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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Samoa	Gambia	Samoa
1960	398,060	112,490	-	-
1961	408,930	115,496	2.73%	2.67%
1962	420,163	118,597	2.75%	2.68%
1963	431,757	121,764	2.76%	2.67%
1964	443,687	124,894	2.76%	2.57%
1965	455,952	127,978	2.76%	2.47%
1966	468,516	131,073	2.76%	2.42%
1967	481,588	133,764	2.79%	2.05%
1968	495,269	136,020	2.84%	1.69%
1969	509,440	138,233	2.86%	1.63%
1970	524,105	140,400	2.88%	1.57%
1971	539,388	142,503	2.92%	1.5%
1972	555,370	144,538	2.96%	1.43%
1973	571,991	146,516	2.99%	1.37%
1974	589,085	149,431	2.99%	1.99%
1975	606,821	153,344	3.01%	2.62%
1976	625,667	157,113	3.11%	2.46%
1977	645,770	159,753	3.21%	1.68%
1978	667,103	161,375	3.3%	1.02%
1979	689,781	162,882	3.4%	0.93%
1980	713,913	164,322	3.5%	0.88%
1981	739,125	165,678	3.53%	0.83%
1982	765,753	166,484	3.6%	0.49%
1983	794,525	166,714	3.76%	0.14%
1984	825,631	166,796	3.92%	0.05%
1985	858,874	166,849	4.03%	0.03%
1986	894,019	167,061	4.09%	0.13%
1987	931,091	167,661	4.15%	0.36%
1988	970,160	168,346	4.2%	0.41%
1989	1,011,357	168,768	4.25%	0.25%
1990	1,054,696	169,042	4.29%	0.16%
1991	1,099,959	169,368	4.29%	0.19%
1992	1,145,582	170,331	4.15%	0.57%
1993	1,188,365	171,774	3.73%	0.85%
1994	1,227,226	173,159	3.27%	0.81%
1995	1,264,313	174,571	3.02%	0.82%
1996	1,301,410	176,071	2.93%	0.86%
1997	1,338,889	177,547	2.88%	0.84%
1998	1,376,987	178,905	2.85%	0.76%
1999	1,415,779	180,275	2.82%	0.77%
2000	1,455,084	181,685	2.78%	0.78%
2001	1,495,011	183,166	2.74%	0.82%
2002	1,535,691	184,471	2.72%	0.71%
2003	1,577,611	185,430	2.73%	0.52%
2004	1,621,312	186,249	2.77%	0.44%
2005	1,667,037	186,978	2.82%	0.39%
2006	1,715,275	187,709	2.89%	0.39%
2007	1,765,774	188,753	2.94%	0.56%
2008	1,817,852	190,107	2.95%	0.72%
2009	1,871,422	191,513	2.95%	0.74%
2010	1,926,630	193,023	2.95%	0.79%
2011	1,983,784	194,713	2.97%	0.88%
2012	2,043,094	196,498	2.99%	0.92%
2013	2,103,820	198,268	2.97%	0.9%
2014	2,164,528	200,037	2.89%	0.89%
2015	2,224,529	201,782	2.77%	0.87%
2016	2,283,769	203,499	2.66%	0.85%
2017	2,342,189	205,415	2.56%	0.94%
2018	2,399,632	207,582	2.45%	1.05%
2019	2,456,844	209,780	2.38%	1.06%
2020	2,515,733	211,944	2.4%	1.03%
2021	2,576,010	213,779	2.4%	0.87%
2022	2,636,470	215,261	2.35%	0.69%
2023	2,697,845	216,663	2.33%	0.65%
2024	2,759,988	218,019	2.3%	0.63%
2025	2,822,083	219,302	2.25%	0.59%
2026	2,884,075	220,530	2.2%	0.56%
2027	2,945,874	221,772	2.14%	0.56%
2028	3,007,541	223,104	2.09%	0.6%
2029	3,069,012	224,504	2.04%	0.63%
2030	3,130,117	225,968	1.99%	0.65%
2031	3,190,986	227,581	1.94%	0.71%
2032	3,251,816	229,298	1.91%	0.75%
2033	3,312,585	231,110	1.87%	0.79%
2034	3,373,117	233,061	1.83%	0.84%
2035	3,433,418	235,172	1.79%	0.91%
2036	3,493,569	237,415	1.75%	0.95%
2037	3,553,521	239,730	1.72%	0.98%
2038	3,613,489	242,155	1.69%	1.01%
2039	3,673,332	244,653	1.66%	1.03%
2040	3,732,793	247,196	1.62%	1.04%
2041	3,791,791	249,796	1.58%	1.05%
2042	3,850,526	252,427	1.55%	1.05%
2043	3,909,016	255,023	1.52%	1.03%
2044	3,966,899	257,609	1.48%	1.01%
2045	4,024,221	260,250	1.45%	1.03%
2046	4,080,955	262,849	1.41%	1%
2047	4,137,188	265,365	1.38%	0.96%
2048	4,192,836	267,836	1.35%	0.93%
2049	4,247,701	270,291	1.31%	0.92%
2050	4,301,881	272,711	1.28%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.