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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Nauru	Gambia	Nauru
1960	398,060	4,607	-	-
1961	408,930	4,774	2.73%	3.62%
1962	420,163	4,979	2.75%	4.29%
1963	431,757	5,226	2.76%	4.96%
1964	443,687	5,515	2.76%	5.53%
1965	455,952	5,832	2.76%	5.75%
1966	468,516	6,043	2.76%	3.62%
1967	481,588	6,135	2.79%	1.52%
1968	495,269	6,328	2.84%	3.15%
1969	509,440	6,581	2.86%	4%
1970	524,105	6,710	2.88%	1.96%
1971	539,388	6,762	2.92%	0.77%
1972	555,370	6,812	2.96%	0.74%
1973	571,991	6,866	2.99%	0.79%
1974	589,085	6,923	2.99%	0.83%
1975	606,821	6,987	3.01%	0.92%
1976	625,667	7,064	3.11%	1.1%
1977	645,770	7,163	3.21%	1.4%
1978	667,103	7,298	3.3%	1.88%
1979	689,781	7,468	3.4%	2.33%
1980	713,913	7,649	3.5%	2.42%
1981	739,125	7,839	3.53%	2.48%
1982	765,753	8,040	3.6%	2.56%
1983	794,525	8,216	3.76%	2.19%
1984	825,631	8,377	3.92%	1.96%
1985	858,874	8,551	4.03%	2.08%
1986	894,019	8,742	4.09%	2.23%
1987	931,091	8,946	4.15%	2.33%
1988	970,160	9,165	4.2%	2.45%
1989	1,011,357	9,390	4.25%	2.45%
1990	1,054,696	9,622	4.29%	2.47%
1991	1,099,959	9,850	4.29%	2.37%
1992	1,145,582	10,021	4.15%	1.74%
1993	1,188,365	10,102	3.73%	0.81%
1994	1,227,226	10,137	3.27%	0.35%
1995	1,264,313	10,165	3.02%	0.28%
1996	1,301,410	10,183	2.93%	0.18%
1997	1,338,889	10,197	2.88%	0.14%
1998	1,376,987	10,198	2.85%	0.01%
1999	1,415,779	10,187	2.82%	-0.11%
2000	1,455,084	10,168	2.78%	-0.19%
2001	1,495,011	10,130	2.74%	-0.37%
2002	1,535,691	10,082	2.72%	-0.47%
2003	1,577,611	10,059	2.73%	-0.23%
2004	1,621,312	10,060	2.77%	0.01%
2005	1,667,037	10,049	2.82%	-0.11%
2006	1,715,275	10,034	2.89%	-0.15%
2007	1,765,774	10,020	2.94%	-0.14%
2008	1,817,852	10,009	2.95%	-0.11%
2009	1,871,422	10,016	2.95%	0.07%
2010	1,926,630	10,043	2.95%	0.27%
2011	1,983,784	10,098	2.97%	0.55%
2012	2,043,094	10,267	2.99%	1.67%
2013	2,103,820	10,517	2.97%	2.43%
2014	2,164,528	10,742	2.89%	2.14%
2015	2,224,529	10,954	2.77%	1.97%
2016	2,283,769	11,150	2.66%	1.79%
2017	2,342,189	11,324	2.56%	1.56%
2018	2,399,632	11,477	2.45%	1.35%
2019	2,456,844	11,587	2.38%	0.96%
2020	2,515,733	11,643	2.4%	0.48%
2021	2,576,010	11,709	2.4%	0.57%
2022	2,636,470	11,801	2.35%	0.79%
2023	2,697,845	11,875	2.33%	0.63%
2024	2,759,988	11,947	2.3%	0.61%
2025	2,822,083	12,030	2.25%	0.7%
2026	2,884,075	12,103	2.2%	0.61%
2027	2,945,874	12,196	2.14%	0.77%
2028	3,007,541	12,296	2.09%	0.82%
2029	3,069,012	12,403	2.04%	0.87%
2030	3,130,117	12,519	1.99%	0.94%
2031	3,190,986	12,645	1.94%	1%
2032	3,251,816	12,785	1.91%	1.11%
2033	3,312,585	12,921	1.87%	1.06%
2034	3,373,117	13,071	1.83%	1.16%
2035	3,433,418	13,230	1.79%	1.22%
2036	3,493,569	13,391	1.75%	1.21%
2037	3,553,521	13,541	1.72%	1.12%
2038	3,613,489	13,697	1.69%	1.16%
2039	3,673,332	13,857	1.66%	1.17%
2040	3,732,793	14,041	1.62%	1.33%
2041	3,791,791	14,220	1.58%	1.27%
2042	3,850,526	14,402	1.55%	1.28%
2043	3,909,016	14,579	1.52%	1.23%
2044	3,966,899	14,754	1.48%	1.2%
2045	4,024,221	14,920	1.45%	1.13%
2046	4,080,955	15,098	1.41%	1.19%
2047	4,137,188	15,268	1.38%	1.12%
2048	4,192,836	15,431	1.35%	1.07%
2049	4,247,701	15,595	1.31%	1.06%
2050	4,301,881	15,751	1.28%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.