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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,902,554 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 89.7 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.18% of the world: 0.04% for the Gambia vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.9M (69.2% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Gambia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gambia Pakistan
2100 5,767,668 514,531,704
2099 5,765,660 513,655,674
2098 5,762,971 512,727,636
2097 5,759,632 511,735,790
2096 5,755,430 510,636,755
2095 5,750,385 509,437,875
2094 5,744,540 508,130,071
2093 5,737,026 506,765,644
2092 5,728,594 505,327,656
2091 5,719,408 503,824,444
2090 5,708,875 502,264,268
2089 5,697,140 500,660,501
2088 5,684,094 498,935,983
2087 5,669,958 497,190,466
2086 5,655,091 495,313,036
2085 5,638,646 493,366,305
2084 5,621,067 491,354,778
2083 5,602,456 489,225,193
2082 5,582,581 486,984,952
2081 5,561,294 484,673,501
2080 5,538,819 482,257,479
2079 5,515,086 479,813,404
2078 5,489,750 477,277,836
2077 5,463,305 474,593,860
2076 5,435,859 471,779,348
2075 5,406,946 468,855,468
2074 5,376,718 465,875,137
2073 5,345,328 462,811,079
2072 5,313,201 459,656,523
2071 5,279,975 456,423,506
2070 5,245,200 453,095,985
2069 5,209,379 449,655,599
2068 5,172,146 446,126,774
2067 5,134,037 442,540,629
2066 5,094,458 438,879,326
2065 5,053,246 435,169,856
2064 5,011,122 431,394,393
2063 4,968,038 427,575,887
2062 4,923,683 423,636,352
2061 4,877,966 419,672,017
2060 4,831,631 415,638,125
2059 4,784,535 411,576,344
2058 4,736,846 407,429,129
2057 4,688,039 403,233,874
2056 4,638,482 398,948,355
2055 4,588,184 394,645,693
2054 4,536,562 390,303,954
2053 4,484,692 385,922,748
2052 4,431,827 381,488,696
2051 4,378,133 377,018,239
2050 4,323,657 372,476,884
2049 4,268,536 367,909,407
2048 4,212,677 363,310,560
2047 4,155,975 358,659,474
2046 4,098,930 353,929,775
2045 4,041,218 349,156,085
2044 3,982,976 344,371,692
2043 3,924,126 339,561,029
2042 3,864,662 334,731,546
2041 3,805,317 329,875,686
2040 3,745,312 325,039,429
2039 3,685,048 320,137,108
2038 3,624,271 315,207,413
2037 3,563,745 310,312,684
2036 3,502,991 305,408,418
2035 3,442,074 300,541,523
2034 3,381,008 295,686,893
2033 3,319,646 290,851,174
2032 3,258,080 286,070,650
2031 3,196,605 281,351,929
2030 3,134,968 276,708,987
2029 3,072,981 272,189,955
2028 3,010,624 267,728,673
2027 2,948,246 263,390,059
2026 2,885,613 259,231,214
2025 2,822,861 255,166,301
2024 2,759,988 251,269,164
2023 2,697,845 247,504,495
2022 2,636,470 243,700,667
2021 2,576,010 239,477,801
2020 2,515,733 235,001,746
2019 2,456,844 230,800,899
2018 2,399,632 226,928,892
2017 2,342,189 223,273,967
2016 2,283,769 220,138,869
2015 2,224,529 217,290,883
2014 2,164,528 214,264,647
2013 2,103,820 211,073,978
2012 2,043,094 207,667,125
2011 1,983,784 203,746,065
2010 1,926,630 199,239,047
2009 1,871,422 194,376,534
2008 1,817,852 189,499,113
2007 1,765,774 184,493,231
2006 1,715,275 179,682,690
2005 1,667,037 175,453,212
2004 1,621,312 171,286,000
2003 1,577,611 167,110,248
2002 1,535,691 163,222,549
2001 1,495,011 159,270,907
2000 1,455,084 154,879,127
1999 1,415,779 150,565,377
1998 1,376,987 146,522,356
1997 1,338,889 142,531,804
1996 1,301,410 138,557,092
1995 1,264,313 134,582,253
1994 1,227,226 130,748,083
1993 1,188,365 127,020,117
1992 1,145,582 123,546,848
1991 1,099,959 120,060,406
1990 1,054,696 116,155,576
1989 1,011,357 112,336,629
1988 970,160 108,724,739
1987 931,091 105,130,717
1986 894,019 101,606,764
1985 858,874 98,229,285
1984 825,631 95,164,936
1983 794,525 92,227,711
1982 765,753 89,089,246
1981 739,125 85,802,049
1980 713,913 82,291,010
1979 689,781 78,997,039
1978 667,103 76,307,379
1977 645,770 73,901,827
1976 625,667 71,620,254
1975 606,821 69,461,175
1974 589,085 67,415,487
1973 571,991 65,461,912
1972 555,370 63,583,194
1971 539,388 61,847,899
1970 524,105 60,166,719
1969 509,440 58,460,939
1968 495,269 56,810,507
1967 481,588 55,214,768
1966 468,516 53,678,667
1965 455,952 52,209,010
1964 443,687 50,799,999
1963 431,757 49,447,776
1962 420,163 48,156,128
1961 408,930 46,921,277
1960 398,060 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.77M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gambia Pakistan
2100 0.03% 0.17%
2099 0.05% 0.18%
2098 0.06% 0.19%
2097 0.07% 0.22%
2096 0.09% 0.24%
2095 0.1% 0.26%
2094 0.13% 0.27%
2093 0.15% 0.28%
2092 0.16% 0.3%
2091 0.18% 0.31%
2090 0.21% 0.32%
2089 0.23% 0.35%
2088 0.25% 0.35%
2087 0.26% 0.38%
2086 0.29% 0.39%
2085 0.31% 0.41%
2084 0.33% 0.44%
2083 0.36% 0.46%
2082 0.38% 0.48%
2081 0.41% 0.5%
2080 0.43% 0.51%
2079 0.46% 0.53%
2078 0.48% 0.57%
2077 0.5% 0.6%
2076 0.53% 0.62%
2075 0.56% 0.64%
2074 0.59% 0.66%
2073 0.6% 0.69%
2072 0.63% 0.71%
2071 0.66% 0.73%
2070 0.69% 0.77%
2069 0.72% 0.79%
2068 0.74% 0.81%
2067 0.78% 0.83%
2066 0.82% 0.85%
2065 0.84% 0.88%
2064 0.87% 0.89%
2063 0.9% 0.93%
2062 0.94% 0.94%
2061 0.96% 0.97%
2060 0.98% 0.99%
2059 1.01% 1.02%
2058 1.04% 1.04%
2057 1.07% 1.07%
2056 1.1% 1.09%
2055 1.14% 1.11%
2054 1.16% 1.14%
2053 1.19% 1.16%
2052 1.23% 1.19%
2051 1.26% 1.22%
2050 1.29% 1.24%
2049 1.33% 1.27%
2048 1.36% 1.3%
2047 1.39% 1.34%
2046 1.43% 1.37%
2045 1.46% 1.39%
2044 1.5% 1.42%
2043 1.54% 1.44%
2042 1.56% 1.47%
2041 1.6% 1.49%
2040 1.64% 1.53%
2039 1.68% 1.56%
2038 1.7% 1.58%
2037 1.73% 1.61%
2036 1.77% 1.62%
2035 1.81% 1.64%
2034 1.85% 1.66%
2033 1.89% 1.67%
2032 1.92% 1.68%
2031 1.97% 1.68%
2030 2.02% 1.66%
2029 2.07% 1.67%
2028 2.12% 1.65%
2027 2.17% 1.6%
2026 2.22% 1.59%
2025 2.28% 1.55%
2024 2.3% 1.52%
2023 2.33% 1.56%
2022 2.35% 1.76%
2021 2.4% 1.9%
2020 2.4% 1.82%
2019 2.38% 1.71%
2018 2.45% 1.64%
2017 2.56% 1.42%
2016 2.66% 1.31%
2015 2.77% 1.41%
2014 2.89% 1.51%
2013 2.97% 1.64%
2012 2.99% 1.92%
2011 2.97% 2.26%
2010 2.95% 2.5%
2009 2.95% 2.57%
2008 2.95% 2.71%
2007 2.94% 2.68%
2006 2.89% 2.41%
2005 2.82% 2.43%
2004 2.77% 2.5%
2003 2.73% 2.38%
2002 2.72% 2.48%
2001 2.74% 2.84%
2000 2.78% 2.87%
1999 2.82% 2.76%
1998 2.85% 2.8%
1997 2.88% 2.87%
1996 2.93% 2.95%
1995 3.02% 2.93%
1994 3.27% 2.93%
1993 3.73% 2.81%
1992 4.15% 2.9%
1991 4.29% 3.36%
1990 4.29% 3.4%
1989 4.25% 3.32%
1988 4.2% 3.42%
1987 4.15% 3.47%
1986 4.09% 3.44%
1985 4.03% 3.22%
1984 3.92% 3.18%
1983 3.76% 3.52%
1982 3.6% 3.83%
1981 3.53% 4.27%
1980 3.5% 4.17%
1979 3.4% 3.52%
1978 3.3% 3.26%
1977 3.21% 3.19%
1976 3.11% 3.11%
1975 3.01% 3.03%
1974 2.99% 2.98%
1973 2.99% 2.95%
1972 2.96% 2.81%
1971 2.92% 2.79%
1970 2.88% 2.92%
1969 2.86% 2.91%
1968 2.84% 2.89%
1967 2.79% 2.86%
1966 2.76% 2.81%
1965 2.76% 2.77%
1964 2.76% 2.73%
1963 2.76% 2.68%
1962 2.75% 2.63%
1961 2.73% 2.65%

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

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In 2024, the population of the Gambia grew by 2.3%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Gambia Pakistan
Current population
2902554
260356147
Population rank 138/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 3.14%
One net population change
8.46 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
6.4 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
31 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +170 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +62,143 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +2.3% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 37/197 70/197
One migration net change every
2.94 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -2,984 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 107/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 236,137 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 107/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 72/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gambia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gambia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,984 - -1,235,336
2024 - -2,989 - -1,401,173
2023 65,118 -3,000 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 63,634 -3,000 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 62,239 -1,949 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 62,209 -1,949 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 61,701 -4,186 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 60,854 -3,944 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 61,665 -3,696 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 62,358 -3,486 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 62,832 -3,224 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 63,185 -2,793 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 63,510 -2,476 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 62,745 -2,332 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 60,571 -2,360 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 58,554 -2,456 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 56,575 -2,259 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 55,032 -2,204 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 53,653 -2,320 4,690,187 576,349
2006 52,335 -2,666 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 50,010 -3,209 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 48,276 -3,636 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 46,473 -3,713 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 45,156 -4,067 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 44,154 -3,882 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 43,249 -3,670 4,281,169 252,869
1999 42,533 -3,493 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 41,842 -3,291 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 40,742 -3,098 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 40,253 -2,948 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 39,681 -2,797 3,977,175 11,534
1994 38,880 -1,586 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 37,302 3,131 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 35,951 9,182 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 34,584 11,530 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 33,163 11,242 3,731,730 275,242
1989 31,504 10,765 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 29,938 10,187 3,554,755 38,139
1987 28,452 9,563 3,448,813 146,364
1986 27,195 8,934 3,341,643 111,045
1985 25,795 8,373 3,233,315 68,860
1984 24,586 7,733 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 23,175 6,713 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 21,894 5,757 2,934,689 294,252
1981 20,156 5,438 2,790,454 555,032
1980 19,566 5,268 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 18,543 4,898 2,461,311 450,003
1978 17,424 4,493 2,356,601 111,386
1977 16,773 3,969 2,257,849 85,250
1976 16,032 3,436 2,171,812 48,238
1975 15,256 2,979 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 14,628 2,610 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 14,046 2,907 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 13,432 2,861 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 12,842 2,817 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 12,128 2,777 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 11,670 2,757 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 11,215 2,705 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 10,823 2,617 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 10,422 2,272 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 10,162 2,272 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 9,825 2,272 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 9,493 2,272 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 9,150 2,272 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 8,778 2,272 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 8,420 2,272 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 236,137 residents or 8.6% of the population were not native-born in the Gambia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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