Population in the Gambia compared to Saint Lucia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Gambia and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Saint Lucia	Gambia	Saint Lucia
1960	398,060	92,585	-	-
1961	408,930	93,490	2.73%	0.98%
1962	420,163	94,505	2.75%	1.09%
1963	431,757	95,519	2.76%	1.07%
1964	443,687	96,505	2.76%	1.03%
1965	455,952	97,493	2.76%	1.02%
1966	468,516	98,463	2.76%	0.99%
1967	481,588	99,504	2.79%	1.06%
1968	495,269	100,675	2.84%	1.18%
1969	509,440	101,879	2.86%	1.2%
1970	524,105	103,165	2.88%	1.26%
1971	539,388	104,564	2.92%	1.36%
1972	555,370	106,002	2.96%	1.38%
1973	571,991	107,498	2.99%	1.41%
1974	589,085	109,076	2.99%	1.47%
1975	606,821	110,725	3.01%	1.51%
1976	625,667	112,425	3.11%	1.54%
1977	645,770	114,135	3.21%	1.52%
1978	667,103	115,834	3.3%	1.49%
1979	689,781	117,528	3.4%	1.46%
1980	713,913	119,290	3.5%	1.5%
1981	739,125	121,166	3.53%	1.57%
1982	765,753	123,087	3.6%	1.59%
1983	794,525	125,044	3.76%	1.59%
1984	825,631	127,067	3.92%	1.62%
1985	858,874	129,159	4.03%	1.65%
1986	894,019	131,239	4.09%	1.61%
1987	931,091	133,227	4.15%	1.51%
1988	970,160	135,000	4.2%	1.33%
1989	1,011,357	136,512	4.25%	1.12%
1990	1,054,696	137,857	4.29%	0.99%
1991	1,099,959	139,520	4.29%	1.21%
1992	1,145,582	141,617	4.15%	1.5%
1993	1,188,365	143,726	3.73%	1.49%
1994	1,227,226	145,890	3.27%	1.51%
1995	1,264,313	148,208	3.02%	1.59%
1996	1,301,410	150,436	2.93%	1.5%
1997	1,338,889	152,569	2.88%	1.42%
1998	1,376,987	154,677	2.85%	1.38%
1999	1,415,779	156,702	2.82%	1.31%
2000	1,455,084	158,616	2.78%	1.22%
2001	1,495,011	160,237	2.74%	1.02%
2002	1,535,691	161,641	2.72%	0.88%
2003	1,577,611	162,976	2.73%	0.83%
2004	1,621,312	164,239	2.77%	0.77%
2005	1,667,037	165,450	2.82%	0.74%
2006	1,715,275	166,639	2.89%	0.72%
2007	1,765,774	167,758	2.94%	0.67%
2008	1,817,852	168,808	2.95%	0.63%
2009	1,871,422	169,869	2.95%	0.63%
2010	1,926,630	170,906	2.95%	0.61%
2011	1,983,784	171,801	2.97%	0.52%
2012	2,043,094	172,587	2.99%	0.46%
2013	2,103,820	173,369	2.97%	0.45%
2014	2,164,528	174,138	2.89%	0.44%
2015	2,224,529	174,905	2.77%	0.44%
2016	2,283,769	175,646	2.66%	0.42%
2017	2,342,189	176,342	2.56%	0.4%
2018	2,399,632	177,017	2.45%	0.38%
2019	2,456,844	177,661	2.38%	0.36%
2020	2,515,733	178,250	2.4%	0.33%
2021	2,576,010	178,522	2.4%	0.15%
2022	2,636,470	178,781	2.35%	0.15%
2023	2,697,845	179,285	2.33%	0.28%
2024	2,759,988	179,744	2.3%	0.26%
2025	2,822,083	180,148	2.25%	0.23%
2026	2,884,075	180,489	2.2%	0.19%
2027	2,945,874	180,771	2.14%	0.16%
2028	3,007,541	181,003	2.09%	0.13%
2029	3,069,012	181,198	2.04%	0.11%
2030	3,130,117	181,360	1.99%	0.09%
2031	3,190,986	181,463	1.94%	0.06%
2032	3,251,816	181,495	1.91%	0.02%
2033	3,312,585	181,458	1.87%	-0.02%
2034	3,373,117	181,354	1.83%	-0.06%
2035	3,433,418	181,177	1.79%	-0.1%
2036	3,493,569	180,948	1.75%	-0.13%
2037	3,553,521	180,636	1.72%	-0.17%
2038	3,613,489	180,230	1.69%	-0.22%
2039	3,673,332	179,781	1.66%	-0.25%
2040	3,732,793	179,296	1.62%	-0.27%
2041	3,791,791	178,760	1.58%	-0.3%
2042	3,850,526	178,187	1.55%	-0.32%
2043	3,909,016	177,593	1.52%	-0.33%
2044	3,966,899	176,937	1.48%	-0.37%
2045	4,024,221	176,243	1.45%	-0.39%
2046	4,080,955	175,520	1.41%	-0.41%
2047	4,137,188	174,726	1.38%	-0.45%
2048	4,192,836	173,877	1.35%	-0.49%
2049	4,247,701	172,991	1.31%	-0.51%
2050	4,301,881	172,081	1.28%	-0.53%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 5,516 (a 3.15% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2005 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.62% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.