The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,884,750 people compared to 46,992 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population statistics:
- The Gambia's population is 61.4 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for the Gambia vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.88M (68.2% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.6K to 47K (0.91% growth).
- The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.7M people, while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population already peaked in 1960 at 55.8K people and is projected to decrease to 30.2K people by 2100.
Gambia vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: live population counter
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| Current population |
2884750
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46992
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| Population rank | 138/197 | 189/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.0006% |
| One net population change |
8.46 minutes
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4.29 days
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| One birth every |
6.4 minutes
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16 hours
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| One death every |
31 minutes
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18.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.93 hours
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -2,989 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +170 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +62,143 | +85 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.3% | +0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 37/197 | 157/197 |
the Gambia and Saint Kitts and Nevis: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 398,060 | 55,810 | - | - |
| 1961 | 408,930 | 55,334 | 2.73% | -0.85% |
| 1962 | 420,163 | 54,461 | 2.75% | -1.58% |
| 1963 | 431,757 | 53,441 | 2.76% | -1.87% |
| 1964 | 443,687 | 52,326 | 2.76% | -2.09% |
| 1965 | 455,952 | 51,139 | 2.76% | -2.27% |
| 1966 | 468,516 | 49,898 | 2.76% | -2.43% |
| 1967 | 481,588 | 48,605 | 2.79% | -2.59% |
| 1968 | 495,269 | 47,245 | 2.84% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 509,440 | 45,731 | 2.86% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 524,105 | 44,606 | 2.88% | -2.46% |
| 1971 | 539,388 | 44,206 | 2.92% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 555,370 | 44,033 | 2.96% | -0.39% |
| 1973 | 571,991 | 43,880 | 2.99% | -0.35% |
| 1974 | 589,085 | 43,738 | 2.99% | -0.32% |
| 1975 | 606,821 | 43,606 | 3.01% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 625,667 | 43,482 | 3.11% | -0.28% |
| 1977 | 645,770 | 43,358 | 3.21% | -0.29% |
| 1978 | 667,103 | 43,217 | 3.3% | -0.33% |
| 1979 | 689,781 | 43,033 | 3.4% | -0.43% |
| 1980 | 713,913 | 42,850 | 3.5% | -0.43% |
| 1981 | 739,125 | 42,698 | 3.53% | -0.35% |
| 1982 | 765,753 | 42,532 | 3.6% | -0.39% |
| 1983 | 794,525 | 42,334 | 3.76% | -0.47% |
| 1984 | 825,631 | 42,113 | 3.92% | -0.52% |
| 1985 | 858,874 | 41,874 | 4.03% | -0.57% |
| 1986 | 894,019 | 41,618 | 4.09% | -0.61% |
| 1987 | 931,091 | 41,348 | 4.15% | -0.65% |
| 1988 | 970,160 | 41,062 | 4.2% | -0.69% |
| 1989 | 1,011,357 | 40,758 | 4.25% | -0.74% |
| 1990 | 1,054,696 | 40,432 | 4.29% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,099,959 | 40,358 | 4.29% | -0.18% |
| 1992 | 1,145,582 | 40,715 | 4.15% | 0.88% |
| 1993 | 1,188,365 | 41,242 | 3.73% | 1.29% |
| 1994 | 1,227,226 | 41,776 | 3.27% | 1.29% |
| 1995 | 1,264,313 | 42,326 | 3.02% | 1.32% |
| 1996 | 1,301,410 | 42,877 | 2.93% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,338,889 | 43,428 | 2.88% | 1.29% |
| 1998 | 1,376,987 | 43,998 | 2.85% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 1,415,779 | 44,601 | 2.82% | 1.37% |
| 2000 | 1,455,084 | 45,248 | 2.78% | 1.45% |
| 2001 | 1,495,011 | 45,761 | 2.74% | 1.13% |
| 2002 | 1,535,691 | 46,020 | 2.72% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 1,577,611 | 46,176 | 2.73% | 0.34% |
| 2004 | 1,621,312 | 46,315 | 2.77% | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,667,037 | 46,437 | 2.82% | 0.26% |
| 2006 | 1,715,275 | 46,569 | 2.89% | 0.28% |
| 2007 | 1,765,774 | 46,706 | 2.94% | 0.29% |
| 2008 | 1,817,852 | 46,835 | 2.95% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 1,871,422 | 46,916 | 2.95% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 1,926,630 | 46,846 | 2.95% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 1,983,784 | 46,886 | 2.97% | 0.09% |
| 2012 | 2,043,094 | 47,033 | 2.99% | 0.31% |
| 2013 | 2,103,820 | 47,069 | 2.97% | 0.08% |
| 2014 | 2,164,528 | 47,089 | 2.89% | 0.04% |
| 2015 | 2,224,529 | 47,087 | 2.77% | -0.004% |
| 2016 | 2,283,769 | 47,075 | 2.66% | -0.03% |
| 2017 | 2,342,189 | 47,050 | 2.56% | -0.05% |
| 2018 | 2,399,632 | 47,008 | 2.45% | -0.09% |
| 2019 | 2,456,844 | 46,952 | 2.38% | -0.12% |
| 2020 | 2,515,733 | 46,870 | 2.4% | -0.17% |
| 2021 | 2,576,010 | 46,763 | 2.4% | -0.23% |
| 2022 | 2,636,470 | 46,709 | 2.35% | -0.12% |
| 2023 | 2,697,845 | 46,758 | 2.33% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,759,988 | 46,843 | 2.3% | 0.18% |
| 2025 | 2,822,083 | 46,920 | 2.25% | 0.17% |
| 2026 | 2,884,075 | 46,992 | 2.2% | 0.15% |
| 2027 | 2,945,874 | 47,049 | 2.14% | 0.12% |
| 2028 | 3,007,541 | 47,093 | 2.09% | 0.09% |
| 2029 | 3,069,012 | 47,112 | 2.04% | 0.04% |
| 2030 | 3,130,117 | 47,132 | 1.99% | 0.04% |
| 2031 | 3,190,986 | 47,125 | 1.94% | -0.01% |
| 2032 | 3,251,816 | 47,105 | 1.91% | -0.04% |
| 2033 | 3,312,585 | 47,066 | 1.87% | -0.08% |
| 2034 | 3,373,117 | 47,007 | 1.83% | -0.13% |
| 2035 | 3,433,418 | 46,930 | 1.79% | -0.16% |
| 2036 | 3,493,569 | 46,825 | 1.75% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 3,553,521 | 46,717 | 1.72% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 3,613,489 | 46,594 | 1.69% | -0.26% |
| 2039 | 3,673,332 | 46,463 | 1.66% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 3,732,793 | 46,315 | 1.62% | -0.32% |
| 2041 | 3,791,791 | 46,154 | 1.58% | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 3,850,526 | 45,983 | 1.55% | -0.37% |
| 2043 | 3,909,016 | 45,783 | 1.52% | -0.43% |
| 2044 | 3,966,899 | 45,579 | 1.48% | -0.45% |
| 2045 | 4,024,221 | 45,362 | 1.45% | -0.48% |
| 2046 | 4,080,955 | 45,147 | 1.41% | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 4,137,188 | 44,925 | 1.38% | -0.49% |
| 2048 | 4,192,836 | 44,699 | 1.35% | -0.51% |
| 2049 | 4,247,701 | 44,478 | 1.31% | -0.49% |
| 2050 | 4,301,881 | 44,251 | 1.28% | -0.51% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 506 people (a 1.09% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 600,981 (a 26.3% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by -83 (a 0.18% decline).
The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2006 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.83% to 44,251 people and will still be ranked 189th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Basseterre | 13.2K |
| Cayon | 3K |
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Population differences between the Gambia and Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Life expectancy | 66.5 years | 72.6 years |
| Average age | 23.7 years | 37.2 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.01 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 706 ppl/mi² | 467 ppl/mi² |
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