The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 100,616 people in Saint Vincent in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,871,879 people compared to 99,920 in Saint Vincent.
Population statistics:
- The Gambia's population is 28.7 times bigger than Saint Vincent's.
- The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Saint Vincent is the 184th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for the Gambia vs 0.001% for Saint Vincent.
- For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs -0.65% in Saint Vincent.
- Since 2005, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.67M people to 2.87M (72.3% growth), while Saint Vincent has declined from 112K to 99.9K (11.1% decline).
- The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.7M people, while Saint Vincent's population already peaked in 2000 at 114K people and is projected to decrease to 64.2K people by 2100.
Gambia vs Saint Vincent: live population counter
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| Current population |
2871879
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99920
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| Population rank | 138/197 | 184/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.001% |
| One net population change |
8.46 minutes
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12.4 hours
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| One birth every |
6.4 minutes
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7.12 hours
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| One death every |
31 minutes
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7.52 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.93 hours
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11.9 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,989 | -737 |
| Daily growth/decline | +170 | -2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +62,143 | -707 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.3% | -0.7% |
| Population growth rate rank | 39/197 | 189/197 |
the Gambia and Saint Vincent: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 398,060 | 84,388 | - | - |
| 1961 | 408,930 | 85,870 | 2.73% | 1.76% |
| 1962 | 420,163 | 87,236 | 2.75% | 1.59% |
| 1963 | 431,757 | 88,523 | 2.76% | 1.48% |
| 1964 | 443,687 | 89,749 | 2.76% | 1.38% |
| 1965 | 455,952 | 90,927 | 2.76% | 1.31% |
| 1966 | 468,516 | 92,052 | 2.76% | 1.24% |
| 1967 | 481,588 | 93,124 | 2.79% | 1.16% |
| 1968 | 495,269 | 94,123 | 2.84% | 1.07% |
| 1969 | 509,440 | 95,058 | 2.86% | 0.99% |
| 1970 | 524,105 | 95,964 | 2.88% | 0.95% |
| 1971 | 539,388 | 96,872 | 2.92% | 0.95% |
| 1972 | 555,370 | 97,790 | 2.96% | 0.95% |
| 1973 | 571,991 | 98,691 | 2.99% | 0.92% |
| 1974 | 589,085 | 99,556 | 2.99% | 0.88% |
| 1975 | 606,821 | 100,387 | 3.01% | 0.83% |
| 1976 | 625,667 | 101,197 | 3.11% | 0.81% |
| 1977 | 645,770 | 101,999 | 3.21% | 0.79% |
| 1978 | 667,103 | 102,775 | 3.3% | 0.76% |
| 1979 | 689,781 | 103,478 | 3.4% | 0.68% |
| 1980 | 713,913 | 104,213 | 3.5% | 0.71% |
| 1981 | 739,125 | 105,073 | 3.53% | 0.83% |
| 1982 | 765,753 | 105,969 | 3.6% | 0.85% |
| 1983 | 794,525 | 106,838 | 3.76% | 0.82% |
| 1984 | 825,631 | 107,687 | 3.92% | 0.79% |
| 1985 | 858,874 | 108,506 | 4.03% | 0.76% |
| 1986 | 894,019 | 109,281 | 4.09% | 0.71% |
| 1987 | 931,091 | 110,001 | 4.15% | 0.66% |
| 1988 | 970,160 | 110,658 | 4.2% | 0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,011,357 | 111,272 | 4.25% | 0.55% |
| 1990 | 1,054,696 | 111,812 | 4.29% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 1,099,959 | 112,222 | 4.29% | 0.37% |
| 1992 | 1,145,582 | 112,509 | 4.15% | 0.26% |
| 1993 | 1,188,365 | 112,735 | 3.73% | 0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,227,226 | 112,918 | 3.27% | 0.16% |
| 1995 | 1,264,313 | 113,047 | 3.02% | 0.11% |
| 1996 | 1,301,410 | 113,119 | 2.93% | 0.06% |
| 1997 | 1,338,889 | 113,141 | 2.88% | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 1,376,987 | 113,180 | 2.85% | 0.03% |
| 1999 | 1,415,779 | 113,366 | 2.82% | 0.16% |
| 2000 | 1,455,084 | 113,545 | 2.78% | 0.16% |
| 2001 | 1,495,011 | 113,501 | 2.74% | -0.04% |
| 2002 | 1,535,691 | 113,347 | 2.72% | -0.14% |
| 2003 | 1,577,611 | 113,141 | 2.73% | -0.18% |
| 2004 | 1,621,312 | 112,835 | 2.77% | -0.27% |
| 2005 | 1,667,037 | 112,450 | 2.82% | -0.34% |
| 2006 | 1,715,275 | 112,014 | 2.89% | -0.39% |
| 2007 | 1,765,774 | 111,531 | 2.94% | -0.43% |
| 2008 | 1,817,852 | 111,028 | 2.95% | -0.45% |
| 2009 | 1,871,422 | 110,508 | 2.95% | -0.47% |
| 2010 | 1,926,630 | 109,959 | 2.95% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,983,784 | 109,349 | 2.97% | -0.55% |
| 2012 | 2,043,094 | 108,736 | 2.99% | -0.56% |
| 2013 | 2,103,820 | 108,135 | 2.97% | -0.55% |
| 2014 | 2,164,528 | 107,535 | 2.89% | -0.55% |
| 2015 | 2,224,529 | 106,960 | 2.77% | -0.53% |
| 2016 | 2,283,769 | 106,349 | 2.66% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 2,342,189 | 105,663 | 2.56% | -0.65% |
| 2018 | 2,399,632 | 104,926 | 2.45% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,456,844 | 104,167 | 2.38% | -0.72% |
| 2020 | 2,515,733 | 103,526 | 2.4% | -0.62% |
| 2021 | 2,576,010 | 102,841 | 2.4% | -0.66% |
| 2022 | 2,636,470 | 102,046 | 2.35% | -0.77% |
| 2023 | 2,697,845 | 101,323 | 2.33% | -0.71% |
| 2024 | 2,759,988 | 100,616 | 2.3% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2,822,083 | 99,920 | 2.25% | -0.69% |
| 2026 | 2,884,075 | 99,240 | 2.2% | -0.68% |
| 2027 | 2,945,874 | 98,588 | 2.14% | -0.66% |
| 2028 | 3,007,541 | 97,985 | 2.09% | -0.61% |
| 2029 | 3,069,012 | 97,407 | 2.04% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 3,130,117 | 96,851 | 1.99% | -0.57% |
| 2031 | 3,190,986 | 96,335 | 1.94% | -0.53% |
| 2032 | 3,251,816 | 95,828 | 1.91% | -0.53% |
| 2033 | 3,312,585 | 95,358 | 1.87% | -0.49% |
| 2034 | 3,373,117 | 94,912 | 1.83% | -0.47% |
| 2035 | 3,433,418 | 94,483 | 1.79% | -0.45% |
| 2036 | 3,493,569 | 94,073 | 1.75% | -0.43% |
| 2037 | 3,553,521 | 93,697 | 1.72% | -0.4% |
| 2038 | 3,613,489 | 93,336 | 1.69% | -0.39% |
| 2039 | 3,673,332 | 92,983 | 1.66% | -0.38% |
| 2040 | 3,732,793 | 92,646 | 1.62% | -0.36% |
| 2041 | 3,791,791 | 92,327 | 1.58% | -0.34% |
| 2042 | 3,850,526 | 91,991 | 1.55% | -0.36% |
| 2043 | 3,909,016 | 91,640 | 1.52% | -0.38% |
| 2044 | 3,966,899 | 91,305 | 1.48% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 4,024,221 | 90,952 | 1.45% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 4,080,955 | 90,573 | 1.41% | -0.42% |
| 2047 | 4,137,188 | 90,175 | 1.38% | -0.44% |
| 2048 | 4,192,836 | 89,769 | 1.35% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 4,247,701 | 89,362 | 1.31% | -0.45% |
| 2050 | 4,301,881 | 88,939 | 1.28% | -0.47% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Saint Vincent lost 5,490 people (a 4.88% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Saint Vincent's population decreased by -7,040 (a 6.58% decline).
The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Saint Vincent was ranked 180th in 2005 and ranked 184th 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 Vincent will decrease by 11% to 88,939 people and rank change from 184th to 186th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kingstown | 12.9K |
| Georgetown | 1.68K |
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Population differences between the Gambia and Saint Vincent
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| Life expectancy | 66.3 years | 71.5 years |
| Average age | 23.7 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.01 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman |
| Population density | 706 ppl/mi² | 668 ppl/mi² |
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