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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,902,554 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 48.9 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.04% for the Gambia vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.9M (69.2% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Gambia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gambia Russia
2100 5,767,668 124,983,377
2099 5,765,660 125,086,144
2098 5,762,971 125,186,329
2097 5,759,632 125,264,415
2096 5,755,430 125,354,177
2095 5,750,385 125,422,006
2094 5,744,540 125,474,373
2093 5,737,026 125,529,632
2092 5,728,594 125,604,261
2091 5,719,408 125,652,742
2090 5,708,875 125,707,894
2089 5,697,140 125,760,026
2088 5,684,094 125,810,124
2087 5,669,958 125,858,116
2086 5,655,091 125,926,035
2085 5,638,646 126,001,913
2084 5,621,067 126,076,414
2083 5,602,456 126,151,046
2082 5,582,581 126,234,371
2081 5,561,294 126,317,768
2080 5,538,819 126,414,511
2079 5,515,086 126,534,688
2078 5,489,750 126,674,591
2077 5,463,305 126,830,956
2076 5,435,859 126,982,766
2075 5,406,946 127,165,304
2074 5,376,718 127,362,143
2073 5,345,328 127,576,856
2072 5,313,201 127,802,632
2071 5,279,975 128,080,998
2070 5,245,200 128,353,977
2069 5,209,379 128,642,208
2068 5,172,146 128,920,237
2067 5,134,037 129,203,483
2066 5,094,458 129,511,983
2065 5,053,246 129,842,007
2064 5,011,122 130,177,089
2063 4,968,038 130,522,107
2062 4,923,683 130,851,664
2061 4,877,966 131,200,160
2060 4,831,631 131,526,812
2059 4,784,535 131,884,461
2058 4,736,846 132,247,211
2057 4,688,039 132,584,941
2056 4,638,482 132,925,501
2055 4,588,184 133,271,436
2054 4,536,562 133,595,068
2053 4,484,692 133,914,243
2052 4,431,827 134,180,223
2051 4,378,133 134,443,510
2050 4,323,657 134,687,487
2049 4,268,536 134,909,323
2048 4,212,677 135,117,641
2047 4,155,975 135,311,492
2046 4,098,930 135,482,008
2045 4,041,218 135,664,379
2044 3,982,976 135,863,165
2043 3,924,126 136,085,277
2042 3,864,662 136,307,658
2041 3,805,317 136,557,818
2040 3,745,312 136,821,807
2039 3,685,048 137,122,219
2038 3,624,271 137,433,644
2037 3,563,745 137,770,811
2036 3,502,991 138,118,955
2035 3,442,074 138,478,809
2034 3,381,008 138,852,689
2033 3,319,646 139,237,595
2032 3,258,080 139,635,142
2031 3,196,605 140,058,187
2030 3,134,968 140,453,528
2029 3,072,981 140,840,370
2028 3,010,624 141,214,141
2027 2,948,246 141,580,416
2026 2,885,613 141,906,741
2025 2,822,861 142,772,403
2024 2,759,988 143,533,851
2023 2,697,845 143,826,130
2022 2,636,470 144,236,933
2021 2,576,010 144,746,762
2020 2,515,733 145,245,148
2019 2,456,844 145,453,291
2018 2,399,632 145,398,106
2017 2,342,189 145,293,260
2016 2,283,769 145,015,460
2015 2,224,529 144,640,716
2014 2,164,528 144,237,223
2013 2,103,820 143,805,638
2012 2,043,094 143,378,447
2011 1,983,784 143,018,195
2010 1,926,630 142,849,468
2009 1,871,422 142,785,348
2008 1,817,852 142,742,366
2007 1,765,774 142,805,114
2006 1,715,275 143,049,637
2005 1,667,037 143,518,814
2004 1,621,312 144,067,316
2003 1,577,611 144,648,618
2002 1,535,691 145,306,497
2001 1,495,011 145,976,482
2000 1,455,084 146,596,869
1999 1,415,779 147,214,776
1998 1,376,987 147,670,784
1997 1,338,889 147,915,361
1996 1,301,410 148,160,129
1995 1,264,313 148,375,787
1994 1,227,226 148,407,912
1993 1,188,365 148,458,777
1992 1,145,582 148,538,197
1991 1,099,959 148,394,216
1990 1,054,696 147,969,406
1989 1,011,357 147,721,000
1988 970,160 146,857,000
1987 931,091 145,908,000
1986 894,019 144,894,000
1985 858,874 143,858,000
1984 825,631 142,745,000
1983 794,525 141,668,000
1982 765,753 140,823,000
1981 739,125 139,941,000
1980 713,913 139,010,000
1979 689,781 138,027,000
1978 667,103 137,060,000
1977 645,770 136,100,000
1976 625,667 135,147,000
1975 606,821 134,200,000
1974 589,085 133,432,000
1973 571,991 132,669,000
1972 555,370 131,909,000
1971 539,388 131,155,000
1970 524,105 130,404,000
1969 509,440 129,664,000
1968 495,269 128,928,000
1967 481,588 128,196,000
1966 468,516 127,468,000
1965 455,952 126,745,000
1964 443,687 125,345,000
1963 431,757 123,960,000
1962 420,163 122,591,000
1961 408,930 121,236,000
1960 398,060 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.77M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gambia Russia
2100 0.03% -0.08%
2099 0.05% -0.08%
2098 0.06% -0.06%
2097 0.07% -0.07%
2096 0.09% -0.05%
2095 0.1% -0.04%
2094 0.13% -0.04%
2093 0.15% -0.06%
2092 0.16% -0.04%
2091 0.18% -0.04%
2090 0.21% -0.04%
2089 0.23% -0.04%
2088 0.25% -0.04%
2087 0.26% -0.05%
2086 0.29% -0.06%
2085 0.31% -0.06%
2084 0.33% -0.06%
2083 0.36% -0.07%
2082 0.38% -0.07%
2081 0.41% -0.08%
2080 0.43% -0.09%
2079 0.46% -0.11%
2078 0.48% -0.12%
2077 0.5% -0.12%
2076 0.53% -0.14%
2075 0.56% -0.15%
2074 0.59% -0.17%
2073 0.6% -0.18%
2072 0.63% -0.22%
2071 0.66% -0.21%
2070 0.69% -0.22%
2069 0.72% -0.22%
2068 0.74% -0.22%
2067 0.78% -0.24%
2066 0.82% -0.25%
2065 0.84% -0.26%
2064 0.87% -0.26%
2063 0.9% -0.25%
2062 0.94% -0.27%
2061 0.96% -0.25%
2060 0.98% -0.27%
2059 1.01% -0.27%
2058 1.04% -0.25%
2057 1.07% -0.26%
2056 1.1% -0.26%
2055 1.14% -0.24%
2054 1.16% -0.24%
2053 1.19% -0.2%
2052 1.23% -0.2%
2051 1.26% -0.18%
2050 1.29% -0.16%
2049 1.33% -0.15%
2048 1.36% -0.14%
2047 1.39% -0.13%
2046 1.43% -0.13%
2045 1.46% -0.15%
2044 1.5% -0.16%
2043 1.54% -0.16%
2042 1.56% -0.18%
2041 1.6% -0.19%
2040 1.64% -0.22%
2039 1.68% -0.23%
2038 1.7% -0.24%
2037 1.73% -0.25%
2036 1.77% -0.26%
2035 1.81% -0.27%
2034 1.85% -0.28%
2033 1.89% -0.28%
2032 1.92% -0.3%
2031 1.97% -0.28%
2030 2.02% -0.27%
2029 2.07% -0.26%
2028 2.12% -0.26%
2027 2.17% -0.23%
2026 2.22% -0.61%
2025 2.28% -0.53%
2024 2.3% -0.2%
2023 2.33% -0.28%
2022 2.35% -0.35%
2021 2.4% -0.34%
2020 2.4% -0.14%
2019 2.38% 0.04%
2018 2.45% 0.07%
2017 2.56% 0.19%
2016 2.66% 0.26%
2015 2.77% 0.28%
2014 2.89% 0.3%
2013 2.97% 0.3%
2012 2.99% 0.25%
2011 2.97% 0.12%
2010 2.95% 0.04%
2009 2.95% 0.03%
2008 2.95% -0.04%
2007 2.94% -0.17%
2006 2.89% -0.33%
2005 2.82% -0.38%
2004 2.77% -0.4%
2003 2.73% -0.45%
2002 2.72% -0.46%
2001 2.74% -0.42%
2000 2.78% -0.42%
1999 2.82% -0.31%
1998 2.85% -0.17%
1997 2.88% -0.17%
1996 2.93% -0.15%
1995 3.02% -0.02%
1994 3.27% -0.03%
1993 3.73% -0.05%
1992 4.15% 0.1%
1991 4.29% 0.29%
1990 4.29% 0.17%
1989 4.25% 0.59%
1988 4.2% 0.65%
1987 4.15% 0.7%
1986 4.09% 0.72%
1985 4.03% 0.78%
1984 3.92% 0.76%
1983 3.76% 0.6%
1982 3.6% 0.63%
1981 3.53% 0.67%
1980 3.5% 0.71%
1979 3.4% 0.71%
1978 3.3% 0.71%
1977 3.21% 0.71%
1976 3.11% 0.71%
1975 3.01% 0.58%
1974 2.99% 0.58%
1973 2.99% 0.58%
1972 2.96% 0.57%
1971 2.92% 0.58%
1970 2.88% 0.57%
1969 2.86% 0.57%
1968 2.84% 0.57%
1967 2.79% 0.57%
1966 2.76% 0.57%
1965 2.76% 1.12%
1964 2.76% 1.12%
1963 2.76% 1.12%
1962 2.75% 1.12%
1961 2.73% 1.12%

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

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Gambia grew by 2.3%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Gambia Russia
Current population
2902554
141906741
Population rank 138/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.71%
One net population change
8.46 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
6.4 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
31 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +170 -801
Annual growth/decline +62,143 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.3% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 37/197 177/197
One migration net change every
2.94 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -2,984 -251,822
Net migration rank 107/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 236,137 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 107/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 72/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gambia
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gambia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,984 - -251,822
2024 - -2,989 - -178,042
2023 65,118 -3,000 -503,392 27,807
2022 63,634 -3,000 -576,948 765,629
2021 62,239 -1,949 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 62,209 -1,949 -697,177 334,094
2019 61,701 -4,186 -319,997 336,494
2018 60,854 -3,944 -232,637 339,972
2017 61,665 -3,696 -130,764 396,619
2016 62,358 -3,486 0 447,645
2015 62,832 -3,224 43,392 384,756
2014 63,185 -2,793 28,848 264,698
2013 63,510 -2,476 28,761 289,872
2012 62,745 -2,332 0 285,977
2011 60,571 -2,360 -128,716 309,377
2010 58,554 -2,456 -242,844 307,555
2009 56,575 -2,259 -257,014 350,206
2008 55,032 -2,204 -356,856 360,840
2007 53,653 -2,320 -471,257 365,717
2006 52,335 -2,666 -686,638 308,370
2005 50,010 -3,209 -846,761 263,541
2004 48,276 -3,636 -792,370 261,519
2003 46,473 -3,713 -896,822 256,804
2002 45,156 -4,067 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 44,154 -3,882 -963,445 259,614
2000 43,249 -3,670 -967,540 550,401
1999 42,533 -3,493 -927,453 375,468
1998 41,842 -3,291 -694,053 528,135
1997 40,742 -3,098 -769,159 541,387
1996 40,253 -2,948 -785,248 587,171
1995 39,681 -2,797 -845,742 723,875
1994 38,880 -1,586 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 37,302 3,131 -757,140 507,229
1992 35,951 9,182 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 34,584 11,530 103,876 125,505
1990 33,163 11,242 325,533 299,863
1989 31,504 10,765 576,112 89,400
1988 29,938 10,187 778,343 269,862
1987 28,452 9,563 977,583 275,611
1986 27,195 8,934 985,279 283,553
1985 25,795 8,373 762,447 280,614
1984 24,586 7,733 756,548 247,026
1983 23,175 6,713 906,676 200,159
1982 21,894 5,757 830,855 107,520
1981 20,156 5,438 713,700 36,686
1980 19,566 5,268 681,149 10,440
1979 18,543 4,898 690,135 -5,791
1978 17,424 4,493 812,766 108,882
1977 16,773 3,969 832,932 122,316
1976 16,032 3,436 852,237 113,851
1975 15,256 2,979 843,850 80,069
1974 14,628 2,610 883,186 -51,759
1973 14,046 2,907 846,561 -107,568
1972 13,432 2,861 872,050 -111,168
1971 12,842 2,817 854,999 -134,968
1970 12,128 2,777 785,554 -264,464
1969 11,670 2,757 753,088 -64,643
1968 11,215 2,705 787,621 -83,221
1967 10,823 2,617 854,554 -116,029
1966 10,422 2,272 989,279 -111,360
1965 10,162 2,272 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 9,825 2,272 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 9,493 2,272 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 9,150 2,272 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 8,778 2,272 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 8,420 2,272 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/russia | CC BY

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 236,137 residents or 8.6% of the population were not native-born in the Gambia, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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