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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Netherlands	Gambia	Netherlands
1960	398,060	11,486,631	-	-
1961	408,930	11,638,712	2.73%	1.32%
1962	420,163	11,805,689	2.75%	1.43%
1963	431,757	11,965,966	2.76%	1.36%
1964	443,687	12,127,120	2.76%	1.35%
1965	455,952	12,294,732	2.76%	1.38%
1966	468,516	12,456,251	2.76%	1.31%
1967	481,588	12,598,201	2.79%	1.14%
1968	495,269	12,729,721	2.84%	1.04%
1969	509,440	12,877,984	2.86%	1.16%
1970	524,105	13,038,526	2.88%	1.25%
1971	539,388	13,194,497	2.92%	1.2%
1972	555,370	13,328,593	2.96%	1.02%
1973	571,991	13,439,322	2.99%	0.83%
1974	589,085	13,545,056	2.99%	0.79%
1975	606,821	13,666,335	3.01%	0.9%
1976	625,667	13,774,037	3.11%	0.79%
1977	645,770	13,856,185	3.21%	0.6%
1978	667,103	13,941,700	3.3%	0.62%
1979	689,781	14,038,270	3.4%	0.69%
1980	713,913	14,149,800	3.5%	0.79%
1981	739,125	14,247,208	3.53%	0.69%
1982	765,753	14,312,690	3.6%	0.46%
1983	794,525	14,367,070	3.76%	0.38%
1984	825,631	14,424,211	3.92%	0.4%
1985	858,874	14,491,632	4.03%	0.47%
1986	894,019	14,572,278	4.09%	0.56%
1987	931,091	14,665,037	4.15%	0.64%
1988	970,160	14,760,094	4.2%	0.65%
1989	1,011,357	14,848,907	4.25%	0.6%
1990	1,054,696	14,951,510	4.29%	0.69%
1991	1,099,959	15,069,798	4.29%	0.79%
1992	1,145,582	15,184,166	4.15%	0.76%
1993	1,188,365	15,290,368	3.73%	0.7%
1994	1,227,226	15,382,838	3.27%	0.6%
1995	1,264,313	15,459,006	3.02%	0.5%
1996	1,301,410	15,530,498	2.93%	0.46%
1997	1,338,889	15,610,650	2.88%	0.52%
1998	1,376,987	15,707,209	2.85%	0.62%
1999	1,415,779	15,812,088	2.82%	0.67%
2000	1,455,084	15,925,513	2.78%	0.72%
2001	1,495,011	16,046,180	2.74%	0.76%
2002	1,535,691	16,148,929	2.72%	0.64%
2003	1,577,611	16,225,302	2.73%	0.47%
2004	1,621,312	16,281,779	2.77%	0.35%
2005	1,667,037	16,319,868	2.82%	0.23%
2006	1,715,275	16,346,101	2.89%	0.16%
2007	1,765,774	16,381,696	2.94%	0.22%
2008	1,817,852	16,445,593	2.95%	0.39%
2009	1,871,422	16,530,388	2.95%	0.52%
2010	1,926,630	16,615,394	2.95%	0.51%
2011	1,983,784	16,693,074	2.97%	0.47%
2012	2,043,094	16,754,962	2.99%	0.37%
2013	2,103,820	16,804,432	2.97%	0.3%
2014	2,164,528	16,865,008	2.89%	0.36%
2015	2,224,529	16,939,923	2.77%	0.44%
2016	2,283,769	17,030,314	2.66%	0.53%
2017	2,342,189	17,131,296	2.56%	0.59%
2018	2,399,632	17,231,624	2.45%	0.59%
2019	2,456,844	17,344,874	2.38%	0.66%
2020	2,515,733	17,441,500	2.4%	0.56%
2021	2,576,010	17,533,044	2.4%	0.52%
2022	2,636,470	17,700,982	2.35%	0.96%
2023	2,697,845	17,877,117	2.33%	1%
2024	2,759,988	17,994,237	2.3%	0.66%
2025	2,822,083	18,110,800	2.25%	0.65%
2026	2,884,075	18,211,436	2.2%	0.56%
2027	2,945,874	18,299,531	2.14%	0.48%
2028	3,007,541	18,379,573	2.09%	0.44%
2029	3,069,012	18,452,044	2.04%	0.39%
2030	3,130,117	18,515,913	1.99%	0.35%
2031	3,190,986	18,571,934	1.94%	0.3%
2032	3,251,816	18,621,087	1.91%	0.26%
2033	3,312,585	18,664,975	1.87%	0.24%
2034	3,373,117	18,702,456	1.83%	0.2%
2035	3,433,418	18,733,223	1.79%	0.16%
2036	3,493,569	18,760,054	1.75%	0.14%
2037	3,553,521	18,781,793	1.72%	0.12%
2038	3,613,489	18,798,283	1.69%	0.09%
2039	3,673,332	18,810,276	1.66%	0.06%
2040	3,732,793	18,817,745	1.62%	0.04%
2041	3,791,791	18,820,870	1.58%	0.02%
2042	3,850,526	18,819,607	1.55%	-0.007%
2043	3,909,016	18,815,261	1.52%	-0.02%
2044	3,966,899	18,807,564	1.48%	-0.04%
2045	4,024,221	18,797,005	1.45%	-0.06%
2046	4,080,955	18,785,724	1.41%	-0.06%
2047	4,137,188	18,771,651	1.38%	-0.07%
2048	4,192,836	18,754,325	1.35%	-0.09%
2049	4,247,701	18,735,299	1.31%	-0.1%
2050	4,301,881	18,714,579	1.28%	-0.11%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd 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 Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.