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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Russia	Gambia	Russia
1960	398,060	119,897,000	-	-
1961	408,930	121,236,000	2.73%	1.12%
1962	420,163	122,591,000	2.75%	1.12%
1963	431,757	123,960,000	2.76%	1.12%
1964	443,687	125,345,000	2.76%	1.12%
1965	455,952	126,745,000	2.76%	1.12%
1966	468,516	127,468,000	2.76%	0.57%
1967	481,588	128,196,000	2.79%	0.57%
1968	495,269	128,928,000	2.84%	0.57%
1969	509,440	129,664,000	2.86%	0.57%
1970	524,105	130,404,000	2.88%	0.57%
1971	539,388	131,155,000	2.92%	0.58%
1972	555,370	131,909,000	2.96%	0.57%
1973	571,991	132,669,000	2.99%	0.58%
1974	589,085	133,432,000	2.99%	0.58%
1975	606,821	134,200,000	3.01%	0.58%
1976	625,667	135,147,000	3.11%	0.71%
1977	645,770	136,100,000	3.21%	0.71%
1978	667,103	137,060,000	3.3%	0.71%
1979	689,781	138,027,000	3.4%	0.71%
1980	713,913	139,010,000	3.5%	0.71%
1981	739,125	139,941,000	3.53%	0.67%
1982	765,753	140,823,000	3.6%	0.63%
1983	794,525	141,668,000	3.76%	0.6%
1984	825,631	142,745,000	3.92%	0.76%
1985	858,874	143,858,000	4.03%	0.78%
1986	894,019	144,894,000	4.09%	0.72%
1987	931,091	145,908,000	4.15%	0.7%
1988	970,160	146,857,000	4.2%	0.65%
1989	1,011,357	147,721,000	4.25%	0.59%
1990	1,054,696	147,969,406	4.29%	0.17%
1991	1,099,959	148,394,216	4.29%	0.29%
1992	1,145,582	148,538,197	4.15%	0.1%
1993	1,188,365	148,458,777	3.73%	-0.05%
1994	1,227,226	148,407,912	3.27%	-0.03%
1995	1,264,313	148,375,787	3.02%	-0.02%
1996	1,301,410	148,160,129	2.93%	-0.15%
1997	1,338,889	147,915,361	2.88%	-0.17%
1998	1,376,987	147,670,784	2.85%	-0.17%
1999	1,415,779	147,214,776	2.82%	-0.31%
2000	1,455,084	146,596,869	2.78%	-0.42%
2001	1,495,011	145,976,482	2.74%	-0.42%
2002	1,535,691	145,306,497	2.72%	-0.46%
2003	1,577,611	144,648,618	2.73%	-0.45%
2004	1,621,312	144,067,316	2.77%	-0.4%
2005	1,667,037	143,518,814	2.82%	-0.38%
2006	1,715,275	143,049,637	2.89%	-0.33%
2007	1,765,774	142,805,114	2.94%	-0.17%
2008	1,817,852	142,742,366	2.95%	-0.04%
2009	1,871,422	142,785,348	2.95%	0.03%
2010	1,926,630	142,849,468	2.95%	0.04%
2011	1,983,784	143,018,195	2.97%	0.12%
2012	2,043,094	143,378,447	2.99%	0.25%
2013	2,103,820	143,805,638	2.97%	0.3%
2014	2,164,528	144,237,223	2.89%	0.3%
2015	2,224,529	144,640,716	2.77%	0.28%
2016	2,283,769	145,015,460	2.66%	0.26%
2017	2,342,189	145,293,260	2.56%	0.19%
2018	2,399,632	145,398,106	2.45%	0.07%
2019	2,456,844	145,453,291	2.38%	0.04%
2020	2,515,733	145,245,148	2.4%	-0.14%
2021	2,576,010	144,746,762	2.4%	-0.34%
2022	2,636,470	144,236,933	2.35%	-0.35%
2023	2,697,845	143,826,130	2.33%	-0.28%
2024	2,759,988	143,533,851	2.3%	-0.2%
2025	2,822,083	142,718,132	2.25%	-0.57%
2026	2,884,075	142,120,553	2.2%	-0.42%
2027	2,945,874	141,773,330	2.14%	-0.24%
2028	3,007,541	141,402,326	2.09%	-0.26%
2029	3,069,012	141,021,009	2.04%	-0.27%
2030	3,130,117	140,628,883	1.99%	-0.28%
2031	3,190,986	140,218,596	1.94%	-0.29%
2032	3,251,816	139,807,207	1.91%	-0.29%
2033	3,312,585	139,414,947	1.87%	-0.28%
2034	3,373,117	139,034,543	1.83%	-0.27%
2035	3,433,418	138,666,694	1.79%	-0.26%
2036	3,493,569	138,311,757	1.75%	-0.26%
2037	3,553,521	137,968,177	1.72%	-0.25%
2038	3,613,489	137,643,032	1.69%	-0.24%
2039	3,673,332	137,336,299	1.66%	-0.22%
2040	3,732,793	137,053,347	1.62%	-0.21%
2041	3,791,791	136,795,588	1.58%	-0.19%
2042	3,850,526	136,558,692	1.55%	-0.17%
2043	3,909,016	136,335,849	1.52%	-0.16%
2044	3,966,899	136,124,845	1.48%	-0.15%
2045	4,024,221	135,933,758	1.45%	-0.14%
2046	4,080,955	135,756,848	1.41%	-0.13%
2047	4,137,188	135,574,181	1.38%	-0.13%
2048	4,192,836	135,372,557	1.35%	-0.15%
2049	4,247,701	135,156,911	1.31%	-0.16%
2050	4,301,881	134,923,391	1.28%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.