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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,902,554 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 18.4 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.04% for the Gambia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.9M (69.2% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Gambia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gambia Sudan
2100 5,767,668 137,695,876
2099 5,765,660 137,114,644
2098 5,762,971 136,500,499
2097 5,759,632 135,860,701
2096 5,755,430 135,222,218
2095 5,750,385 134,553,615
2094 5,744,540 133,902,112
2093 5,737,026 133,186,791
2092 5,728,594 132,427,642
2091 5,719,408 131,674,049
2090 5,708,875 130,893,042
2089 5,697,140 130,075,970
2088 5,684,094 129,234,968
2087 5,669,958 128,358,981
2086 5,655,091 127,463,823
2085 5,638,646 126,555,673
2084 5,621,067 125,612,419
2083 5,602,456 124,663,868
2082 5,582,581 123,716,124
2081 5,561,294 122,772,016
2080 5,538,819 121,805,246
2079 5,515,086 120,822,781
2078 5,489,750 119,802,944
2077 5,463,305 118,776,597
2076 5,435,859 117,748,457
2075 5,406,946 116,688,549
2074 5,376,718 115,601,159
2073 5,345,328 114,499,847
2072 5,313,201 113,374,089
2071 5,279,975 112,235,978
2070 5,245,200 111,102,687
2069 5,209,379 109,945,533
2068 5,172,146 108,791,037
2067 5,134,037 107,581,192
2066 5,094,458 106,357,353
2065 5,053,246 105,145,307
2064 5,011,122 103,903,801
2063 4,968,038 102,642,643
2062 4,923,683 101,354,095
2061 4,877,966 100,067,335
2060 4,831,631 98,765,585
2059 4,784,535 97,461,067
2058 4,736,846 96,135,716
2057 4,688,039 94,800,344
2056 4,638,482 93,458,640
2055 4,588,184 92,089,717
2054 4,536,562 90,711,253
2053 4,484,692 89,342,122
2052 4,431,827 87,962,125
2051 4,378,133 86,581,277
2050 4,323,657 85,194,794
2049 4,268,536 83,803,171
2048 4,212,677 82,442,635
2047 4,155,975 81,085,689
2046 4,098,930 79,725,126
2045 4,041,218 78,359,927
2044 3,982,976 77,006,049
2043 3,924,126 75,652,858
2042 3,864,662 74,312,465
2041 3,805,317 72,968,877
2040 3,745,312 71,640,015
2039 3,685,048 70,319,906
2038 3,624,271 69,001,239
2037 3,563,745 67,665,904
2036 3,502,991 66,337,650
2035 3,442,074 65,001,359
2034 3,381,008 63,664,516
2033 3,319,646 62,329,849
2032 3,258,080 61,007,985
2031 3,196,605 59,695,860
2030 3,134,968 58,384,521
2029 3,072,981 57,082,767
2028 3,010,624 55,800,806
2027 2,948,246 54,523,219
2026 2,885,613 52,894,744
2025 2,822,861 51,256,148
2024 2,759,988 50,448,963
2023 2,697,845 50,042,791
2022 2,636,470 49,383,346
2021 2,576,010 48,066,924
2020 2,515,733 46,789,231
2019 2,456,844 45,548,175
2018 2,399,632 44,230,596
2017 2,342,189 42,714,306
2016 2,283,769 41,259,892
2015 2,224,529 40,024,431
2014 2,164,528 38,823,318
2013 2,103,820 37,785,849
2012 2,043,094 36,923,178
2011 1,983,784 36,140,806
2010 1,926,630 35,414,399
2009 1,871,422 34,569,113
2008 1,817,852 33,623,980
2007 1,765,774 32,764,135
2006 1,715,275 31,992,435
2005 1,667,037 31,262,444
2004 1,621,312 30,556,637
2003 1,577,611 29,896,035
2002 1,535,691 29,228,727
2001 1,495,011 28,516,770
2000 1,455,084 27,816,745
1999 1,415,779 27,130,613
1998 1,376,987 26,458,999
1997 1,338,889 25,799,821
1996 1,301,410 25,231,528
1995 1,264,313 24,672,143
1994 1,227,226 24,043,948
1993 1,188,365 23,445,592
1992 1,145,582 22,927,355
1991 1,099,959 22,470,676
1990 1,054,696 22,021,481
1989 1,011,357 21,578,022
1988 970,160 21,138,431
1987 931,091 20,704,904
1986 894,019 20,288,238
1985 858,874 19,905,872
1984 825,631 19,546,528
1983 794,525 19,109,770
1982 765,753 18,486,645
1981 739,125 17,780,572
1980 713,913 17,058,905
1979 689,781 16,355,352
1978 667,103 15,695,003
1977 645,770 15,086,614
1976 625,667 14,569,716
1975 606,821 14,064,798
1974 589,085 13,580,723
1973 571,991 13,049,315
1972 555,370 12,527,856
1971 539,388 12,105,539
1970 524,105 11,695,771
1969 509,440 11,298,936
1968 495,269 10,917,999
1967 481,588 10,550,597
1966 468,516 10,197,578
1965 455,952 9,858,030
1964 443,687 9,531,109
1963 431,757 9,218,077
1962 420,163 8,919,028
1961 408,930 8,634,941
1960 398,060 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Gambia's population will grow by 49% to 4,323,657 people with a rank change from 138th to 132nd. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.77M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gambia Sudan
2100 0.03% 0.42%
2099 0.05% 0.45%
2098 0.06% 0.47%
2097 0.07% 0.47%
2096 0.09% 0.5%
2095 0.1% 0.49%
2094 0.13% 0.54%
2093 0.15% 0.57%
2092 0.16% 0.57%
2091 0.18% 0.6%
2090 0.21% 0.63%
2089 0.23% 0.65%
2088 0.25% 0.68%
2087 0.26% 0.7%
2086 0.29% 0.72%
2085 0.31% 0.75%
2084 0.33% 0.76%
2083 0.36% 0.77%
2082 0.38% 0.77%
2081 0.41% 0.79%
2080 0.43% 0.81%
2079 0.46% 0.85%
2078 0.48% 0.86%
2077 0.5% 0.87%
2076 0.53% 0.91%
2075 0.56% 0.94%
2074 0.59% 0.96%
2073 0.6% 0.99%
2072 0.63% 1.01%
2071 0.66% 1.02%
2070 0.69% 1.05%
2069 0.72% 1.06%
2068 0.74% 1.12%
2067 0.78% 1.15%
2066 0.82% 1.15%
2065 0.84% 1.19%
2064 0.87% 1.23%
2063 0.9% 1.27%
2062 0.94% 1.29%
2061 0.96% 1.32%
2060 0.98% 1.34%
2059 1.01% 1.38%
2058 1.04% 1.41%
2057 1.07% 1.44%
2056 1.1% 1.49%
2055 1.14% 1.52%
2054 1.16% 1.53%
2053 1.19% 1.57%
2052 1.23% 1.59%
2051 1.26% 1.63%
2050 1.29% 1.66%
2049 1.33% 1.65%
2048 1.36% 1.67%
2047 1.39% 1.71%
2046 1.43% 1.74%
2045 1.46% 1.76%
2044 1.5% 1.79%
2043 1.54% 1.8%
2042 1.56% 1.84%
2041 1.6% 1.85%
2040 1.64% 1.88%
2039 1.68% 1.91%
2038 1.7% 1.97%
2037 1.73% 2%
2036 1.77% 2.06%
2035 1.81% 2.1%
2034 1.85% 2.14%
2033 1.89% 2.17%
2032 1.92% 2.2%
2031 1.97% 2.25%
2030 2.02% 2.28%
2029 2.07% 2.3%
2028 2.12% 2.34%
2027 2.17% 3.08%
2026 2.22% 3.2%
2025 2.28% 1.6%
2024 2.3% 0.81%
2023 2.33% 1.34%
2022 2.35% 2.74%
2021 2.4% 2.73%
2020 2.4% 2.72%
2019 2.38% 2.98%
2018 2.45% 3.55%
2017 2.56% 3.53%
2016 2.66% 3.09%
2015 2.77% 3.09%
2014 2.89% 2.75%
2013 2.97% 2.34%
2012 2.99% 2.16%
2011 2.97% 2.05%
2010 2.95% 2.45%
2009 2.95% 2.81%
2008 2.95% 2.62%
2007 2.94% 2.41%
2006 2.89% 2.34%
2005 2.82% 2.31%
2004 2.77% 2.21%
2003 2.73% 2.28%
2002 2.72% 2.5%
2001 2.74% 2.52%
2000 2.78% 2.53%
1999 2.82% 2.54%
1998 2.85% 2.55%
1997 2.88% 2.25%
1996 2.93% 2.27%
1995 3.02% 2.61%
1994 3.27% 2.55%
1993 3.73% 2.26%
1992 4.15% 2.03%
1991 4.29% 2.04%
1990 4.29% 2.06%
1989 4.25% 2.08%
1988 4.2% 2.09%
1987 4.15% 2.05%
1986 4.09% 1.92%
1985 4.03% 1.84%
1984 3.92% 2.29%
1983 3.76% 3.37%
1982 3.6% 3.97%
1981 3.53% 4.23%
1980 3.5% 4.3%
1979 3.4% 4.21%
1978 3.3% 4.03%
1977 3.21% 3.55%
1976 3.11% 3.59%
1975 3.01% 3.56%
1974 2.99% 4.07%
1973 2.99% 4.16%
1972 2.96% 3.49%
1971 2.92% 3.5%
1970 2.88% 3.51%
1969 2.86% 3.49%
1968 2.84% 3.48%
1967 2.79% 3.46%
1966 2.76% 3.44%
1965 2.76% 3.43%
1964 2.76% 3.4%
1963 2.76% 3.35%
1962 2.75% 3.29%
1961 2.73% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Gambia grew by 2.3%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Gambia Sudan
Current population
2902554
53335233
Population rank 138/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.64%
One net population change
8.46 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
6.4 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
31 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +170 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +62,143 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.3% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 37/197 116/197
One migration net change every
2.94 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -2,984 +291,469
Net migration rank 107/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 236,137 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 107/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 72/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gambia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gambia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,984 - 291,469
2024 - -2,989 - -544,257
2023 65,118 -3,000 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 63,634 -3,000 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 62,239 -1,949 1,293,817 31,664
2020 62,209 -1,949 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 61,701 -4,186 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 60,854 -3,944 1,257,387 125,499
2017 61,665 -3,696 1,208,046 441,623
2016 62,358 -3,486 1,174,422 84,728
2015 62,832 -3,224 1,145,259 66,476
2014 63,185 -2,793 1,097,962 92,504
2013 63,510 -2,476 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 62,745 -2,332 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 60,571 -2,360 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 58,554 -2,456 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 56,575 -2,259 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 55,032 -2,204 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 53,653 -2,320 992,819 -201,769
2006 52,335 -2,666 963,740 -211,387
2005 50,010 -3,209 907,017 -199,378
2004 48,276 -3,636 889,382 -185,392
2003 46,473 -3,713 898,226 -281,001
2002 45,156 -4,067 897,965 -180,603
2001 44,154 -3,882 880,284 -173,745
2000 43,249 -3,670 858,536 -165,030
1999 42,533 -3,493 835,840 -157,090
1998 41,842 -3,291 814,752 -150,271
1997 40,742 -3,098 802,245 -148,368
1996 40,253 -2,948 792,926 -310,221
1995 39,681 -2,797 780,700 -144,670
1994 38,880 -1,586 764,645 -144,324
1993 37,302 3,131 743,249 -166,861
1992 35,951 9,182 731,177 -271,093
1991 34,584 11,530 714,612 -261,341
1990 33,163 11,242 699,953 -254,825
1989 31,504 10,765 683,743 -241,979
1988 29,938 10,187 672,604 -235,213
1987 28,452 9,563 658,416 -228,756
1986 27,195 8,934 649,649 -245,968
1985 25,795 8,373 583,382 -222,315
1984 24,586 7,733 577,405 -219,755
1983 23,175 6,713 570,198 -54,325
1982 21,894 5,757 606,362 124,007
1981 20,156 5,438 585,087 96,697
1980 19,566 5,268 552,930 208,602
1979 18,543 4,898 524,942 120,613
1978 17,424 4,493 497,987 177,153
1977 16,773 3,969 483,089 58,540
1976 16,032 3,436 470,019 22,147
1975 15,256 2,979 454,813 62,843
1974 14,628 2,610 444,456 6,023
1973 14,046 2,907 439,201 173,143
1972 13,432 2,861 428,340 2,238
1971 12,842 2,817 417,641 -3,577
1970 12,128 2,777 401,013 4,479
1969 11,670 2,757 385,712 2,476
1968 11,215 2,705 370,917 2,776
1967 10,823 2,617 356,599 4,508
1966 10,422 2,272 342,118 2,813
1965 10,162 2,272 327,799 6,367
1964 9,825 2,272 315,166 4,505
1963 9,493 2,272 302,132 4,263
1962 9,150 2,272 287,317 4,387
1961 8,778 2,272 272,562 3,904
1960 8,420 2,272 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 95.2% of the population change in the Gambia is from natural causes (a gain of 625,795 people) and 4.75% is from migration (a loss of 31,227 people). In Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 236,137 residents or 8.6% of the population were not native-born in the Gambia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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