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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Libya	Gambia	Libya
1960	398,060	1,492,890	-	-
1961	408,930	1,555,699	2.73%	4.21%
1962	420,163	1,621,960	2.75%	4.26%
1963	431,757	1,690,457	2.76%	4.22%
1964	443,687	1,753,691	2.76%	3.74%
1965	455,952	1,804,015	2.76%	2.87%
1966	468,516	1,849,063	2.76%	2.5%
1967	481,588	1,898,199	2.79%	2.66%
1968	495,269	1,952,781	2.84%	2.88%
1969	509,440	2,014,293	2.86%	3.15%
1970	524,105	2,082,589	2.88%	3.39%
1971	539,388	2,153,534	2.92%	3.41%
1972	555,370	2,226,091	2.96%	3.37%
1973	571,991	2,314,193	2.99%	3.96%
1974	589,085	2,432,211	2.99%	5.1%
1975	606,821	2,571,556	3.01%	5.73%
1976	625,667	2,721,237	3.11%	5.82%
1977	645,770	2,881,533	3.21%	5.89%
1978	667,103	3,052,526	3.3%	5.93%
1979	689,781	3,233,846	3.4%	5.94%
1980	713,913	3,424,378	3.5%	5.89%
1981	739,125	3,621,486	3.53%	5.76%
1982	765,753	3,724,765	3.6%	2.85%
1983	794,525	3,718,961	3.76%	-0.16%
1984	825,631	3,773,633	3.92%	1.47%
1985	858,874	3,898,745	4.03%	3.32%
1986	894,019	4,017,403	4.09%	3.04%
1987	931,091	4,129,739	4.15%	2.8%
1988	970,160	4,237,755	4.2%	2.62%
1989	1,011,357	4,342,920	4.25%	2.48%
1990	1,054,696	4,445,239	4.29%	2.36%
1991	1,099,959	4,544,400	4.29%	2.23%
1992	1,145,582	4,640,352	4.15%	2.11%
1993	1,188,365	4,733,045	3.73%	2%
1994	1,227,226	4,822,037	3.27%	1.88%
1995	1,264,313	4,906,843	3.02%	1.76%
1996	1,301,410	4,987,393	2.93%	1.64%
1997	1,338,889	5,064,639	2.88%	1.55%
1998	1,376,987	5,140,704	2.85%	1.5%
1999	1,415,779	5,218,038	2.82%	1.5%
2000	1,455,084	5,305,021	2.78%	1.67%
2001	1,495,011	5,403,639	2.74%	1.86%
2002	1,535,691	5,508,410	2.72%	1.94%
2003	1,577,611	5,619,398	2.73%	2.01%
2004	1,621,312	5,736,693	2.77%	2.09%
2005	1,667,037	5,858,798	2.82%	2.13%
2006	1,715,275	5,980,211	2.89%	2.07%
2007	1,765,774	6,104,380	2.94%	2.08%
2008	1,817,852	6,235,430	2.95%	2.15%
2009	1,871,422	6,366,686	2.95%	2.11%
2010	1,926,630	6,497,839	2.95%	2.06%
2011	1,983,784	6,343,203	2.97%	-2.38%
2012	2,043,094	6,179,328	2.99%	-2.58%
2013	2,103,820	6,304,628	2.97%	2.03%
2014	2,164,528	6,427,252	2.89%	1.94%
2015	2,224,529	6,531,819	2.77%	1.63%
2016	2,283,769	6,632,126	2.66%	1.54%
2017	2,342,189	6,738,770	2.56%	1.61%
2018	2,399,632	6,849,055	2.45%	1.64%
2019	2,456,844	6,951,033	2.38%	1.49%
2020	2,515,733	7,045,399	2.4%	1.36%
2021	2,576,010	7,135,175	2.4%	1.27%
2022	2,636,470	7,223,805	2.35%	1.24%
2023	2,697,845	7,305,659	2.33%	1.13%
2024	2,759,988	7,381,023	2.3%	1.03%
2025	2,822,083	7,458,547	2.25%	1.05%
2026	2,884,075	7,539,842	2.2%	1.09%
2027	2,945,874	7,627,487	2.14%	1.16%
2028	3,007,541	7,716,839	2.09%	1.17%
2029	3,069,012	7,802,209	2.04%	1.11%
2030	3,130,117	7,885,801	1.99%	1.07%
2031	3,190,986	7,969,103	1.94%	1.06%
2032	3,251,816	8,048,491	1.91%	1%
2033	3,312,585	8,126,634	1.87%	0.97%
2034	3,373,117	8,206,611	1.83%	0.98%
2035	3,433,418	8,283,950	1.79%	0.94%
2036	3,493,569	8,357,480	1.75%	0.89%
2037	3,553,521	8,431,722	1.72%	0.89%
2038	3,613,489	8,506,595	1.69%	0.89%
2039	3,673,332	8,579,849	1.66%	0.86%
2040	3,732,793	8,651,409	1.62%	0.83%
2041	3,791,791	8,719,609	1.58%	0.79%
2042	3,850,526	8,786,619	1.55%	0.77%
2043	3,909,016	8,854,384	1.52%	0.77%
2044	3,966,899	8,920,015	1.48%	0.74%
2045	4,024,221	8,983,943	1.45%	0.72%
2046	4,080,955	9,043,667	1.41%	0.66%
2047	4,137,188	9,098,399	1.38%	0.61%
2048	4,192,836	9,154,058	1.35%	0.61%
2049	4,247,701	9,208,602	1.31%	0.6%
2050	4,301,881	9,260,603	1.28%	0.56%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Libya gained 673,021 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Libya's population increased by 992,030 (a 15.2% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Libya was ranked 104th in 2005 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 23.1% to 9,260,603 people and will still be ranked 105th.