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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Suriname	Gambia	Suriname
1960	398,060	263,918	-	-
1961	408,930	272,791	2.73%	3.36%
1962	420,163	283,912	2.75%	4.08%
1963	431,757	297,034	2.76%	4.62%
1964	443,687	309,041	2.76%	4.04%
1965	455,952	320,000	2.76%	3.55%
1966	468,516	331,135	2.76%	3.48%
1967	481,588	342,679	2.79%	3.49%
1968	495,269	354,616	2.84%	3.48%
1969	509,440	366,906	2.86%	3.47%
1970	524,105	379,442	2.88%	3.42%
1971	539,388	391,932	2.92%	3.29%
1972	555,370	397,413	2.96%	1.4%
1973	571,991	395,772	2.99%	-0.41%
1974	589,085	393,676	2.99%	-0.53%
1975	606,821	391,170	3.01%	-0.64%
1976	625,667	388,289	3.11%	-0.74%
1977	645,770	385,067	3.21%	-0.83%
1978	667,103	381,502	3.3%	-0.93%
1979	689,781	377,602	3.4%	-1.02%
1980	713,913	375,377	3.5%	-0.59%
1981	739,125	375,459	3.53%	0.02%
1982	765,753	376,555	3.6%	0.29%
1983	794,525	378,746	3.76%	0.58%
1984	825,631	382,193	3.92%	0.91%
1985	858,874	386,972	4.03%	1.25%
1986	894,019	392,330	4.09%	1.38%
1987	931,091	396,911	4.15%	1.17%
1988	970,160	402,227	4.2%	1.34%
1989	1,011,357	408,409	4.25%	1.54%
1990	1,054,696	412,493	4.29%	1%
1991	1,099,959	415,013	4.29%	0.61%
1992	1,145,582	417,589	4.15%	0.62%
1993	1,188,365	419,352	3.73%	0.42%
1994	1,227,226	422,375	3.27%	0.72%
1995	1,264,313	429,606	3.02%	1.71%
1996	1,301,410	438,830	2.93%	2.15%
1997	1,338,889	448,067	2.88%	2.1%
1998	1,376,987	457,406	2.85%	2.08%
1999	1,415,779	466,916	2.82%	2.08%
2000	1,455,084	476,643	2.78%	2.08%
2001	1,495,011	486,560	2.74%	2.08%
2002	1,535,691	496,551	2.72%	2.05%
2003	1,577,611	506,414	2.73%	1.99%
2004	1,621,312	513,923	2.77%	1.48%
2005	1,667,037	519,313	2.82%	1.05%
2006	1,715,275	524,997	2.89%	1.09%
2007	1,765,774	531,016	2.94%	1.15%
2008	1,817,852	537,245	2.95%	1.17%
2009	1,871,422	543,568	2.95%	1.18%
2010	1,926,630	549,923	2.95%	1.17%
2011	1,983,784	556,269	2.97%	1.15%
2012	2,043,094	562,633	2.99%	1.14%
2013	2,103,820	569,020	2.97%	1.14%
2014	2,164,528	575,373	2.89%	1.12%
2015	2,224,529	581,627	2.77%	1.09%
2016	2,283,769	587,757	2.66%	1.05%
2017	2,342,189	593,713	2.56%	1.01%
2018	2,399,632	599,513	2.45%	0.98%
2019	2,456,844	605,768	2.38%	1.04%
2020	2,515,733	612,317	2.4%	1.08%
2021	2,576,010	617,896	2.4%	0.91%
2022	2,636,470	623,164	2.35%	0.85%
2023	2,697,845	628,886	2.33%	0.92%
2024	2,759,988	634,431	2.3%	0.88%
2025	2,822,083	639,852	2.25%	0.85%
2026	2,884,075	645,257	2.2%	0.84%
2027	2,945,874	650,564	2.14%	0.82%
2028	3,007,541	655,783	2.09%	0.8%
2029	3,069,012	660,793	2.04%	0.76%
2030	3,130,117	665,650	1.99%	0.74%
2031	3,190,986	670,421	1.94%	0.72%
2032	3,251,816	675,070	1.91%	0.69%
2033	3,312,585	679,573	1.87%	0.67%
2034	3,373,117	683,911	1.83%	0.64%
2035	3,433,418	688,189	1.79%	0.63%
2036	3,493,569	692,343	1.75%	0.6%
2037	3,553,521	696,213	1.72%	0.56%
2038	3,613,489	699,908	1.69%	0.53%
2039	3,673,332	703,569	1.66%	0.52%
2040	3,732,793	707,156	1.62%	0.51%
2041	3,791,791	710,619	1.58%	0.49%
2042	3,850,526	713,900	1.55%	0.46%
2043	3,909,016	716,999	1.52%	0.43%
2044	3,966,899	719,920	1.48%	0.41%
2045	4,024,221	722,759	1.45%	0.39%
2046	4,080,955	725,322	1.41%	0.35%
2047	4,137,188	727,726	1.38%	0.33%
2048	4,192,836	730,038	1.35%	0.32%
2049	4,247,701	732,021	1.31%	0.27%
2050	4,301,881	733,898	1.28%	0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.