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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Malta	Gambia	Malta
1960	398,060	326,550	-	-
1961	408,930	325,250	2.73%	-0.4%
1962	420,163	323,900	2.75%	-0.42%
1963	431,757	322,550	2.76%	-0.42%
1964	443,687	321,250	2.76%	-0.4%
1965	455,952	318,800	2.76%	-0.76%
1966	468,516	315,200	2.76%	-1.13%
1967	481,588	311,550	2.79%	-1.16%
1968	495,269	307,900	2.84%	-1.17%
1969	509,440	304,300	2.86%	-1.17%
1970	524,105	302,650	2.88%	-0.54%
1971	539,388	302,700	2.92%	0.02%
1972	555,370	302,450	2.96%	-0.08%
1973	571,991	302,200	2.99%	-0.08%
1974	589,085	301,996	2.99%	-0.07%
1975	606,821	304,222	3.01%	0.74%
1976	625,667	305,774	3.11%	0.51%
1977	645,770	306,970	3.21%	0.39%
1978	667,103	310,182	3.3%	1.05%
1979	689,781	313,342	3.4%	1.02%
1980	713,913	316,645	3.5%	1.05%
1981	739,125	318,982	3.53%	0.74%
1982	765,753	325,898	3.6%	2.17%
1983	794,525	330,524	3.76%	1.42%
1984	825,631	330,593	3.92%	0.02%
1985	858,874	336,452	4.03%	1.77%
1986	894,019	342,121	4.09%	1.68%
1987	931,091	344,485	4.15%	0.69%
1988	970,160	347,325	4.2%	0.82%
1989	1,011,357	350,722	4.25%	0.98%
1990	1,054,696	354,170	4.29%	0.98%
1991	1,099,959	363,845	4.29%	2.73%
1992	1,145,582	367,618	4.15%	1.04%
1993	1,188,365	371,308	3.73%	1%
1994	1,227,226	374,797	3.27%	0.94%
1995	1,264,313	377,419	3.02%	0.7%
1996	1,301,410	379,905	2.93%	0.66%
1997	1,338,889	382,791	2.88%	0.76%
1998	1,376,987	385,287	2.85%	0.65%
1999	1,415,779	387,578	2.82%	0.59%
2000	1,455,084	390,087	2.78%	0.65%
2001	1,495,011	393,028	2.74%	0.75%
2002	1,535,691	395,969	2.72%	0.75%
2003	1,577,611	398,582	2.73%	0.66%
2004	1,621,312	401,268	2.77%	0.67%
2005	1,667,037	403,834	2.82%	0.64%
2006	1,715,275	405,308	2.89%	0.37%
2007	1,765,774	406,724	2.94%	0.35%
2008	1,817,852	409,379	2.95%	0.65%
2009	1,871,422	412,477	2.95%	0.76%
2010	1,926,630	414,508	2.95%	0.49%
2011	1,983,784	416,268	2.97%	0.42%
2012	2,043,094	420,028	2.99%	0.9%
2013	2,103,820	424,810	2.97%	1.14%
2014	2,164,528	433,481	2.89%	2.04%
2015	2,224,529	444,220	2.77%	2.48%
2016	2,283,769	454,505	2.66%	2.32%
2017	2,342,189	467,106	2.56%	2.77%
2018	2,399,632	483,903	2.45%	3.6%
2019	2,456,844	503,912	2.38%	4.13%
2020	2,515,733	515,490	2.4%	2.3%
2021	2,576,010	518,150	2.4%	0.52%
2022	2,636,470	531,113	2.35%	2.5%
2023	2,697,845	552,747	2.33%	4.07%
2024	2,759,988	574,346	2.3%	3.91%
2025	2,822,083	580,514	2.25%	1.07%
2026	2,884,075	584,351	2.2%	0.66%
2027	2,945,874	586,444	2.14%	0.36%
2028	3,007,541	588,290	2.09%	0.31%
2029	3,069,012	589,776	2.04%	0.25%
2030	3,130,117	590,973	1.99%	0.2%
2031	3,190,986	591,921	1.94%	0.16%
2032	3,251,816	592,622	1.91%	0.12%
2033	3,312,585	592,974	1.87%	0.06%
2034	3,373,117	592,827	1.83%	-0.02%
2035	3,433,418	592,332	1.79%	-0.08%
2036	3,493,569	591,668	1.75%	-0.11%
2037	3,553,521	590,830	1.72%	-0.14%
2038	3,613,489	589,771	1.69%	-0.18%
2039	3,673,332	588,528	1.66%	-0.21%
2040	3,732,793	587,256	1.62%	-0.22%
2041	3,791,791	585,895	1.58%	-0.23%
2042	3,850,526	584,467	1.55%	-0.24%
2043	3,909,016	582,966	1.52%	-0.26%
2044	3,966,899	581,355	1.48%	-0.28%
2045	4,024,221	579,693	1.45%	-0.29%
2046	4,080,955	577,954	1.41%	-0.3%
2047	4,137,188	576,050	1.38%	-0.33%
2048	4,192,836	574,050	1.35%	-0.35%
2049	4,247,701	572,187	1.31%	-0.32%
2050	4,301,881	570,210	1.28%	-0.35%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.