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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Mauritius	Gambia	Mauritius
1960	398,060	680,331	-	-
1961	408,930	680,757	2.73%	0.06%
1962	420,163	700,349	2.75%	2.88%
1963	431,757	718,861	2.76%	2.64%
1964	443,687	736,381	2.76%	2.44%
1965	455,952	753,000	2.76%	2.26%
1966	468,516	768,813	2.76%	2.1%
1967	481,588	783,917	2.79%	1.96%
1968	495,269	798,413	2.84%	1.85%
1969	509,440	812,405	2.86%	1.75%
1970	524,105	826,000	2.88%	1.67%
1971	539,388	839,230	2.92%	1.6%
1972	555,370	852,053	2.96%	1.53%
1973	571,991	864,819	2.99%	1.5%
1974	589,085	878,042	2.99%	1.53%
1975	606,821	892,000	3.01%	1.59%
1976	625,667	906,507	3.11%	1.63%
1977	645,770	921,379	3.21%	1.64%
1978	667,103	933,499	3.3%	1.32%
1979	689,781	949,888	3.4%	1.76%
1980	713,913	966,039	3.5%	1.7%
1981	739,125	980,462	3.53%	1.49%
1982	765,753	992,521	3.6%	1.23%
1983	794,525	1,001,691	3.76%	0.92%
1984	825,631	1,012,221	3.92%	1.05%
1985	858,874	1,020,528	4.03%	0.82%
1986	894,019	1,028,360	4.09%	0.77%
1987	931,091	1,036,082	4.15%	0.75%
1988	970,160	1,043,239	4.2%	0.69%
1989	1,011,357	1,051,260	4.25%	0.77%
1990	1,054,696	1,058,775	4.29%	0.71%
1991	1,099,959	1,070,266	4.29%	1.09%
1992	1,145,582	1,084,441	4.15%	1.32%
1993	1,188,365	1,097,374	3.73%	1.19%
1994	1,227,226	1,112,846	3.27%	1.41%
1995	1,264,313	1,122,457	3.02%	0.86%
1996	1,301,410	1,133,996	2.93%	1.03%
1997	1,338,889	1,148,284	2.88%	1.26%
1998	1,376,987	1,160,421	2.85%	1.06%
1999	1,415,779	1,175,267	2.82%	1.28%
2000	1,455,084	1,186,873	2.78%	0.99%
2001	1,495,011	1,196,287	2.74%	0.79%
2002	1,535,691	1,204,621	2.72%	0.7%
2003	1,577,611	1,213,370	2.73%	0.73%
2004	1,621,312	1,221,003	2.77%	0.63%
2005	1,667,037	1,228,254	2.82%	0.59%
2006	1,715,275	1,233,996	2.89%	0.47%
2007	1,765,774	1,239,630	2.94%	0.46%
2008	1,817,852	1,244,121	2.95%	0.36%
2009	1,871,422	1,247,429	2.95%	0.27%
2010	1,926,630	1,250,400	2.95%	0.24%
2011	1,983,784	1,252,404	2.97%	0.16%
2012	2,043,094	1,255,882	2.99%	0.28%
2013	2,103,820	1,258,927	2.97%	0.24%
2014	2,164,528	1,261,208	2.89%	0.18%
2015	2,224,529	1,262,879	2.77%	0.13%
2016	2,283,769	1,263,747	2.66%	0.07%
2017	2,342,189	1,264,887	2.56%	0.09%
2018	2,399,632	1,265,577	2.45%	0.05%
2019	2,456,844	1,265,985	2.38%	0.03%
2020	2,515,733	1,266,014	2.4%	0.002%
2021	2,576,010	1,266,334	2.4%	0.03%
2022	2,636,470	1,262,523	2.35%	-0.3%
2023	2,697,845	1,261,041	2.33%	-0.12%
2024	2,759,988	1,259,509	2.3%	-0.12%
2025	2,822,083	1,256,649	2.25%	-0.23%
2026	2,884,075	1,253,457	2.2%	-0.25%
2027	2,945,874	1,250,062	2.14%	-0.27%
2028	3,007,541	1,246,502	2.09%	-0.28%
2029	3,069,012	1,242,774	2.04%	-0.3%
2030	3,130,117	1,238,963	1.99%	-0.31%
2031	3,190,986	1,234,965	1.94%	-0.32%
2032	3,251,816	1,230,623	1.91%	-0.35%
2033	3,312,585	1,225,970	1.87%	-0.38%
2034	3,373,117	1,220,995	1.83%	-0.41%
2035	3,433,418	1,215,701	1.79%	-0.43%
2036	3,493,569	1,210,085	1.75%	-0.46%
2037	3,553,521	1,204,158	1.72%	-0.49%
2038	3,613,489	1,197,926	1.69%	-0.52%
2039	3,673,332	1,191,299	1.66%	-0.55%
2040	3,732,793	1,184,262	1.62%	-0.59%
2041	3,791,791	1,176,870	1.58%	-0.62%
2042	3,850,526	1,169,165	1.55%	-0.65%
2043	3,909,016	1,161,119	1.52%	-0.69%
2044	3,966,899	1,152,733	1.48%	-0.72%
2045	4,024,221	1,144,071	1.45%	-0.75%
2046	4,080,955	1,135,101	1.41%	-0.78%
2047	4,137,188	1,125,881	1.38%	-0.81%
2048	4,192,836	1,116,431	1.35%	-0.84%
2049	4,247,701	1,106,794	1.31%	-0.86%
2050	4,301,881	1,097,042	1.28%	-0.88%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Mauritius gained 34,625 people (a 2.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by -6,230 (a 0.49% decline).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2005 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.7% to 1,097,042 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.