2.82% |
| 2000 | 1,455,084 | 2.78% |
| 2001 | 1,495,011 | 2.74% |
| 2002 | 1,535,691 | 2.72% |
| 2003 | 1,577,611 | 2.73% |
| 2004 | 1,621,312 | 2.77% |
| 2005 | 1,667,037 | 2.82% |
| 2006 | 1,715,275 | 2.89% |
| 2007 | 1,765,774 | 2.94% |
| 2008 | 1,817,852 | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 1,871,422 | 2.95% |
| 2010 | 1,926,630 | 2.95% |
| 2011 | 1,983,784 | 2.97% |
| 2012 | 2,043,094 | 2.99% |
| 2013 | 2,103,820 | 2.97% |
| 2014 | 2,164,528 | 2.89% |
| 2015 | 2,224,529 | 2.77% |
| 2016 | 2,283,769 | 2.66% |
| 2017 | 2,342,189 | 2.56% |
| 2018 | 2,399,632 | 2.45% |
| 2019 | 2,456,844 | 2.38% |
| 2020 | 2,515,733 | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 2,576,010 | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,636,470 | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 2,697,845 | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 2,759,988 | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 2,822,083 | 2.25% |
| 2026 | 2,884,075 | 2.2% |
| 2027 | 2,945,874 | 2.14% |
| 2028 | 3,007,541 | 2.09% |
| 2029 | 3,069,012 | 2.04% |
| 2030 | 3,130,117 | 1.99% |
| 2031 | 3,190,986 | 1.94% |
| 2032 | 3,251,816 | 1.91% |
| 2033 | 3,312,585 | 1.87% |
| 2034 | 3,373,117 | 1.83% |
| 2035 | 3,433,418 | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 3,493,569 | 1.75% |
| 2037 | 3,553,521 | 1.72% |
| 2038 | 3,613,489 | 1.69% |
| 2039 | 3,673,332 | 1.66% |
| 2040 | 3,732,793 | 1.62% |
| 2041 | 3,791,791 | 1.58% |
| 2042 | 3,850,526 | 1.55% |
| 2043 | 3,909,016 | 1.52% |
| 2044 | 3,966,899 | 1.48% |
| 2045 | 4,024,221 | 1.45% |
| 2046 | 4,080,955 | 1.41% |
| 2047 | 4,137,188 | 1.38% |
| 2048 | 4,192,836 | 1.35% |
| 2049 | 4,247,701 | 1.31% |
| 2050 | 4,301,881 | 1.28% |
The Gambia has a population of 2.87M as of 2025, compared to 2.22M in 2015, 1.67M in 2005, and 1.26M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.91% per year. The Gambia is ranked 37th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) the Gambia will have 4,024,221 people (40.1% growth) with a rank change from 138th to 132nd.
By the year 2100, the Gambia's population is projected to grow by 98.6% to 5.7M people.
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Gambia population statistics
|
Gambia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.3 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 23.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.01 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 706 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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