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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Iceland	Gambia	Iceland
1960	398,060	175,574	-	-
1961	408,930	179,029	2.73%	1.97%
1962	420,163	182,378	2.75%	1.87%
1963	431,757	185,653	2.76%	1.8%
1964	443,687	188,983	2.76%	1.79%
1965	455,952	192,286	2.76%	1.75%
1966	468,516	195,570	2.76%	1.71%
1967	481,588	198,751	2.79%	1.63%
1968	495,269	201,488	2.84%	1.38%
1969	509,440	203,369	2.86%	0.93%
1970	524,105	204,438	2.88%	0.53%
1971	539,388	206,098	2.92%	0.81%
1972	555,370	209,137	2.96%	1.47%
1973	571,991	212,317	2.99%	1.52%
1974	589,085	215,209	2.99%	1.36%
1975	606,821	217,979	3.01%	1.29%
1976	625,667	220,154	3.11%	1%
1977	645,770	221,799	3.21%	0.75%
1978	667,103	223,537	3.3%	0.78%
1979	689,781	225,735	3.4%	0.98%
1980	713,913	228,138	3.5%	1.06%
1981	739,125	230,755	3.53%	1.15%
1982	765,753	233,860	3.6%	1.35%
1983	794,525	236,977	3.76%	1.33%
1984	825,631	239,511	3.92%	1.07%
1985	858,874	241,405	4.03%	0.79%
1986	894,019	243,180	4.09%	0.74%
1987	931,091	245,859	4.15%	1.1%
1988	970,160	249,740	4.2%	1.58%
1989	1,011,357	252,852	4.25%	1.25%
1990	1,054,696	254,826	4.29%	0.78%
1991	1,099,959	257,797	4.29%	1.17%
1992	1,145,582	261,057	4.15%	1.26%
1993	1,188,365	263,725	3.73%	1.02%
1994	1,227,226	266,021	3.27%	0.87%
1995	1,264,313	267,468	3.02%	0.54%
1996	1,301,410	268,916	2.93%	0.54%
1997	1,338,889	271,128	2.88%	0.82%
1998	1,376,987	274,047	2.85%	1.08%
1999	1,415,779	277,381	2.82%	1.22%
2000	1,455,084	281,205	2.78%	1.38%
2001	1,495,011	284,968	2.74%	1.34%
2002	1,535,691	287,523	2.72%	0.9%
2003	1,577,611	289,521	2.73%	0.69%
2004	1,621,312	292,074	2.77%	0.88%
2005	1,667,037	296,734	2.82%	1.6%
2006	1,715,275	303,782	2.89%	2.38%
2007	1,765,774	311,566	2.94%	2.56%
2008	1,817,852	317,414	2.95%	1.88%
2009	1,871,422	318,499	2.95%	0.34%
2010	1,926,630	318,041	2.95%	-0.14%
2011	1,983,784	319,014	2.97%	0.31%
2012	2,043,094	320,716	2.99%	0.53%
2013	2,103,820	323,764	2.97%	0.95%
2014	2,164,528	327,386	2.89%	1.12%
2015	2,224,529	330,815	2.77%	1.05%
2016	2,283,769	335,439	2.66%	1.4%
2017	2,342,189	343,400	2.56%	2.37%
2018	2,399,632	352,721	2.45%	2.71%
2019	2,456,844	360,563	2.38%	2.22%
2020	2,515,733	366,463	2.4%	1.64%
2021	2,576,010	372,520	2.4%	1.65%
2022	2,636,470	382,003	2.35%	2.55%
2023	2,697,845	393,349	2.33%	2.97%
2024	2,759,988	404,610	2.3%	2.86%
2025	2,822,083	409,614	2.25%	1.24%
2026	2,884,075	413,792	2.2%	1.02%
2027	2,945,874	417,406	2.14%	0.87%
2028	3,007,541	420,691	2.09%	0.79%
2029	3,069,012	423,592	2.04%	0.69%
2030	3,130,117	426,158	1.99%	0.61%
2031	3,190,986	428,479	1.94%	0.54%
2032	3,251,816	430,544	1.91%	0.48%
2033	3,312,585	432,406	1.87%	0.43%
2034	3,373,117	434,083	1.83%	0.39%
2035	3,433,418	435,646	1.79%	0.36%
2036	3,493,569	437,132	1.75%	0.34%
2037	3,553,521	438,466	1.72%	0.31%
2038	3,613,489	439,670	1.69%	0.27%
2039	3,673,332	440,754	1.66%	0.25%
2040	3,732,793	441,687	1.62%	0.21%
2041	3,791,791	442,487	1.58%	0.18%
2042	3,850,526	443,200	1.55%	0.16%
2043	3,909,016	443,884	1.52%	0.15%
2044	3,966,899	444,457	1.48%	0.13%
2045	4,024,221	444,812	1.45%	0.08%
2046	4,080,955	445,028	1.41%	0.05%
2047	4,137,188	445,183	1.38%	0.03%
2048	4,192,836	445,283	1.35%	0.02%
2049	4,247,701	445,335	1.31%	0.01%
2050	4,301,881	445,330	1.28%	-0.001%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Gambia's population will grow by 49.8% to 4,301,881 people with a rank change from 138th to 132nd. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.