The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,871,879 people compared to 123,324,642 in Japan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 42.9 times bigger than the Gambia's.
- The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
- The countries together account for 1.53% of the world: 0.03% for the Gambia vs 1.49% for Japan.
- For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
- Since 2005, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.67M people to 2.87M (72.3% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (3.48% decline).
- The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.7M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
Gambia vs Japan: live population counter
Gambia
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Japan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2871879
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123324642
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| Population rank | 138/197 | 12/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 1.49% |
| One net population change |
8.46 minutes
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58.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
6.4 minutes
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42.2 seconds
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| One death every |
31 minutes
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19.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
2.93 hours
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3.43 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,989 | +153,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | +170 | -1,483 |
| Annual growth/decline | +62,143 | -541,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.3% | -0.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 39/197 | 182/197 |
the Gambia and Japan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Gambia
Population
Growth rate
Japan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gambia
|
Japan
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Gambia
|
Japan
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|
| 1960 | 398,060 | 93,216,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 408,930 | 94,055,000 | 2.73% | 0.9% |
| 1962 | 420,163 | 94,933,000 | 2.75% | 0.93% |
| 1963 | 431,757 | 95,900,000 | 2.76% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 443,687 | 96,903,000 | 2.76% | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 455,952 | 97,952,000 | 2.76% | 1.08% |
| 1966 | 468,516 | 98,851,000 | 2.76% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 481,588 | 99,879,000 | 2.79% | 1.04% |
| 1968 | 495,269 | 101,011,000 | 2.84% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 509,440 | 102,219,000 | 2.86% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 524,105 | 103,403,000 | 2.88% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 539,388 | 105,697,000 | 2.92% | 2.22% |
| 1972 | 555,370 | 107,188,000 | 2.96% | 1.41% |
| 1973 | 571,991 | 108,707,000 | 2.99% | 1.42% |
| 1974 | 589,085 | 110,162,000 | 2.99% | 1.34% |
| 1975 | 606,821 | 111,573,000 | 3.01% | 1.28% |
| 1976 | 625,667 | 112,775,000 | 3.11% | 1.08% |
| 1977 | 645,770 | 113,872,000 | 3.21% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 667,103 | 114,913,000 | 3.3% | 0.91% |
| 1979 | 689,781 | 115,890,000 | 3.4% | 0.85% |
| 1980 | 713,913 | 116,807,000 | 3.5% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 739,125 | 117,661,000 | 3.53% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 765,753 | 118,480,000 | 3.6% | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 794,525 | 119,307,000 | 3.76% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 825,631 | 120,083,000 | 3.92% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 858,874 | 120,837,000 | 4.03% | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 894,019 | 121,482,000 | 4.09% | 0.53% |
| 1987 | 931,091 | 122,069,000 | 4.15% | 0.48% |
| 1988 | 970,160 | 122,578,000 | 4.2% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 1,011,357 | 123,069,000 | 4.25% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,054,696 | 123,478,000 | 4.29% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 1,099,959 | 123,964,000 | 4.29% | 0.39% |
| 1992 | 1,145,582 | 124,425,000 | 4.15% | 0.37% |
| 1993 | 1,188,365 | 124,829,000 | 3.73% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 1,227,226 | 125,178,000 | 3.27% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 1,264,313 | 125,472,000 | 3.02% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 1,301,410 | 125,757,000 | 2.93% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 1,338,889 | 126,057,000 | 2.88% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 1,376,987 | 126,400,000 | 2.85% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 1,415,779 | 126,631,000 | 2.82% | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 1,455,084 | 126,843,000 | 2.78% | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 1,495,011 | 127,149,000 | 2.74% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 1,535,691 | 127,445,000 | 2.72% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 1,577,611 | 127,718,000 | 2.73% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 1,621,312 | 127,761,000 | 2.77% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 1,667,037 | 127,773,000 | 2.82% | 0.009% |
| 2006 | 1,715,275 | 127,854,000 | 2.89% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 1,765,774 | 128,001,000 | 2.94% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 1,817,852 | 128,063,000 | 2.95% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 1,871,422 | 128,047,000 | 2.95% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 1,926,630 | 128,070,000 | 2.95% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 1,983,784 | 127,833,000 | 2.97% | -0.19% |
| 2012 | 2,043,094 | 127,629,000 | 2.99% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 2,103,820 | 127,445,000 | 2.97% | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 2,164,528 | 127,276,000 | 2.89% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 2,224,529 | 127,141,000 | 2.77% | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 2,283,769 | 127,076,000 | 2.66% | -0.05% |
| 2017 | 2,342,189 | 126,972,000 | 2.56% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 2,399,632 | 126,811,000 | 2.45% | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 2,456,844 | 126,633,000 | 2.38% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 2,515,733 | 126,261,000 | 2.4% | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 2,576,010 | 125,681,593 | 2.4% | -0.46% |
| 2022 | 2,636,470 | 125,124,989 | 2.35% | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 2,697,845 | 124,516,650 | 2.33% | -0.49% |
| 2024 | 2,759,988 | 123,975,371 | 2.3% | -0.43% |
| 2025 | 2,822,083 | 123,324,642 | 2.25% | -0.52% |
| 2026 | 2,884,075 | 122,647,678 | 2.2% | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 2,945,874 | 121,951,038 | 2.14% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 3,007,541 | 121,241,776 | 2.09% | -0.58% |
| 2029 | 3,069,012 | 120,524,230 | 2.04% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 3,130,117 | 119,798,959 | 1.99% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 3,190,986 | 119,065,610 | 1.94% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 3,251,816 | 118,326,333 | 1.91% | -0.62% |
| 2033 | 3,312,585 | 117,583,337 | 1.87% | -0.63% |
| 2034 | 3,373,117 | 116,836,274 | 1.83% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 3,433,418 | 116,084,328 | 1.79% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 3,493,569 | 115,332,395 | 1.75% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 3,553,521 | 114,582,890 | 1.72% | -0.65% |
| 2038 | 3,613,489 | 113,837,760 | 1.69% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | 3,673,332 | 113,097,352 | 1.66% | -0.65% |
| 2040 | 3,732,793 | 112,359,802 | 1.62% | -0.65% |
| 2041 | 3,791,791 | 111,622,622 | 1.58% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 3,850,526 | 110,891,223 | 1.55% | -0.66% |
| 2043 | 3,909,016 | 110,169,955 | 1.52% | -0.65% |
| 2044 | 3,966,899 | 109,455,823 | 1.48% | -0.65% |
| 2045 | 4,024,221 | 108,747,012 | 1.45% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 4,080,955 | 108,044,346 | 1.41% | -0.65% |
| 2047 | 4,137,188 | 107,350,486 | 1.38% | -0.64% |
| 2048 | 4,192,836 | 106,665,616 | 1.35% | -0.64% |
| 2049 | 4,247,701 | 105,986,908 | 1.31% | -0.64% |
| 2050 | 4,301,881 | 105,312,022 | 1.28% | -0.64% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Japan lost 632,000 people (a 0.49% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Japan's population decreased by -3,816,358 (a 3% decline).
The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Japan was ranked 10th in 2005 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.6% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.
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Population differences between the Gambia and Japan
|
Gambia
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.3 years | 85 years |
| Average age | 23.7 years | 48.3 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 50.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 4.01 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 706 ppl/mi² | 881 ppl/mi² |
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