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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Spain	Gambia	Spain
1960	398,060	30,455,000	-	-
1961	408,930	30,739,250	2.73%	0.93%
1962	420,163	31,023,366	2.75%	0.92%
1963	431,757	31,296,651	2.76%	0.88%
1964	443,687	31,609,195	2.76%	1%
1965	455,952	31,954,292	2.76%	1.09%
1966	468,516	32,283,194	2.76%	1.03%
1967	481,588	32,682,947	2.79%	1.24%
1968	495,269	33,113,134	2.84%	1.32%
1969	509,440	33,441,054	2.86%	0.99%
1970	524,105	33,814,531	2.88%	1.12%
1971	539,388	34,224,490	2.92%	1.21%
1972	555,370	34,604,469	2.96%	1.11%
1973	571,991	34,988,947	2.99%	1.11%
1974	589,085	35,373,335	2.99%	1.1%
1975	606,821	35,757,900	3.01%	1.09%
1976	625,667	36,137,812	3.11%	1.06%
1977	645,770	36,511,638	3.21%	1.03%
1978	667,103	36,864,898	3.3%	0.97%
1979	689,781	37,191,330	3.4%	0.89%
1980	713,913	37,491,165	3.5%	0.81%
1981	739,125	37,758,631	3.53%	0.71%
1982	765,753	37,986,012	3.6%	0.6%
1983	794,525	38,171,525	3.76%	0.49%
1984	825,631	38,330,364	3.92%	0.42%
1985	858,874	38,469,512	4.03%	0.36%
1986	894,019	38,584,624	4.09%	0.3%
1987	931,091	38,684,815	4.15%	0.26%
1988	970,160	38,766,939	4.2%	0.21%
1989	1,011,357	38,827,764	4.25%	0.16%
1990	1,054,696	38,867,322	4.29%	0.1%
1991	1,099,959	38,966,376	4.29%	0.25%
1992	1,145,582	39,157,685	4.15%	0.49%
1993	1,188,365	39,361,262	3.73%	0.52%
1994	1,227,226	39,549,108	3.27%	0.48%
1995	1,264,313	39,724,050	3.02%	0.44%
1996	1,301,410	39,889,852	2.93%	0.42%
1997	1,338,889	40,057,389	2.88%	0.42%
1998	1,376,987	40,223,509	2.85%	0.41%
1999	1,415,779	40,386,875	2.82%	0.41%
2000	1,455,084	40,567,864	2.78%	0.45%
2001	1,495,011	40,850,412	2.74%	0.7%
2002	1,535,691	41,431,558	2.72%	1.42%
2003	1,577,611	42,187,645	2.73%	1.82%
2004	1,621,312	42,921,895	2.77%	1.74%
2005	1,667,037	43,653,155	2.82%	1.7%
2006	1,715,275	44,397,319	2.89%	1.7%
2007	1,765,774	45,226,803	2.94%	1.87%
2008	1,817,852	45,954,106	2.95%	1.61%
2009	1,871,422	46,362,946	2.95%	0.89%
2010	1,926,630	46,576,897	2.95%	0.46%
2011	1,983,784	46,742,697	2.97%	0.36%
2012	2,043,094	46,773,055	2.99%	0.06%
2013	2,103,820	46,604,197	2.97%	-0.36%
2014	2,164,528	46,460,733	2.89%	-0.31%
2015	2,224,529	46,422,303	2.77%	-0.08%
2016	2,283,769	46,458,139	2.66%	0.08%
2017	2,342,189	46,571,232	2.56%	0.24%
2018	2,399,632	46,782,011	2.45%	0.45%
2019	2,456,844	47,118,501	2.38%	0.72%
2020	2,515,733	47,359,424	2.4%	0.51%
2021	2,576,010	47,443,821	2.4%	0.18%
2022	2,636,470	47,786,102	2.35%	0.72%
2023	2,697,845	48,347,910	2.33%	1.18%
2024	2,759,988	48,807,137	2.3%	0.95%
2025	2,822,083	48,786,181	2.25%	-0.04%
2026	2,884,075	48,746,279	2.2%	-0.08%
2027	2,945,874	48,696,847	2.14%	-0.1%
2028	3,007,541	48,642,132	2.09%	-0.11%
2029	3,069,012	48,578,166	2.04%	-0.13%
2030	3,130,117	48,501,513	1.99%	-0.16%
2031	3,190,986	48,412,854	1.94%	-0.18%
2032	3,251,816	48,321,195	1.91%	-0.19%
2033	3,312,585	48,230,054	1.87%	-0.19%
2034	3,373,117	48,136,421	1.83%	-0.19%
2035	3,433,418	48,036,650	1.79%	-0.21%
2036	3,493,569	47,929,957	1.75%	-0.22%
2037	3,553,521	47,819,257	1.72%	-0.23%
2038	3,613,489	47,706,580	1.69%	-0.24%
2039	3,673,332	47,588,878	1.66%	-0.25%
2040	3,732,793	47,463,597	1.62%	-0.26%
2041	3,791,791	47,332,618	1.58%	-0.28%
2042	3,850,526	47,194,588	1.55%	-0.29%
2043	3,909,016	47,052,293	1.52%	-0.3%
2044	3,966,899	46,902,636	1.48%	-0.32%
2045	4,024,221	46,738,565	1.45%	-0.35%
2046	4,080,955	46,564,383	1.41%	-0.37%
2047	4,137,188	46,381,681	1.38%	-0.39%
2048	4,192,836	46,190,642	1.35%	-0.41%
2049	4,247,701	45,985,428	1.31%	-0.44%
2050	4,301,881	45,769,362	1.28%	-0.47%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Spain gained 2,769,148 people (a 6.34% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,363,878 (a 5.09% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Spain was ranked 28th in 2005 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 6.18% to 45,769,362 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.