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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Portugal	Gambia	Portugal
1960	398,060	8,857,716	-	-
1961	408,930	8,929,316	2.73%	0.81%
1962	420,163	8,993,985	2.75%	0.72%
1963	431,757	9,030,355	2.76%	0.4%
1964	443,687	9,035,365	2.76%	0.06%
1965	455,952	8,998,595	2.76%	-0.41%
1966	468,516	8,930,990	2.76%	-0.75%
1967	481,588	8,874,520	2.79%	-0.63%
1968	495,269	8,836,650	2.84%	-0.43%
1969	509,440	8,757,705	2.86%	-0.89%
1970	524,105	8,680,431	2.88%	-0.88%
1971	539,388	8,643,756	2.92%	-0.42%
1972	555,370	8,630,430	2.96%	-0.15%
1973	571,991	8,633,100	2.99%	0.03%
1974	589,085	8,754,365	2.99%	1.4%
1975	606,821	9,093,470	3.01%	3.87%
1976	625,667	9,355,810	3.11%	2.88%
1977	645,770	9,455,675	3.21%	1.07%
1978	667,103	9,558,250	3.3%	1.08%
1979	689,781	9,661,265	3.4%	1.08%
1980	713,913	9,766,312	3.5%	1.09%
1981	739,125	9,851,362	3.53%	0.87%
1982	765,753	9,911,771	3.6%	0.61%
1983	794,525	9,957,865	3.76%	0.47%
1984	825,631	9,996,232	3.92%	0.39%
1985	858,874	10,023,613	4.03%	0.27%
1986	894,019	10,032,734	4.09%	0.09%
1987	931,091	10,030,031	4.15%	-0.03%
1988	970,160	10,019,610	4.2%	-0.1%
1989	1,011,357	10,005,000	4.25%	-0.15%
1990	1,054,696	9,983,218	4.29%	-0.22%
1991	1,099,959	9,960,235	4.29%	-0.23%
1992	1,145,582	9,952,494	4.15%	-0.08%
1993	1,188,365	9,964,675	3.73%	0.12%
1994	1,227,226	9,991,525	3.27%	0.27%
1995	1,264,313	10,026,176	3.02%	0.35%
1996	1,301,410	10,063,945	2.93%	0.38%
1997	1,338,889	10,108,977	2.88%	0.45%
1998	1,376,987	10,160,196	2.85%	0.51%
1999	1,415,779	10,217,828	2.82%	0.57%
2000	1,455,084	10,289,898	2.78%	0.71%
2001	1,495,011	10,362,722	2.74%	0.71%
2002	1,535,691	10,419,631	2.72%	0.55%
2003	1,577,611	10,458,821	2.73%	0.38%
2004	1,621,312	10,483,861	2.77%	0.24%
2005	1,667,037	10,503,330	2.82%	0.19%
2006	1,715,275	10,522,288	2.89%	0.18%
2007	1,765,774	10,542,964	2.94%	0.2%
2008	1,817,852	10,558,177	2.95%	0.14%
2009	1,871,422	10,568,247	2.95%	0.1%
2010	1,926,630	10,573,100	2.95%	0.05%
2011	1,983,784	10,557,560	2.97%	-0.15%
2012	2,043,094	10,514,844	2.99%	-0.4%
2013	2,103,820	10,457,295	2.97%	-0.55%
2014	2,164,528	10,401,062	2.89%	-0.54%
2015	2,224,529	10,358,076	2.77%	-0.41%
2016	2,283,769	10,325,452	2.66%	-0.31%
2017	2,342,189	10,300,300	2.56%	-0.24%
2018	2,399,632	10,283,822	2.45%	-0.16%
2019	2,456,844	10,286,263	2.38%	0.02%
2020	2,515,733	10,297,081	2.4%	0.11%
2021	2,576,010	10,361,831	2.4%	0.63%
2022	2,636,470	10,434,332	2.35%	0.7%
2023	2,697,845	10,578,174	2.33%	1.38%
2024	2,759,988	10,701,636	2.3%	1.17%
2025	2,822,083	10,687,819	2.25%	-0.13%
2026	2,884,075	10,670,917	2.2%	-0.16%
2027	2,945,874	10,653,073	2.14%	-0.17%
2028	3,007,541	10,632,868	2.09%	-0.19%
2029	3,069,012	10,611,484	2.04%	-0.2%
2030	3,130,117	10,591,436	1.99%	-0.19%
2031	3,190,986	10,571,418	1.94%	-0.19%
2032	3,251,816	10,549,456	1.91%	-0.21%
2033	3,312,585	10,526,482	1.87%	-0.22%
2034	3,373,117	10,502,882	1.83%	-0.22%
2035	3,433,418	10,478,843	1.79%	-0.23%
2036	3,493,569	10,454,630	1.75%	-0.23%
2037	3,553,521	10,430,128	1.72%	-0.23%
2038	3,613,489	10,404,947	1.69%	-0.24%
2039	3,673,332	10,377,968	1.66%	-0.26%
2040	3,732,793	10,349,515	1.62%	-0.27%
2041	3,791,791	10,321,577	1.58%	-0.27%
2042	3,850,526	10,294,106	1.55%	-0.27%
2043	3,909,016	10,264,596	1.52%	-0.29%
2044	3,966,899	10,233,543	1.48%	-0.3%
2045	4,024,221	10,201,832	1.45%	-0.31%
2046	4,080,955	10,168,932	1.41%	-0.32%
2047	4,137,188	10,135,159	1.38%	-0.33%
2048	4,192,836	10,101,419	1.35%	-0.33%
2049	4,247,701	10,066,064	1.31%	-0.35%
2050	4,301,881	10,029,252	1.28%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.