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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,902,554 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 45.9 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 0.04% for the Gambia vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.9M (69.2% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Gambia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gambia Mexico
2100 5,767,668 131,182,639
2099 5,765,660 131,943,283
2098 5,762,971 132,700,369
2097 5,759,632 133,455,010
2096 5,755,430 134,204,227
2095 5,750,385 134,949,218
2094 5,744,540 135,687,085
2093 5,737,026 136,415,232
2092 5,728,594 137,127,644
2091 5,719,408 137,833,985
2090 5,708,875 138,527,198
2089 5,697,140 139,208,862
2088 5,684,094 139,874,924
2087 5,669,958 140,530,483
2086 5,655,091 141,174,372
2085 5,638,646 141,805,496
2084 5,621,067 142,415,948
2083 5,602,456 143,009,187
2082 5,582,581 143,579,768
2081 5,561,294 144,138,842
2080 5,538,819 144,677,451
2079 5,515,086 145,195,172
2078 5,489,750 145,691,242
2077 5,463,305 146,165,064
2076 5,435,859 146,616,674
2075 5,406,946 147,046,928
2074 5,376,718 147,455,761
2073 5,345,328 147,841,295
2072 5,313,201 148,201,143
2071 5,279,975 148,534,057
2070 5,245,200 148,848,168
2069 5,209,379 149,134,711
2068 5,172,146 149,395,717
2067 5,134,037 149,630,386
2066 5,094,458 149,842,125
2065 5,053,246 150,029,268
2064 5,011,122 150,187,992
2063 4,968,038 150,319,846
2062 4,923,683 150,424,224
2061 4,877,966 150,502,250
2060 4,831,631 150,555,648
2059 4,784,535 150,577,220
2058 4,736,846 150,569,044
2057 4,688,039 150,535,337
2056 4,638,482 150,475,242
2055 4,588,184 150,384,336
2054 4,536,562 150,263,237
2053 4,484,692 150,110,615
2052 4,431,827 149,923,918
2051 4,378,133 149,705,066
2050 4,323,657 149,450,774
2049 4,268,536 149,166,038
2048 4,212,677 148,836,849
2047 4,155,975 148,478,965
2046 4,098,930 148,081,688
2045 4,041,218 147,647,318
2044 3,982,976 147,173,101
2043 3,924,126 146,667,761
2042 3,864,662 146,123,566
2041 3,805,317 145,543,650
2040 3,745,312 144,931,633
2039 3,685,048 144,286,278
2038 3,624,271 143,601,872
2037 3,563,745 142,883,005
2036 3,502,991 142,138,929
2035 3,442,074 141,359,885
2034 3,381,008 140,554,653
2033 3,319,646 139,713,048
2032 3,258,080 138,843,644
2031 3,196,605 137,947,334
2030 3,134,968 137,023,304
2029 3,072,981 136,071,720
2028 3,010,624 135,090,755
2027 2,948,246 134,081,337
2026 2,885,613 133,042,003
2025 2,822,861 131,970,909
2024 2,759,988 130,861,007
2023 2,697,845 129,739,759
2022 2,636,470 128,613,117
2021 2,576,010 127,648,148
2020 2,515,733 126,799,054
2019 2,456,844 125,762,982
2018 2,399,632 124,573,711
2017 2,342,189 123,400,057
2016 2,283,769 122,251,351
2015 2,224,529 121,072,306
2014 2,164,528 119,784,261
2013 2,103,820 118,343,573
2012 2,043,094 116,818,208
2011 1,983,784 115,243,504
2010 1,926,630 113,623,895
2009 1,871,422 111,999,721
2008 1,817,852 110,374,288
2007 1,765,774 108,774,360
2006 1,715,275 107,253,666
2005 1,667,037 105,811,504
2004 1,621,312 104,394,131
2003 1,577,611 102,978,515
2002 1,535,691 101,548,624
2001 1,495,011 100,099,099
2000 1,455,084 98,625,552
1999 1,415,779 97,115,707
1998 1,376,987 95,575,245
1997 1,338,889 94,021,207
1996 1,301,410 92,452,702
1995 1,264,313 90,862,455
1994 1,227,226 89,259,205
1993 1,188,365 87,653,807
1992 1,145,582 86,044,809
1991 1,099,959 84,430,572
1990 1,054,696 82,820,170
1989 1,011,357 81,247,182
1988 970,160 79,695,531
1987 931,091 78,136,651
1986 894,019 76,585,637
1985 858,874 75,043,414
1984 825,631 73,506,846
1983 794,525 71,971,240
1982 765,753 70,433,260
1981 739,125 68,892,108
1980 713,913 67,300,334
1979 689,781 65,648,865
1978 667,103 63,979,046
1977 645,770 62,308,493
1976 625,667 60,645,512
1975 606,821 58,982,400
1974 589,085 57,320,149
1973 571,991 55,667,284
1972 555,370 54,030,168
1971 539,388 52,412,558
1970 524,105 50,814,953
1969 509,440 49,233,194
1968 495,269 47,668,303
1967 481,588 46,129,608
1966 468,516 44,629,106
1965 455,952 43,174,477
1964 443,687 41,772,049
1963 431,757 40,424,065
1962 420,163 39,129,200
1961 408,930 37,890,118
1960 398,060 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Gambia's population will grow by 49% to 4,323,657 people with a rank change from 138th to 132nd. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.77M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gambia Mexico
2100 0.03% -0.58%
2099 0.05% -0.57%
2098 0.06% -0.57%
2097 0.07% -0.56%
2096 0.09% -0.55%
2095 0.1% -0.54%
2094 0.13% -0.53%
2093 0.15% -0.52%
2092 0.16% -0.51%
2091 0.18% -0.5%
2090 0.21% -0.49%
2089 0.23% -0.48%
2088 0.25% -0.47%
2087 0.26% -0.46%
2086 0.29% -0.45%
2085 0.31% -0.43%
2084 0.33% -0.41%
2083 0.36% -0.4%
2082 0.38% -0.39%
2081 0.41% -0.37%
2080 0.43% -0.36%
2079 0.46% -0.34%
2078 0.48% -0.32%
2077 0.5% -0.31%
2076 0.53% -0.29%
2075 0.56% -0.28%
2074 0.59% -0.26%
2073 0.6% -0.24%
2072 0.63% -0.22%
2071 0.66% -0.21%
2070 0.69% -0.19%
2069 0.72% -0.17%
2068 0.74% -0.16%
2067 0.78% -0.14%
2066 0.82% -0.12%
2065 0.84% -0.11%
2064 0.87% -0.09%
2063 0.9% -0.07%
2062 0.94% -0.05%
2061 0.96% -0.04%
2060 0.98% -0.01%
2059 1.01% 0.005%
2058 1.04% 0.02%
2057 1.07% 0.04%
2056 1.1% 0.06%
2055 1.14% 0.08%
2054 1.16% 0.1%
2053 1.19% 0.12%
2052 1.23% 0.15%
2051 1.26% 0.17%
2050 1.29% 0.19%
2049 1.33% 0.22%
2048 1.36% 0.24%
2047 1.39% 0.27%
2046 1.43% 0.29%
2045 1.46% 0.32%
2044 1.5% 0.34%
2043 1.54% 0.37%
2042 1.56% 0.4%
2041 1.6% 0.42%
2040 1.64% 0.45%
2039 1.68% 0.48%
2038 1.7% 0.5%
2037 1.73% 0.52%
2036 1.77% 0.55%
2035 1.81% 0.57%
2034 1.85% 0.6%
2033 1.89% 0.63%
2032 1.92% 0.65%
2031 1.97% 0.67%
2030 2.02% 0.7%
2029 2.07% 0.73%
2028 2.12% 0.75%
2027 2.17% 0.78%
2026 2.22% 0.81%
2025 2.28% 0.85%
2024 2.3% 0.86%
2023 2.33% 0.88%
2022 2.35% 0.76%
2021 2.4% 0.67%
2020 2.4% 0.82%
2019 2.38% 0.95%
2018 2.45% 0.95%
2017 2.56% 0.94%
2016 2.66% 0.97%
2015 2.77% 1.08%
2014 2.89% 1.22%
2013 2.97% 1.31%
2012 2.99% 1.37%
2011 2.97% 1.43%
2010 2.95% 1.45%
2009 2.95% 1.47%
2008 2.95% 1.47%
2007 2.94% 1.42%
2006 2.89% 1.36%
2005 2.82% 1.36%
2004 2.77% 1.37%
2003 2.73% 1.41%
2002 2.72% 1.45%
2001 2.74% 1.49%
2000 2.78% 1.55%
1999 2.82% 1.61%
1998 2.85% 1.65%
1997 2.88% 1.7%
1996 2.93% 1.75%
1995 3.02% 1.8%
1994 3.27% 1.83%
1993 3.73% 1.87%
1992 4.15% 1.91%
1991 4.29% 1.94%
1990 4.29% 1.94%
1989 4.25% 1.95%
1988 4.2% 2%
1987 4.15% 2.03%
1986 4.09% 2.06%
1985 4.03% 2.09%
1984 3.92% 2.13%
1983 3.76% 2.18%
1982 3.6% 2.24%
1981 3.53% 2.37%
1980 3.5% 2.52%
1979 3.4% 2.61%
1978 3.3% 2.68%
1977 3.21% 2.74%
1976 3.11% 2.82%
1975 3.01% 2.9%
1974 2.99% 2.97%
1973 2.99% 3.03%
1972 2.96% 3.09%
1971 2.92% 3.14%
1970 2.88% 3.21%
1969 2.86% 3.28%
1968 2.84% 3.34%
1967 2.79% 3.36%
1966 2.76% 3.37%
1965 2.76% 3.36%
1964 2.76% 3.33%
1963 2.76% 3.31%
1962 2.75% 3.27%
1961 2.73% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Gambia grew by 2.3%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Gambia Mexico
Current population
2902554
133323134
Population rank 138/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.61%
One net population change
8.46 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
6.4 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
31 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +170 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +62,143 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +2.3% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 37/197 110/197
One migration net change every
2.94 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -2,984 -108,037
Net migration rank 107/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 236,137 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 107/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.6% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 72/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gambia
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gambia Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,984 - -108,037
2024 - -2,989 - -104,581
2023 65,118 -3,000 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 63,634 -3,000 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 62,239 -1,949 936,682 -122,791
2020 62,209 -1,949 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 61,701 -4,186 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 60,854 -3,944 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 61,665 -3,696 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 62,358 -3,486 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 62,832 -3,224 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 63,185 -2,793 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 63,510 -2,476 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 62,745 -2,332 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 60,571 -2,360 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 58,554 -2,456 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 56,575 -2,259 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 55,032 -2,204 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 53,653 -2,320 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 52,335 -2,666 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 50,010 -3,209 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 48,276 -3,636 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 46,473 -3,713 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 45,156 -4,067 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 44,154 -3,882 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 43,249 -3,670 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 42,533 -3,493 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 41,842 -3,291 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 40,742 -3,098 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 40,253 -2,948 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 39,681 -2,797 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 38,880 -1,586 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 37,302 3,131 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 35,951 9,182 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 34,584 11,530 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 33,163 11,242 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 31,504 10,765 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 29,938 10,187 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 28,452 9,563 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 27,195 8,934 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 25,795 8,373 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 24,586 7,733 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 23,175 6,713 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 21,894 5,757 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 20,156 5,438 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 19,566 5,268 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 18,543 4,898 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 17,424 4,493 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 16,773 3,969 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 16,032 3,436 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 15,256 2,979 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 14,628 2,610 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 14,046 2,907 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 13,432 2,861 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 12,842 2,817 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 12,128 2,777 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 11,670 2,757 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 11,215 2,705 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 10,823 2,617 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 10,422 2,272 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 10,162 2,272 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 9,825 2,272 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 9,493 2,272 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 9,150 2,272 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 8,778 2,272 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 8,420 2,272 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/mexico | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 95.2% of the population change in the Gambia is from natural causes (a gain of 625,795 people) and 4.75% is from migration (a loss of 31,227 people). In Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 236,137 residents or 8.6% of the population were not native-born in the Gambia, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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