Population in the Gambia compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

the Gambia and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Sri Lanka	Gambia	Sri Lanka
1960	398,060	9,661,389	-	-
1961	408,930	9,899,372	2.73%	2.46%
1962	420,163	10,143,754	2.75%	2.47%
1963	431,757	10,395,040	2.76%	2.48%
1964	443,687	10,653,397	2.76%	2.49%
1965	455,952	10,916,965	2.76%	2.47%
1966	468,516	11,183,928	2.76%	2.45%
1967	481,588	11,457,328	2.79%	2.44%
1968	495,269	11,736,088	2.84%	2.43%
1969	509,440	12,013,858	2.86%	2.37%
1970	524,105	12,287,110	2.88%	2.27%
1971	539,388	12,551,910	2.92%	2.16%
1972	555,370	12,809,205	2.96%	2.05%
1973	571,991	13,060,916	2.99%	1.97%
1974	589,085	13,305,693	2.99%	1.87%
1975	606,821	13,548,984	3.01%	1.83%
1976	625,667	13,796,770	3.11%	1.83%
1977	645,770	14,049,371	3.21%	1.83%
1978	667,103	14,310,128	3.3%	1.86%
1979	689,781	14,579,614	3.4%	1.88%
1980	713,913	14,847,974	3.5%	1.84%
1981	739,125	15,099,414	3.53%	1.69%
1982	765,753	15,286,567	3.6%	1.24%
1983	794,525	15,388,794	3.76%	0.67%
1984	825,631	15,441,860	3.92%	0.34%
1985	858,874	15,544,154	4.03%	0.66%
1986	894,019	15,731,256	4.09%	1.2%
1987	931,091	15,916,576	4.15%	1.18%
1988	970,160	16,078,621	4.2%	1.02%
1989	1,011,357	16,248,557	4.25%	1.06%
1990	1,054,696	16,352,458	4.29%	0.64%
1991	1,099,959	16,475,354	4.29%	0.75%
1992	1,145,582	16,739,284	4.15%	1.6%
1993	1,188,365	17,025,918	3.73%	1.71%
1994	1,227,226	17,275,773	3.27%	1.47%
1995	1,264,313	17,564,068	3.02%	1.67%
1996	1,301,410	17,905,018	2.93%	1.94%
1997	1,338,889	18,248,200	2.88%	1.92%
1998	1,376,987	18,596,003	2.85%	1.91%
1999	1,415,779	18,944,731	2.82%	1.88%
2000	1,455,084	19,293,054	2.78%	1.84%
2001	1,495,011	19,600,362	2.74%	1.59%
2002	1,535,691	19,805,752	2.72%	1.05%
2003	1,577,611	19,951,521	2.73%	0.74%
2004	1,621,312	20,087,605	2.77%	0.68%
2005	1,667,037	20,216,524	2.82%	0.64%
2006	1,715,275	20,352,411	2.89%	0.67%
2007	1,765,774	20,492,545	2.94%	0.69%
2008	1,817,852	20,629,378	2.95%	0.67%
2009	1,871,422	20,756,435	2.95%	0.62%
2010	1,926,630	20,879,089	2.95%	0.59%
2011	1,983,784	21,009,048	2.97%	0.62%
2012	2,043,094	21,169,458	2.99%	0.76%
2013	2,103,820	20,585,000	2.97%	-2.76%
2014	2,164,528	20,778,000	2.89%	0.94%
2015	2,224,529	20,970,000	2.77%	0.92%
2016	2,283,769	21,209,000	2.66%	1.14%
2017	2,342,189	21,453,000	2.56%	1.15%
2018	2,399,632	21,670,000	2.45%	1.01%
2019	2,456,844	21,803,000	2.38%	0.61%
2020	2,515,733	21,919,000	2.4%	0.53%
2021	2,576,010	22,156,000	2.4%	1.08%
2022	2,636,470	22,181,000	2.35%	0.11%
2023	2,697,845	22,037,000	2.33%	-0.65%
2024	2,759,988	21,916,000	2.3%	-0.55%
2025	2,822,083	22,035,440	2.25%	0.54%
2026	2,884,075	22,148,172	2.2%	0.51%
2027	2,945,874	22,255,601	2.14%	0.49%
2028	3,007,541	22,357,682	2.09%	0.46%
2029	3,069,012	22,453,922	2.04%	0.43%
2030	3,130,117	22,546,245	1.99%	0.41%
2031	3,190,986	22,635,106	1.94%	0.39%
2032	3,251,816	22,720,118	1.91%	0.38%
2033	3,312,585	22,802,043	1.87%	0.36%
2034	3,373,117	22,879,527	1.83%	0.34%
2035	3,433,418	22,952,739	1.79%	0.32%
2036	3,493,569	23,022,027	1.75%	0.3%
2037	3,553,521	23,088,877	1.72%	0.29%
2038	3,613,489	23,152,480	1.69%	0.28%
2039	3,673,332	23,211,633	1.66%	0.26%
2040	3,732,793	23,265,986	1.62%	0.23%
2041	3,791,791	23,315,260	1.58%	0.21%
2042	3,850,526	23,359,578	1.55%	0.19%
2043	3,909,016	23,398,752	1.52%	0.17%
2044	3,966,899	23,433,096	1.48%	0.15%
2045	4,024,221	23,464,943	1.45%	0.14%
2046	4,080,955	23,492,738	1.41%	0.12%
2047	4,137,188	23,512,629	1.38%	0.08%
2048	4,192,836	23,525,953	1.35%	0.06%
2049	4,247,701	23,533,940	1.31%	0.03%
2050	4,301,881	23,538,230	1.28%	0.02%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 600,981 (a 26.3% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 940,346 (a 4.43% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Gambia's population will grow by 49.1% to 4,301,881 people with a rank change from 138th to 132nd. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.