Population in the Gambia compared to Guyana: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Gambia and Guyana: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Guyana	Gambia	Guyana
1960	398,060	569,143	-	-
1961	408,930	582,568	2.73%	2.36%
1962	420,163	595,461	2.75%	2.21%
1963	431,757	608,537	2.76%	2.2%
1964	443,687	621,764	2.76%	2.17%
1965	455,952	635,128	2.76%	2.15%
1966	468,516	648,646	2.76%	2.13%
1967	481,588	662,311	2.79%	2.11%
1968	495,269	676,160	2.84%	2.09%
1969	509,440	690,223	2.86%	2.08%
1970	524,105	702,705	2.88%	1.81%
1971	539,388	712,662	2.92%	1.42%
1972	555,370	721,617	2.96%	1.26%
1973	571,991	730,138	2.99%	1.18%
1974	589,085	738,057	2.99%	1.08%
1975	606,821	745,393	3.01%	0.99%
1976	625,667	752,253	3.11%	0.92%
1977	645,770	758,654	3.21%	0.85%
1978	667,103	764,586	3.3%	0.78%
1979	689,781	770,062	3.4%	0.72%
1980	713,913	774,367	3.5%	0.56%
1981	739,125	776,453	3.53%	0.27%
1982	765,753	776,712	3.6%	0.03%
1983	794,525	775,891	3.76%	-0.11%
1984	825,631	774,111	3.92%	-0.23%
1985	858,874	771,477	4.03%	-0.34%
1986	894,019	768,098	4.09%	-0.44%
1987	931,091	764,120	4.15%	-0.52%
1988	970,160	759,663	4.2%	-0.58%
1989	1,011,357	754,865	4.25%	-0.63%
1990	1,054,696	749,894	4.29%	-0.66%
1991	1,099,959	747,861	4.29%	-0.27%
1992	1,145,582	749,911	4.15%	0.27%
1993	1,188,365	752,965	3.73%	0.41%
1994	1,227,226	755,822	3.27%	0.38%
1995	1,264,313	758,388	3.02%	0.34%
1996	1,301,410	760,526	2.93%	0.28%
1997	1,338,889	762,245	2.88%	0.23%
1998	1,376,987	763,586	2.85%	0.18%
1999	1,415,779	764,483	2.82%	0.12%
2000	1,455,084	764,832	2.78%	0.05%
2001	1,495,011	764,477	2.74%	-0.05%
2002	1,535,691	763,652	2.72%	-0.11%
2003	1,577,611	763,101	2.73%	-0.07%
2004	1,621,312	762,418	2.77%	-0.09%
2005	1,667,037	760,914	2.82%	-0.2%
2006	1,715,275	758,966	2.89%	-0.26%
2007	1,765,774	756,861	2.94%	-0.28%
2008	1,817,852	754,606	2.95%	-0.3%
2009	1,871,422	752,094	2.95%	-0.33%
2010	1,926,630	749,256	2.95%	-0.38%
2011	1,983,784	746,153	2.97%	-0.41%
2012	2,043,094	746,288	2.99%	0.02%
2013	2,103,820	750,021	2.97%	0.5%
2014	2,164,528	754,229	2.89%	0.56%
2015	2,224,529	758,781	2.77%	0.6%
2016	2,283,769	763,548	2.66%	0.63%
2017	2,342,189	768,479	2.56%	0.65%
2018	2,399,632	791,556	2.45%	3%
2019	2,456,844	807,665	2.38%	2.04%
2020	2,515,733	807,481	2.4%	-0.02%
2021	2,576,010	815,482	2.4%	0.99%
2022	2,636,470	821,637	2.35%	0.75%
2023	2,697,845	826,353	2.33%	0.57%
2024	2,759,988	831,087	2.3%	0.57%
2025	2,822,083	835,986	2.25%	0.59%
2026	2,884,075	840,883	2.2%	0.59%
2027	2,945,874	846,019	2.14%	0.61%
2028	3,007,541	851,161	2.09%	0.61%
2029	3,069,012	856,040	2.04%	0.57%
2030	3,130,117	861,037	1.99%	0.58%
2031	3,190,986	866,080	1.94%	0.59%
2032	3,251,816	871,237	1.91%	0.6%
2033	3,312,585	876,346	1.87%	0.59%
2034	3,373,117	881,223	1.83%	0.56%
2035	3,433,418	885,935	1.79%	0.53%
2036	3,493,569	890,320	1.75%	0.49%
2037	3,553,521	894,649	1.72%	0.49%
2038	3,613,489	899,021	1.69%	0.49%
2039	3,673,332	903,316	1.66%	0.48%
2040	3,732,793	907,506	1.62%	0.46%
2041	3,791,791	911,723	1.58%	0.46%
2042	3,850,526	915,811	1.55%	0.45%
2043	3,909,016	919,575	1.52%	0.41%
2044	3,966,899	923,121	1.48%	0.39%
2045	4,024,221	926,355	1.45%	0.35%
2046	4,080,955	929,478	1.41%	0.34%
2047	4,137,188	932,483	1.38%	0.32%
2048	4,192,836	935,329	1.35%	0.31%
2049	4,247,701	938,062	1.31%	0.29%
2050	4,301,881	940,601	1.28%	0.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 600,981 (a 26.3% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 77,391 (a 10.1% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Gambia's population will grow by 49.1% to 4,301,881 people with a rank change from 138th to 132nd. The population of Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd.