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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Qatar	Gambia	Qatar
1960	398,060	36,010	-	-
1961	408,930	39,680	2.73%	10.2%
1962	420,163	44,630	2.75%	12.5%
1963	431,757	50,380	2.76%	12.9%
1964	443,687	56,867	2.76%	12.9%
1965	455,952	64,065	2.76%	12.7%
1966	468,516	72,192	2.76%	12.7%
1967	481,588	81,439	2.79%	12.8%
1968	495,269	91,749	2.84%	12.7%
1969	509,440	103,025	2.86%	12.3%
1970	524,105	116,350	2.88%	12.9%
1971	539,388	131,346	2.92%	12.9%
1972	555,370	146,506	2.96%	11.5%
1973	571,991	161,841	2.99%	10.5%
1974	589,085	177,362	2.99%	9.59%
1975	606,821	193,087	3.01%	8.87%
1976	625,667	209,052	3.11%	8.27%
1977	645,770	225,285	3.21%	7.77%
1978	667,103	241,808	3.3%	7.33%
1979	689,781	258,670	3.4%	6.97%
1980	713,913	275,913	3.5%	6.67%
1981	739,125	293,553	3.53%	6.39%
1982	765,753	311,537	3.6%	6.13%
1983	794,525	329,709	3.76%	5.83%
1984	825,631	347,878	3.92%	5.51%
1985	858,874	365,940	4.03%	5.19%
1986	894,019	382,422	4.09%	4.5%
1987	931,091	397,005	4.15%	3.81%
1988	970,160	411,264	4.2%	3.59%
1989	1,011,357	425,646	4.25%	3.5%
1990	1,054,696	440,175	4.29%	3.41%
1991	1,099,959	454,853	4.29%	3.33%
1992	1,145,582	469,657	4.15%	3.25%
1993	1,188,365	484,545	3.73%	3.17%
1994	1,227,226	499,459	3.27%	3.08%
1995	1,264,313	514,325	3.02%	2.98%
1996	1,301,410	529,019	2.93%	2.86%
1997	1,338,889	550,500	2.88%	4.06%
1998	1,376,987	580,540	2.85%	5.46%
1999	1,415,779	612,500	2.82%	5.51%
2000	1,455,084	644,989	2.78%	5.3%
2001	1,495,011	677,925	2.74%	5.11%
2002	1,535,691	711,205	2.72%	4.91%
2003	1,577,611	744,682	2.73%	4.71%
2004	1,621,312	773,332	2.77%	3.85%
2005	1,667,037	825,408	2.82%	6.73%
2006	1,715,275	972,831	2.89%	17.9%
2007	1,765,774	1,208,595	2.94%	24.2%
2008	1,817,852	1,426,938	2.95%	18.1%
2009	1,871,422	1,608,903	2.95%	12.8%
2010	1,926,630	1,616,832	2.95%	0.49%
2011	1,983,784	1,624,761	2.97%	0.49%
2012	2,043,094	1,722,438	2.99%	6.01%
2013	2,103,820	1,916,426	2.97%	11.3%
2014	2,164,528	2,151,745	2.89%	12.3%
2015	2,224,529	2,344,557	2.77%	8.96%
2016	2,283,769	2,477,113	2.66%	5.65%
2017	2,342,189	2,545,820	2.56%	2.77%
2018	2,399,632	2,580,734	2.45%	1.37%
2019	2,456,844	2,638,657	2.38%	2.24%
2020	2,515,733	2,794,148	2.4%	5.89%
2021	2,576,010	2,504,910	2.4%	-10.4%
2022	2,636,470	2,657,333	2.35%	6.08%
2023	2,697,845	2,656,032	2.33%	-0.05%
2024	2,759,988	2,857,822	2.3%	7.6%
2025	2,822,083	2,921,065	2.25%	2.21%
2026	2,884,075	2,975,134	2.2%	1.85%
2027	2,945,874	3,019,526	2.14%	1.49%
2028	3,007,541	3,057,695	2.09%	1.26%
2029	3,069,012	3,092,803	2.04%	1.15%
2030	3,130,117	3,125,174	1.99%	1.05%
2031	3,190,986	3,156,754	1.94%	1.01%
2032	3,251,816	3,189,188	1.91%	1.03%
2033	3,312,585	3,222,500	1.87%	1.04%
2034	3,373,117	3,256,691	1.83%	1.06%
2035	3,433,418	3,291,711	1.79%	1.08%
2036	3,493,569	3,327,585	1.75%	1.09%
2037	3,553,521	3,364,333	1.72%	1.1%
2038	3,613,489	3,401,906	1.69%	1.12%
2039	3,673,332	3,440,293	1.66%	1.13%
2040	3,732,793	3,479,439	1.62%	1.14%
2041	3,791,791	3,519,302	1.58%	1.15%
2042	3,850,526	3,559,840	1.55%	1.15%
2043	3,909,016	3,601,019	1.52%	1.16%
2044	3,966,899	3,642,784	1.48%	1.16%
2045	4,024,221	3,685,111	1.45%	1.16%
2046	4,080,955	3,727,959	1.41%	1.16%
2047	4,137,188	3,771,287	1.38%	1.16%
2048	4,192,836	3,815,108	1.35%	1.16%
2049	4,247,701	3,859,368	1.31%	1.16%
2050	4,301,881	3,904,074	1.28%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Qatar gained 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 619,940 (a 26.4% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Qatar was ranked 159th in 2005 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.