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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Luxembourg	Gambia	Luxembourg
1960	398,060	313,970	-	-
1961	408,930	316,845	2.73%	0.92%
1962	420,163	320,750	2.75%	1.23%
1963	431,757	324,100	2.76%	1.04%
1964	443,687	327,750	2.76%	1.13%
1965	455,952	331,500	2.76%	1.14%
1966	468,516	333,895	2.76%	0.72%
1967	481,588	334,995	2.79%	0.33%
1968	495,269	335,850	2.84%	0.26%
1969	509,440	337,500	2.86%	0.49%
1970	524,105	339,171	2.88%	0.5%
1971	539,388	342,421	2.92%	0.96%
1972	555,370	346,600	2.96%	1.22%
1973	571,991	350,450	2.99%	1.11%
1974	589,085	355,050	2.99%	1.31%
1975	606,821	358,950	3.01%	1.1%
1976	625,667	360,731	3.11%	0.5%
1977	645,770	361,358	3.21%	0.17%
1978	667,103	362,007	3.3%	0.18%
1979	689,781	362,856	3.4%	0.23%
1980	713,913	364,150	3.5%	0.36%
1981	739,125	365,225	3.53%	0.3%
1982	765,753	365,525	3.6%	0.08%
1983	794,525	365,622	3.76%	0.03%
1984	825,631	365,998	3.92%	0.1%
1985	858,874	366,706	4.03%	0.19%
1986	894,019	368,355	4.09%	0.45%
1987	931,091	370,750	4.15%	0.65%
1988	970,160	373,450	4.2%	0.73%
1989	1,011,357	377,100	4.25%	0.98%
1990	1,054,696	381,850	4.29%	1.26%
1991	1,099,959	387,000	4.29%	1.35%
1992	1,145,582	392,175	4.15%	1.34%
1993	1,188,365	397,475	3.73%	1.35%
1994	1,227,226	402,925	3.27%	1.37%
1995	1,264,313	408,625	3.02%	1.41%
1996	1,301,410	414,225	2.93%	1.37%
1997	1,338,889	419,450	2.88%	1.26%
1998	1,376,987	424,700	2.85%	1.25%
1999	1,415,779	430,475	2.82%	1.36%
2000	1,455,084	436,300	2.78%	1.35%
2001	1,495,011	441,525	2.74%	1.2%
2002	1,535,691	446,175	2.72%	1.05%
2003	1,577,611	451,630	2.73%	1.22%
2004	1,621,312	458,095	2.77%	1.43%
2005	1,667,037	465,158	2.82%	1.54%
2006	1,715,275	472,637	2.89%	1.61%
2007	1,765,774	479,993	2.94%	1.56%
2008	1,817,852	488,650	2.95%	1.8%
2009	1,871,422	497,783	2.95%	1.87%
2010	1,926,630	506,953	2.95%	1.84%
2011	1,983,784	518,347	2.97%	2.25%
2012	2,043,094	530,946	2.99%	2.43%
2013	2,103,820	543,360	2.97%	2.34%
2014	2,164,528	556,319	2.89%	2.38%
2015	2,224,529	569,604	2.77%	2.39%
2016	2,283,769	582,014	2.66%	2.18%
2017	2,342,189	596,336	2.56%	2.46%
2018	2,399,632	607,950	2.45%	1.95%
2019	2,456,844	620,001	2.38%	1.98%
2020	2,515,733	630,419	2.4%	1.68%
2021	2,576,010	640,064	2.4%	1.53%
2022	2,636,470	653,103	2.35%	2.04%
2023	2,697,845	666,430	2.33%	2.04%
2024	2,759,988	677,012	2.3%	1.59%
2025	2,822,083	684,467	2.25%	1.1%
2026	2,884,075	691,496	2.2%	1.03%
2027	2,945,874	698,375	2.14%	0.99%
2028	3,007,541	705,222	2.09%	0.98%
2029	3,069,012	711,761	2.04%	0.93%
2030	3,130,117	717,879	1.99%	0.86%
2031	3,190,986	723,679	1.94%	0.81%
2032	3,251,816	729,358	1.91%	0.78%
2033	3,312,585	734,839	1.87%	0.75%
2034	3,373,117	739,997	1.83%	0.7%
2035	3,433,418	745,000	1.79%	0.68%
2036	3,493,569	749,815	1.75%	0.65%
2037	3,553,521	754,334	1.72%	0.6%
2038	3,613,489	758,761	1.69%	0.59%
2039	3,673,332	763,128	1.66%	0.58%
2040	3,732,793	767,173	1.62%	0.53%
2041	3,791,791	770,954	1.58%	0.49%
2042	3,850,526	774,612	1.55%	0.47%
2043	3,909,016	778,001	1.52%	0.44%
2044	3,966,899	781,123	1.48%	0.4%
2045	4,024,221	784,141	1.45%	0.39%
2046	4,080,955	786,968	1.41%	0.36%
2047	4,137,188	789,534	1.38%	0.33%
2048	4,192,836	791,997	1.35%	0.31%
2049	4,247,701	794,237	1.31%	0.28%
2050	4,301,881	796,129	1.28%	0.24%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 600,981 (a 26.3% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 109,557 (a 18.8% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th.