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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 40,197 people in Liechtenstein in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,871,879 people compared to 40,646 in Liechtenstein.

Population statistics:

  • The Gambia's population is 70.7 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
  • The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Liechtenstein is the 190th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for the Gambia vs 0.0005% for Liechtenstein.
  • For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs +0.76% in Liechtenstein.
  • Since 2005, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.67M people to 2.87M (72.3% growth), while Liechtenstein has grown from 34.8K to 40.6K (17% growth).
  • The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.7M people compared to the peak of 43.9K people in 2100 for Liechtenstein.

Gambia vs Liechtenstein: live population counter

Gambia Liechtenstein
Current population
2871879
40646
Population rank 138/197 190/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.0005%
One net population change
8.46 minutes
1.05 days
One birth every
6.4 minutes
1.01 days
One death every
31 minutes
1.35 days
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
1.77 days
Annual migration change -2,989 +206
Daily growth/decline +170 +1
Annual growth/decline +62,143 +347
Annual growth/decline rate +2.3% +0.87%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 111/197

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

Gambia
Population

Growth rate
Liechtenstein
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Gambia Liechtenstein Gambia Liechtenstein
1960 398,060 16,451 - -
1961 408,930 16,877 2.73% 2.59%
1962 420,163 17,443 2.75% 3.35%
1963 431,757 18,093 2.76% 3.73%
1964 443,687 18,755 2.76% 3.66%
1965 455,952 19,195 2.76% 2.35%
1966 468,516 19,610 2.76% 2.16%
1967 481,588 20,175 2.79% 2.88%
1968 495,269 20,835 2.84% 3.27%
1969 509,440 21,084 2.86% 1.2%
1970 524,105 21,140 2.88% 0.27%
1971 539,388 21,600 2.92% 2.18%
1972 555,370 22,132 2.96% 2.46%
1973 571,991 22,785 2.99% 2.95%
1974 589,085 23,451 2.99% 2.92%
1975 606,821 23,846 3.01% 1.68%
1976 625,667 24,058 3.11% 0.89%
1977 645,770 24,442 3.21% 1.6%
1978 667,103 25,028 3.3% 2.4%
1979 689,781 25,575 3.4% 2.19%
1980 713,913 25,512 3.5% -0.25%
1981 739,125 25,673 3.53% 0.63%
1982 765,753 26,255 3.6% 2.27%
1983 794,525 26,446 3.76% 0.73%
1984 825,631 26,596 3.92% 0.57%
1985 858,874 26,878 4.03% 1.06%
1986 894,019 27,238 4.09% 1.34%
1987 931,091 27,557 4.15% 1.17%
1988 970,160 27,948 4.2% 1.42%
1989 1,011,357 28,317 4.25% 1.32%
1990 1,054,696 28,742 4.29% 1.5%
1991 1,099,959 29,209 4.29% 1.62%
1992 1,145,582 29,627 4.15% 1.43%
1993 1,188,365 30,089 3.73% 1.56%
1994 1,227,226 30,470 3.27% 1.27%
1995 1,264,313 30,776 3.02% 1%
1996 1,301,410 31,033 2.93% 0.84%
1997 1,338,889 31,232 2.88% 0.64%
1998 1,376,987 31,668 2.85% 1.4%
1999 1,415,779 32,221 2.82% 1.75%
2000 1,455,084 32,645 2.78% 1.32%
2001 1,495,011 33,194 2.74% 1.68%
2002 1,535,691 33,694 2.72% 1.51%
2003 1,577,611 34,079 2.73% 1.14%
2004 1,621,312 34,447 2.77% 1.08%
2005 1,667,037 34,753 2.82% 0.89%
2006 1,715,275 35,037 2.89% 0.82%
2007 1,765,774 35,262 2.94% 0.64%
2008 1,817,852 35,473 2.95% 0.6%
2009 1,871,422 35,742 2.95% 0.76%
2010 1,926,630 36,022 2.95% 0.78%
2011 1,983,784 36,312 2.97% 0.81%
2012 2,043,094 36,657 2.99% 0.95%
2013 2,103,820 36,984 2.97% 0.89%
2014 2,164,528 37,248 2.89% 0.71%
2015 2,224,529 37,494 2.77% 0.66%
2016 2,283,769 37,716 2.66% 0.59%
2017 2,342,189 37,962 2.56% 0.65%
2018 2,399,632 38,246 2.45% 0.75%
2019 2,456,844 38,563 2.38% 0.83%
2020 2,515,733 38,901 2.4% 0.88%
2021 2,576,010 39,182 2.4% 0.72%
2022 2,636,470 39,493 2.35% 0.79%
2023 2,697,845 39,850 2.33% 0.9%
2024 2,759,988 40,197 2.3% 0.87%
2025 2,822,083 40,457 2.25% 0.65%
2026 2,884,075 40,693 2.2% 0.58%
2027 2,945,874 40,927 2.14% 0.57%
2028 3,007,541 41,138 2.09% 0.51%
2029 3,069,012 41,342 2.04% 0.5%
2030 3,130,117 41,538 1.99% 0.47%
2031 3,190,986 41,729 1.94% 0.46%
2032 3,251,816 41,901 1.91% 0.41%
2033 3,312,585 42,058 1.87% 0.38%
2034 3,373,117 42,205 1.83% 0.35%
2035 3,433,418 42,347 1.79% 0.34%
2036 3,493,569 42,469 1.75% 0.29%
2037 3,553,521 42,576 1.72% 0.25%
2038 3,613,489 42,688 1.69% 0.26%
2039 3,673,332 42,789 1.66% 0.24%
2040 3,732,793 42,877 1.62% 0.2%
2041 3,791,791 42,957 1.58% 0.19%
2042 3,850,526 43,031 1.55% 0.17%
2043 3,909,016 43,098 1.52% 0.16%
2044 3,966,899 43,156 1.48% 0.13%
2045 4,024,221 43,202 1.45% 0.11%
2046 4,080,955 43,243 1.41% 0.1%
2047 4,137,188 43,284 1.38% 0.09%
2048 4,192,836 43,311 1.35% 0.06%
2049 4,247,701 43,335 1.31% 0.06%
2050 4,301,881 43,349 1.28% 0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Liechtenstein gained 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,152 (a 8.41% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2005 and ranked 190th 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 Liechtenstein will increase by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th.

Biggest cities by population

Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K
Liechtenstein
City Population
Schaan 6K
Vaduz 5.67K

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