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Population in the Gambia compared to San Marino: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,871,879 people compared to 33,996 in San Marino.

Population statistics:

  • The Gambia's population is 84.5 times bigger than San Marino's.
  • The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while San Marino is the 193rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for the Gambia vs 0.0004% for San Marino.
  • For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
  • Since 2005, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.67M people to 2.87M (72.3% growth), while San Marino has grown from 29.8K to 34K (13.9% growth).
  • The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.7M people, while San Marino's population already peaked in 2020 at 34.8K people and is projected to decrease to 31.5K people by 2100.

Gambia vs San Marino: live population counter

Gambia San Marino
Current population
2871879
33996
Population rank 138/197 193/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.0004%
One net population change
8.46 minutes
3.12 days
One birth every
6.4 minutes
1.93 days
One death every
31 minutes
1.3 days
One migration net change every
2.93 hours
1.41 weeks
Annual migration change -2,989 +37
Daily growth/decline +170 +0
Annual growth/decline +62,143 +117
Annual growth/decline rate +2.3% +0.35%
Population growth rate rank 39/197 144/197

the Gambia and San Marino: population history and growth rate by year chart

Gambia
Population

Growth rate
San Marino
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Gambia San Marino Gambia San Marino
1960 398,060 15,428 - -
1961 408,930 15,799 2.73% 2.4%
1962 420,163 16,183 2.75% 2.43%
1963 431,757 16,580 2.76% 2.45%
1964 443,687 16,977 2.76% 2.39%
1965 455,952 17,305 2.76% 1.93%
1966 468,516 17,523 2.76% 1.26%
1967 481,588 17,688 2.79% 0.94%
1968 495,269 17,861 2.84% 0.98%
1969 509,440 18,026 2.86% 0.92%
1970 524,105 18,168 2.88% 0.79%
1971 539,388 18,419 2.92% 1.38%
1972 555,370 18,787 2.96% 2%
1973 571,991 18,992 2.99% 1.09%
1974 589,085 19,030 2.99% 0.2%
1975 606,821 19,046 3.01% 0.08%
1976 625,667 19,110 3.11% 0.34%
1977 645,770 20,017 3.21% 4.75%
1978 667,103 21,026 3.3% 5.04%
1979 689,781 21,320 3.4% 1.4%
1980 713,913 21,585 3.5% 1.24%
1981 739,125 21,840 3.53% 1.18%
1982 765,753 22,055 3.6% 0.98%
1983 794,525 22,229 3.76% 0.79%
1984 825,631 22,346 3.92% 0.53%
1985 858,874 22,485 4.03% 0.62%
1986 894,019 22,636 4.09% 0.67%
1987 931,091 22,686 4.15% 0.22%
1988 970,160 22,843 4.2% 0.69%
1989 1,011,357 23,154 4.25% 1.36%
1990 1,054,696 23,475 4.29% 1.39%
1991 1,099,959 23,797 4.29% 1.37%
1992 1,145,582 24,125 4.15% 1.38%
1993 1,188,365 24,472 3.73% 1.44%
1994 1,227,226 24,823 3.27% 1.43%
1995 1,264,313 25,158 3.02% 1.35%
1996 1,301,410 25,482 2.93% 1.29%
1997 1,338,889 25,800 2.88% 1.25%
1998 1,376,987 26,125 2.85% 1.26%
1999 1,415,779 26,459 2.82% 1.28%
2000 1,455,084 26,799 2.78% 1.29%
2001 1,495,011 27,143 2.74% 1.28%
2002 1,535,691 27,491 2.72% 1.28%
2003 1,577,611 27,843 2.73% 1.28%
2004 1,621,312 29,457 2.77% 5.8%
2005 1,667,037 29,836 2.82% 1.29%
2006 1,715,275 30,184 2.89% 1.17%
2007 1,765,774 31,211 2.94% 3.4%
2008 1,817,852 31,662 2.95% 1.45%
2009 1,871,422 33,066 2.95% 4.43%
2010 1,926,630 33,270 2.95% 0.62%
2011 1,983,784 32,620 2.97% -1.95%
2012 2,043,094 33,469 2.99% 2.6%
2013 2,103,820 33,041 2.97% -1.28%
2014 2,164,528 32,655 2.89% -1.17%
2015 2,224,529 32,897 2.77% 0.74%
2016 2,283,769 33,101 2.66% 0.62%
2017 2,342,189 33,825 2.56% 2.19%
2018 2,399,632 34,522 2.45% 2.06%
2019 2,456,844 34,663 2.38% 0.41%
2020 2,515,733 34,770 2.4% 0.31%
2021 2,576,010 34,252 2.4% -1.49%
2022 2,636,470 33,755 2.35% -1.45%
2023 2,697,845 33,860 2.33% 0.31%
2024 2,759,988 33,977 2.3% 0.35%
2025 2,822,083 33,969 2.25% -0.02%
2026 2,884,075 34,003 2.2% 0.1%
2027 2,945,874 34,033 2.14% 0.09%
2028 3,007,541 34,080 2.09% 0.14%
2029 3,069,012 34,113 2.04% 0.1%
2030 3,130,117 34,133 1.99% 0.06%
2031 3,190,986 34,147 1.94% 0.04%
2032 3,251,816 34,169 1.91% 0.06%
2033 3,312,585 34,188 1.87% 0.06%
2034 3,373,117 34,195 1.83% 0.02%
2035 3,433,418 34,222 1.79% 0.08%
2036 3,493,569 34,260 1.75% 0.11%
2037 3,553,521 34,293 1.72% 0.1%
2038 3,613,489 34,339 1.69% 0.14%
2039 3,673,332 34,368 1.66% 0.08%
2040 3,732,793 34,365 1.62% -0.009%
2041 3,791,791 34,364 1.58% -0.003%
2042 3,850,526 34,379 1.55% 0.04%
2043 3,909,016 34,388 1.52% 0.03%
2044 3,966,899 34,360 1.48% -0.08%
2045 4,024,221 34,318 1.45% -0.12%
2046 4,080,955 34,280 1.41% -0.11%
2047 4,137,188 34,238 1.38% -0.12%
2048 4,192,836 34,191 1.35% -0.14%
2049 4,247,701 34,135 1.31% -0.16%
2050 4,301,881 34,091 1.28% -0.13%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd 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 San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.

Biggest cities by population

Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K
San Marino
City Population
Dogana 7K
San Marino 4.04K

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