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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Rwanda	Gambia	Rwanda
1960	398,060	3,022,294	-	-
1961	408,930	3,106,779	2.73%	2.8%
1962	420,163	3,186,025	2.75%	2.55%
1963	431,757	3,258,890	2.76%	2.29%
1964	443,687	3,334,834	2.76%	2.33%
1965	455,952	3,423,210	2.76%	2.65%
1966	468,516	3,521,626	2.76%	2.87%
1967	481,588	3,629,577	2.79%	3.07%
1968	495,269	3,744,010	2.84%	3.15%
1969	509,440	3,861,271	2.86%	3.13%
1970	524,105	3,980,669	2.88%	3.09%
1971	539,388	4,100,044	2.92%	3%
1972	555,370	4,220,335	2.96%	2.93%
1973	571,991	4,345,047	2.99%	2.96%
1974	589,085	4,474,228	2.99%	2.97%
1975	606,821	4,607,728	3.01%	2.98%
1976	625,667	4,745,954	3.11%	3%
1977	645,770	4,888,240	3.21%	3%
1978	667,103	5,035,171	3.3%	3.01%
1979	689,781	5,189,541	3.4%	3.07%
1980	713,913	5,353,259	3.5%	3.15%
1981	739,125	5,527,230	3.53%	3.25%
1982	765,753	5,711,549	3.6%	3.33%
1983	794,525	5,905,311	3.76%	3.39%
1984	825,631	6,107,627	3.92%	3.43%
1985	858,874	6,317,228	4.03%	3.43%
1986	894,019	6,531,881	4.09%	3.4%
1987	931,091	6,749,493	4.15%	3.33%
1988	970,160	6,968,071	4.2%	3.24%
1989	1,011,357	7,184,706	4.25%	3.11%
1990	1,054,696	7,375,307	4.29%	2.65%
1991	1,099,959	7,526,966	4.29%	2.06%
1992	1,145,582	7,683,266	4.15%	2.08%
1993	1,188,365	7,981,132	3.73%	3.88%
1994	1,227,226	6,792,352	3.27%	-14.9%
1995	1,264,313	5,674,118	3.02%	-16.5%
1996	1,301,410	6,708,764	2.93%	18.2%
1997	1,338,889	7,755,238	2.88%	15.6%
1998	1,376,987	8,081,681	2.85%	4.21%
1999	1,415,779	8,147,912	2.82%	0.82%
2000	1,455,084	8,213,931	2.78%	0.81%
2001	1,495,011	8,287,094	2.74%	0.89%
2002	1,535,691	8,400,180	2.72%	1.36%
2003	1,577,611	8,586,875	2.73%	2.22%
2004	1,621,312	8,816,844	2.77%	2.68%
2005	1,667,037	9,054,528	2.82%	2.7%
2006	1,715,275	9,299,246	2.89%	2.7%
2007	1,765,774	9,549,933	2.94%	2.7%
2008	1,817,852	9,804,269	2.95%	2.66%
2009	1,871,422	10,060,432	2.95%	2.61%
2010	1,926,630	10,317,553	2.95%	2.56%
2011	1,983,784	10,573,733	2.97%	2.48%
2012	2,043,094	10,829,901	2.99%	2.42%
2013	2,103,820	11,093,340	2.97%	2.43%
2014	2,164,528	11,364,757	2.89%	2.45%
2015	2,224,529	11,640,022	2.77%	2.42%
2016	2,283,769	11,919,183	2.66%	2.4%
2017	2,342,189	12,202,060	2.56%	2.37%
2018	2,399,632	12,487,996	2.45%	2.34%
2019	2,456,844	12,776,103	2.38%	2.31%
2020	2,515,733	13,065,837	2.4%	2.27%
2021	2,576,010	13,355,260	2.4%	2.22%
2022	2,636,470	13,651,030	2.35%	2.21%
2023	2,697,845	13,954,471	2.33%	2.22%
2024	2,759,988	14,256,567	2.3%	2.16%
2025	2,822,083	14,569,343	2.25%	2.19%
2026	2,884,075	14,889,694	2.2%	2.2%
2027	2,945,874	15,214,324	2.14%	2.18%
2028	3,007,541	15,536,461	2.09%	2.12%
2029	3,069,012	15,844,649	2.04%	1.98%
2030	3,130,117	16,154,698	1.99%	1.96%
2031	3,190,986	16,473,106	1.94%	1.97%
2032	3,251,816	16,771,820	1.91%	1.81%
2033	3,312,585	17,073,475	1.87%	1.8%
2034	3,373,117	17,402,250	1.83%	1.93%
2035	3,433,418	17,746,315	1.79%	1.98%
2036	3,493,569	18,076,769	1.75%	1.86%
2037	3,553,521	18,395,838	1.72%	1.77%
2038	3,613,489	18,729,778	1.69%	1.82%
2039	3,673,332	19,076,783	1.66%	1.85%
2040	3,732,793	19,440,762	1.62%	1.91%
2041	3,791,791	19,806,170	1.58%	1.88%
2042	3,850,526	20,153,979	1.55%	1.76%
2043	3,909,016	20,500,826	1.52%	1.72%
2044	3,966,899	20,837,079	1.48%	1.64%
2045	4,024,221	21,152,650	1.45%	1.51%
2046	4,080,955	21,459,144	1.41%	1.45%
2047	4,137,188	21,764,578	1.38%	1.42%
2048	4,192,836	22,086,112	1.35%	1.48%
2049	4,247,701	22,403,887	1.31%	1.44%
2050	4,301,881	22,707,896	1.28%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 600,981 (a 26.3% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 2,974,058 (a 25% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Gambia's population will grow by 49.1% to 4,301,881 people with a rank change from 138th to 132nd. The population of Rwanda will increase by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.