Population in the Gambia compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Gambia and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Marshall Islands	Gambia	Marshall Islands
1960	398,060	14,703	-	-
1961	408,930	15,219	2.73%	3.51%
1962	420,163	15,755	2.75%	3.52%
1963	431,757	16,302	2.76%	3.47%
1964	443,687	16,852	2.76%	3.37%
1965	455,952	17,402	2.76%	3.26%
1966	468,516	17,927	2.76%	3.02%
1967	481,588	18,655	2.79%	4.06%
1968	495,269	19,862	2.84%	6.47%
1969	509,440	21,305	2.86%	7.27%
1970	524,105	22,530	2.88%	5.75%
1971	539,388	23,366	2.92%	3.71%
1972	555,370	23,992	2.96%	2.68%
1973	571,991	24,581	2.99%	2.45%
1974	589,085	25,296	2.99%	2.91%
1975	606,821	26,154	3.01%	3.39%
1976	625,667	27,021	3.11%	3.31%
1977	645,770	27,906	3.21%	3.28%
1978	667,103	28,809	3.3%	3.24%
1979	689,781	29,738	3.4%	3.22%
1980	713,913	30,774	3.5%	3.48%
1981	739,125	32,017	3.53%	4.04%
1982	765,753	33,397	3.6%	4.31%
1983	794,525	34,811	3.76%	4.23%
1984	825,631	36,264	3.92%	4.17%
1985	858,874	37,761	4.03%	4.13%
1986	894,019	39,286	4.09%	4.04%
1987	931,091	40,828	4.15%	3.93%
1988	970,160	42,321	4.2%	3.66%
1989	1,011,357	43,586	4.25%	2.99%
1990	1,054,696	44,629	4.29%	2.39%
1991	1,099,959	45,568	4.29%	2.1%
1992	1,145,582	46,388	4.15%	1.8%
1993	1,188,365	47,093	3.73%	1.52%
1994	1,227,226	47,712	3.27%	1.31%
1995	1,264,313	48,266	3.02%	1.16%
1996	1,301,410	48,775	2.93%	1.05%
1997	1,338,889	49,259	2.88%	0.99%
1998	1,376,987	49,717	2.85%	0.93%
1999	1,415,779	50,202	2.82%	0.98%
2000	1,455,084	50,706	2.78%	1%
2001	1,495,011	51,123	2.74%	0.82%
2002	1,535,691	51,425	2.72%	0.59%
2003	1,577,611	51,639	2.73%	0.42%
2004	1,621,312	51,791	2.77%	0.29%
2005	1,667,037	51,906	2.82%	0.22%
2006	1,715,275	51,992	2.89%	0.17%
2007	1,765,774	52,035	2.94%	0.08%
2008	1,817,852	52,030	2.95%	-0.01%
2009	1,871,422	52,019	2.95%	-0.02%
2010	1,926,630	52,044	2.95%	0.05%
2011	1,983,784	51,907	2.97%	-0.26%
2012	2,043,094	51,419	2.99%	-0.94%
2013	2,103,820	50,681	2.97%	-1.44%
2014	2,164,528	49,796	2.89%	-1.75%
2015	2,224,529	48,800	2.77%	-2%
2016	2,283,769	47,709	2.66%	-2.24%
2017	2,342,189	46,529	2.56%	-2.47%
2018	2,399,632	45,285	2.45%	-2.67%
2019	2,456,844	44,007	2.38%	-2.82%
2020	2,515,733	42,706	2.4%	-2.96%
2021	2,576,010	41,367	2.4%	-3.14%
2022	2,636,470	40,077	2.35%	-3.12%
2023	2,697,845	38,827	2.33%	-3.12%
2024	2,759,988	37,548	2.3%	-3.29%
2025	2,822,083	36,281	2.25%	-3.37%
2026	2,884,075	35,078	2.2%	-3.32%
2027	2,945,874	33,976	2.14%	-3.14%
2028	3,007,541	32,977	2.09%	-2.94%
2029	3,069,012	32,054	2.04%	-2.8%
2030	3,130,117	31,191	1.99%	-2.69%
2031	3,190,986	30,420	1.94%	-2.47%
2032	3,251,816	29,740	1.91%	-2.23%
2033	3,312,585	29,142	1.87%	-2.01%
2034	3,373,117	28,608	1.83%	-1.83%
2035	3,433,418	28,147	1.79%	-1.61%
2036	3,493,569	27,751	1.75%	-1.41%
2037	3,553,521	27,405	1.72%	-1.25%
2038	3,613,489	27,092	1.69%	-1.14%
2039	3,673,332	26,836	1.66%	-0.94%
2040	3,732,793	26,598	1.62%	-0.89%
2041	3,791,791	26,396	1.58%	-0.76%
2042	3,850,526	26,217	1.55%	-0.68%
2043	3,909,016	26,054	1.52%	-0.62%
2044	3,966,899	25,913	1.48%	-0.54%
2045	4,024,221	25,777	1.45%	-0.52%
2046	4,080,955	25,653	1.41%	-0.48%
2047	4,137,188	25,543	1.38%	-0.43%
2048	4,192,836	25,429	1.35%	-0.45%
2049	4,247,701	25,311	1.31%	-0.46%
2050	4,301,881	25,195	1.28%	-0.46%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.