The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,884,750 people compared to 5,362,441 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- New Zealand's population is 1.86 times bigger than the Gambia's.
- The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for the Gambia vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
- Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.88M (68.2% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.36M (28.1% growth).
- The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.7M people compared to the peak of 5.95M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Gambia vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
2884750
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5362441
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| Population rank | 138/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
8.46 minutes
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6.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
6.4 minutes
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9.31 minutes
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| One death every |
31 minutes
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14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.93 hours
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,989 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +170 | +240 |
| Annual growth/decline | +62,143 | +87,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.3% | +1.68% |
| Population growth rate rank | 37/197 | 65/197 |
the Gambia and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 398,060 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 408,930 | 2,419,700 | 2.73% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 420,163 | 2,482,000 | 2.75% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 431,757 | 2,531,800 | 2.76% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 443,687 | 2,585,400 | 2.76% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 455,952 | 2,628,400 | 2.76% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 468,516 | 2,675,900 | 2.76% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 481,588 | 2,724,100 | 2.79% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 495,269 | 2,748,100 | 2.84% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 509,440 | 2,772,800 | 2.86% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 524,105 | 2,810,700 | 2.88% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 539,388 | 2,853,000 | 2.92% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 555,370 | 2,903,900 | 2.96% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 571,991 | 2,961,300 | 2.99% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 589,085 | 3,023,700 | 2.99% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 606,821 | 3,083,100 | 3.01% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 625,667 | 3,110,500 | 3.11% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 645,770 | 3,120,200 | 3.21% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 667,103 | 3,121,200 | 3.3% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 689,781 | 3,109,000 | 3.4% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 713,913 | 3,112,900 | 3.5% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 739,125 | 3,124,900 | 3.53% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 765,753 | 3,156,100 | 3.6% | 1% |
| 1983 | 794,525 | 3,199,300 | 3.76% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 825,631 | 3,227,100 | 3.92% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 858,874 | 3,247,100 | 4.03% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 894,019 | 3,246,300 | 4.09% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 931,091 | 3,274,400 | 4.15% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 970,160 | 3,283,400 | 4.2% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 1,011,357 | 3,299,200 | 4.25% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 1,054,696 | 3,329,800 | 4.29% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 1,099,959 | 3,495,100 | 4.29% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 1,145,582 | 3,531,700 | 4.15% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 1,188,365 | 3,572,200 | 3.73% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 1,227,226 | 3,620,000 | 3.27% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 1,264,313 | 3,673,400 | 3.02% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 1,301,410 | 3,732,000 | 2.93% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,338,889 | 3,781,300 | 2.88% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 1,376,987 | 3,815,000 | 2.85% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 1,415,779 | 3,835,100 | 2.82% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 1,455,084 | 3,857,700 | 2.78% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 1,495,011 | 3,880,500 | 2.74% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 1,535,691 | 3,948,500 | 2.72% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 1,577,611 | 4,027,200 | 2.73% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 1,621,312 | 4,087,500 | 2.77% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,667,037 | 4,133,900 | 2.82% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 1,715,275 | 4,184,600 | 2.89% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 1,765,774 | 4,223,800 | 2.94% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 1,817,852 | 4,259,800 | 2.95% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 1,871,422 | 4,302,600 | 2.95% | 1% |
| 2010 | 1,926,630 | 4,350,700 | 2.95% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 1,983,784 | 4,384,000 | 2.97% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 2,043,094 | 4,408,100 | 2.99% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 2,103,820 | 4,442,100 | 2.97% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 2,164,528 | 4,516,500 | 2.89% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 2,224,529 | 4,609,400 | 2.77% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 2,283,769 | 4,714,100 | 2.66% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 2,342,189 | 4,813,600 | 2.56% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 2,399,632 | 4,900,600 | 2.45% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 2,456,844 | 4,970,300 | 2.38% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | 2,515,733 | 5,072,400 | 2.4% | 2.05% |
| 2021 | 2,576,010 | 5,084,600 | 2.4% | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 2,636,470 | 5,081,700 | 2.35% | -0.06% |
| 2023 | 2,697,845 | 5,200,000 | 2.33% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 2,759,988 | 5,287,500 | 2.3% | 1.68% |
| 2025 | 2,822,083 | 5,325,989 | 2.25% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 2,884,075 | 5,362,071 | 2.2% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 2,945,874 | 5,395,933 | 2.14% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 3,007,541 | 5,427,327 | 2.09% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 3,069,012 | 5,456,502 | 2.04% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 3,130,117 | 5,483,630 | 1.99% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 3,190,986 | 5,509,118 | 1.94% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 3,251,816 | 5,533,087 | 1.91% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 3,312,585 | 5,555,912 | 1.87% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 3,373,117 | 5,577,658 | 1.83% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 3,433,418 | 5,598,481 | 1.79% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 3,493,569 | 5,618,949 | 1.75% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 3,553,521 | 5,638,796 | 1.72% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 3,613,489 | 5,658,606 | 1.69% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 3,673,332 | 5,677,983 | 1.66% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 3,732,793 | 5,696,537 | 1.62% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 3,791,791 | 5,715,286 | 1.58% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 3,850,526 | 5,733,881 | 1.55% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 3,909,016 | 5,750,997 | 1.52% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 3,966,899 | 5,766,545 | 1.48% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 4,024,221 | 5,780,970 | 1.45% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 4,080,955 | 5,794,046 | 1.41% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 4,137,188 | 5,805,663 | 1.38% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 4,192,836 | 5,816,692 | 1.35% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 4,247,701 | 5,826,512 | 1.31% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 4,301,881 | 5,836,471 | 1.28% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 600,981 (a 26.3% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 648,341 (a 13.8% growth).
The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people and rank change from 125th to 122nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between the Gambia and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 66.5 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 23.7 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.01 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 706 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
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