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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Namibia	Gambia	Namibia
1960	398,060	591,465	-	-
1961	408,930	603,067	2.73%	1.96%
1962	420,163	615,759	2.75%	2.1%
1963	431,757	629,589	2.76%	2.25%
1964	443,687	644,530	2.76%	2.37%
1965	455,952	660,558	2.76%	2.49%
1966	468,516	677,655	2.76%	2.59%
1967	481,588	696,045	2.79%	2.71%
1968	495,269	715,542	2.84%	2.8%
1969	509,440	736,120	2.86%	2.88%
1970	524,105	757,868	2.88%	2.95%
1971	539,388	780,584	2.92%	3%
1972	555,370	804,399	2.96%	3.05%
1973	571,991	828,928	2.99%	3.05%
1974	589,085	854,320	2.99%	3.06%
1975	606,821	881,032	3.01%	3.13%
1976	625,667	906,566	3.11%	2.9%
1977	645,770	931,104	3.21%	2.71%
1978	667,103	947,269	3.3%	1.74%
1979	689,781	962,825	3.4%	1.64%
1980	713,913	981,434	3.5%	1.93%
1981	739,125	992,500	3.53%	1.13%
1982	765,753	1,010,308	3.6%	1.79%
1983	794,525	1,037,511	3.76%	2.69%
1984	825,631	1,065,989	3.92%	2.74%
1985	858,874	1,096,890	4.03%	2.9%
1986	894,019	1,131,081	4.09%	3.12%
1987	931,091	1,167,889	4.15%	3.25%
1988	970,160	1,209,696	4.2%	3.58%
1989	1,011,357	1,288,947	4.25%	6.55%
1990	1,054,696	1,369,303	4.29%	6.23%
1991	1,099,959	1,415,684	4.29%	3.39%
1992	1,145,582	1,461,322	4.15%	3.22%
1993	1,188,365	1,508,697	3.73%	3.24%
1994	1,227,226	1,556,304	3.27%	3.16%
1995	1,264,313	1,602,170	3.02%	2.95%
1996	1,301,410	1,646,103	2.93%	2.74%
1997	1,338,889	1,689,264	2.88%	2.62%
1998	1,376,987	1,732,745	2.85%	2.57%
1999	1,415,779	1,776,368	2.82%	2.52%
2000	1,455,084	1,818,647	2.78%	2.38%
2001	1,495,011	1,857,048	2.74%	2.11%
2002	1,535,691	1,889,970	2.72%	1.77%
2003	1,577,611	1,917,464	2.73%	1.45%
2004	1,621,312	1,942,082	2.77%	1.28%
2005	1,667,037	1,966,582	2.82%	1.26%
2006	1,715,275	1,991,888	2.89%	1.29%
2007	1,765,774	2,018,600	2.94%	1.34%
2008	1,817,852	2,047,056	2.95%	1.41%
2009	1,871,422	2,077,394	2.95%	1.48%
2010	1,926,630	2,109,811	2.95%	1.56%
2011	1,983,784	2,146,325	2.97%	1.73%
2012	2,043,094	2,194,654	2.99%	2.25%
2013	2,103,820	2,252,508	2.97%	2.64%
2014	2,164,528	2,312,139	2.89%	2.65%
2015	2,224,529	2,374,300	2.77%	2.69%
2016	2,283,769	2,439,213	2.66%	2.73%
2017	2,342,189	2,506,853	2.56%	2.77%
2018	2,399,632	2,577,327	2.45%	2.81%
2019	2,456,844	2,650,494	2.38%	2.84%
2020	2,515,733	2,728,762	2.4%	2.95%
2021	2,576,010	2,810,548	2.4%	3%
2022	2,636,470	2,889,662	2.35%	2.81%
2023	2,697,845	2,963,095	2.33%	2.54%
2024	2,759,988	3,030,131	2.3%	2.26%
2025	2,822,083	3,092,826	2.25%	2.07%
2026	2,884,075	3,153,252	2.2%	1.95%
2027	2,945,874	3,212,910	2.14%	1.89%
2028	3,007,541	3,272,166	2.09%	1.84%
2029	3,069,012	3,330,819	2.04%	1.79%
2030	3,130,117	3,389,961	1.99%	1.78%
2031	3,190,986	3,449,508	1.94%	1.76%
2032	3,251,816	3,508,245	1.91%	1.7%
2033	3,312,585	3,565,349	1.87%	1.63%
2034	3,373,117	3,621,829	1.83%	1.58%
2035	3,433,418	3,678,888	1.79%	1.58%
2036	3,493,569	3,735,939	1.75%	1.55%
2037	3,553,521	3,792,807	1.72%	1.52%
2038	3,613,489	3,850,310	1.69%	1.52%
2039	3,673,332	3,907,182	1.66%	1.48%
2040	3,732,793	3,962,414	1.62%	1.41%
2041	3,791,791	4,017,690	1.58%	1.4%
2042	3,850,526	4,073,359	1.55%	1.39%
2043	3,909,016	4,129,577	1.52%	1.38%
2044	3,966,899	4,186,114	1.48%	1.37%
2045	4,024,221	4,243,359	1.45%	1.37%
2046	4,080,955	4,299,969	1.41%	1.33%
2047	4,137,188	4,355,507	1.38%	1.29%
2048	4,192,836	4,409,459	1.35%	1.24%
2049	4,247,701	4,460,507	1.31%	1.16%
2050	4,301,881	4,512,307	1.28%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 600,981 (a 26.3% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 714,691 (a 29.3% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 43.1% to 4,512,307 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.