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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Peru	Gambia	Peru
1960	398,060	10,174,127	-	-
1961	408,930	10,475,123	2.73%	2.96%
1962	420,163	10,784,612	2.75%	2.95%
1963	431,757	11,102,099	2.76%	2.94%
1964	443,687	11,427,978	2.76%	2.94%
1965	455,952	11,761,085	2.76%	2.91%
1966	468,516	12,101,297	2.76%	2.89%
1967	481,588	12,448,814	2.79%	2.87%
1968	495,269	12,803,993	2.84%	2.85%
1969	509,440	13,166,767	2.86%	2.83%
1970	524,105	13,501,237	2.88%	2.54%
1971	539,388	13,838,067	2.92%	2.49%
1972	555,370	14,210,147	2.96%	2.69%
1973	571,991	14,582,867	2.99%	2.62%
1974	589,085	14,956,552	2.99%	2.56%
1975	606,821	15,333,957	3.01%	2.52%
1976	625,667	15,716,809	3.11%	2.5%
1977	645,770	16,109,806	3.21%	2.5%
1978	667,103	16,516,059	3.3%	2.52%
1979	689,781	16,933,139	3.4%	2.53%
1980	713,913	17,360,949	3.5%	2.53%
1981	739,125	17,798,805	3.53%	2.52%
1982	765,753	18,246,503	3.6%	2.52%
1983	794,525	18,705,957	3.76%	2.52%
1984	825,631	19,174,716	3.92%	2.51%
1985	858,874	19,648,204	4.03%	2.47%
1986	894,019	20,117,122	4.09%	2.39%
1987	931,091	20,582,320	4.15%	2.31%
1988	970,160	21,054,702	4.2%	2.3%
1989	1,011,357	21,532,589	4.25%	2.27%
1990	1,054,696	22,014,771	4.29%	2.24%
1991	1,099,959	22,483,775	4.29%	2.13%
1992	1,145,582	22,946,340	4.15%	2.06%
1993	1,188,365	23,413,783	3.73%	2.04%
1994	1,227,226	23,881,493	3.27%	2%
1995	1,264,313	24,348,919	3.02%	1.96%
1996	1,301,410	24,811,171	2.93%	1.9%
1997	1,338,889	25,274,147	2.88%	1.87%
1998	1,376,987	25,738,095	2.85%	1.84%
1999	1,415,779	26,186,504	2.82%	1.74%
2000	1,455,084	26,598,331	2.78%	1.57%
2001	1,495,011	26,964,601	2.74%	1.38%
2002	1,535,691	27,288,217	2.72%	1.2%
2003	1,577,611	27,580,490	2.73%	1.07%
2004	1,621,312	27,852,190	2.77%	0.99%
2005	1,667,037	28,101,180	2.82%	0.89%
2006	1,715,275	28,324,491	2.89%	0.79%
2007	1,765,774	28,530,699	2.94%	0.73%
2008	1,817,852	28,719,041	2.95%	0.66%
2009	1,871,422	28,896,811	2.95%	0.62%
2010	1,926,630	29,086,019	2.95%	0.65%
2011	1,983,784	29,304,086	2.97%	0.75%
2012	2,043,094	29,550,366	2.99%	0.84%
2013	2,103,820	29,817,919	2.97%	0.91%
2014	2,164,528	30,115,826	2.89%	1%
2015	2,224,529	30,457,600	2.77%	1.13%
2016	2,283,769	30,866,494	2.66%	1.34%
2017	2,342,189	31,324,637	2.56%	1.48%
2018	2,399,632	31,897,584	2.45%	1.83%
2019	2,456,844	32,449,303	2.38%	1.73%
2020	2,515,733	32,838,579	2.4%	1.2%
2021	2,576,010	33,155,882	2.4%	0.97%
2022	2,636,470	33,475,438	2.35%	0.96%
2023	2,697,845	33,845,617	2.33%	1.11%
2024	2,759,988	34,217,848	2.3%	1.1%
2025	2,822,083	34,576,670	2.25%	1.05%
2026	2,884,075	34,922,144	2.2%	1%
2027	2,945,874	35,255,683	2.14%	0.96%
2028	3,007,541	35,578,281	2.09%	0.92%
2029	3,069,012	35,890,705	2.04%	0.88%
2030	3,130,117	36,193,882	1.99%	0.84%
2031	3,190,986	36,488,437	1.94%	0.81%
2032	3,251,816	36,774,937	1.91%	0.79%
2033	3,312,585	37,054,380	1.87%	0.76%
2034	3,373,117	37,326,798	1.83%	0.74%
2035	3,433,418	37,591,420	1.79%	0.71%
2036	3,493,569	37,848,147	1.75%	0.68%
2037	3,553,521	38,096,898	1.72%	0.66%
2038	3,613,489	38,337,328	1.69%	0.63%
2039	3,673,332	38,569,891	1.66%	0.61%
2040	3,732,793	38,794,647	1.62%	0.58%
2041	3,791,791	39,011,537	1.58%	0.56%
2042	3,850,526	39,220,371	1.55%	0.54%
2043	3,909,016	39,420,647	1.52%	0.51%
2044	3,966,899	39,612,847	1.48%	0.49%
2045	4,024,221	39,796,723	1.45%	0.46%
2046	4,080,955	39,971,719	1.41%	0.44%
2047	4,137,188	40,137,869	1.38%	0.42%
2048	4,192,836	40,294,857	1.35%	0.39%
2049	4,247,701	40,443,273	1.31%	0.37%
2050	4,301,881	40,583,875	1.28%	0.35%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Peru gained 2,356,420 people (a 8.39% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,396,581 (a 14.4% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Peru was ranked 39th in 2005 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.4% to 40,583,875 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.