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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Sweden	Gambia	Sweden
1960	398,060	7,484,656	-	-
1961	408,930	7,519,998	2.73%	0.47%
1962	420,163	7,561,588	2.75%	0.55%
1963	431,757	7,604,328	2.76%	0.57%
1964	443,687	7,661,354	2.76%	0.75%
1965	455,952	7,733,853	2.76%	0.95%
1966	468,516	7,807,797	2.76%	0.96%
1967	481,588	7,867,931	2.79%	0.77%
1968	495,269	7,912,273	2.84%	0.56%
1969	509,440	7,968,072	2.86%	0.71%
1970	524,105	8,042,801	2.88%	0.94%
1971	539,388	8,098,334	2.92%	0.69%
1972	555,370	8,122,300	2.96%	0.3%
1973	571,991	8,136,312	2.99%	0.17%
1974	589,085	8,159,955	2.99%	0.29%
1975	606,821	8,192,437	3.01%	0.4%
1976	625,667	8,222,286	3.11%	0.36%
1977	645,770	8,251,540	3.21%	0.36%
1978	667,103	8,275,599	3.3%	0.29%
1979	689,781	8,293,678	3.4%	0.22%
1980	713,913	8,310,531	3.5%	0.2%
1981	739,125	8,320,503	3.53%	0.12%
1982	765,753	8,325,263	3.6%	0.06%
1983	794,525	8,329,033	3.76%	0.05%
1984	825,631	8,336,605	3.92%	0.09%
1985	858,874	8,350,386	4.03%	0.17%
1986	894,019	8,369,829	4.09%	0.23%
1987	931,091	8,397,804	4.15%	0.33%
1988	970,160	8,436,489	4.2%	0.46%
1989	1,011,357	8,492,964	4.25%	0.67%
1990	1,054,696	8,558,835	4.29%	0.78%
1991	1,099,959	8,617,375	4.29%	0.68%
1992	1,145,582	8,668,067	4.15%	0.59%
1993	1,188,365	8,718,561	3.73%	0.58%
1994	1,227,226	8,780,745	3.27%	0.71%
1995	1,264,313	8,826,939	3.02%	0.53%
1996	1,301,410	8,840,998	2.93%	0.16%
1997	1,338,889	8,846,062	2.88%	0.06%
1998	1,376,987	8,850,974	2.85%	0.06%
1999	1,415,779	8,857,874	2.82%	0.08%
2000	1,455,084	8,872,109	2.78%	0.16%
2001	1,495,011	8,895,960	2.74%	0.27%
2002	1,535,691	8,924,958	2.72%	0.33%
2003	1,577,611	8,958,229	2.73%	0.37%
2004	1,621,312	8,993,531	2.77%	0.39%
2005	1,667,037	9,029,572	2.82%	0.4%
2006	1,715,275	9,080,505	2.89%	0.56%
2007	1,765,774	9,148,092	2.94%	0.74%
2008	1,817,852	9,219,637	2.95%	0.78%
2009	1,871,422	9,298,515	2.95%	0.86%
2010	1,926,630	9,378,126	2.95%	0.86%
2011	1,983,784	9,449,213	2.97%	0.76%
2012	2,043,094	9,519,374	2.99%	0.74%
2013	2,103,820	9,600,379	2.97%	0.85%
2014	2,164,528	9,696,110	2.89%	1%
2015	2,224,529	9,799,186	2.77%	1.06%
2016	2,283,769	9,923,085	2.66%	1.26%
2017	2,342,189	10,057,698	2.56%	1.36%
2018	2,399,632	10,175,214	2.45%	1.17%
2019	2,456,844	10,278,887	2.38%	1.02%
2020	2,515,733	10,353,442	2.4%	0.73%
2021	2,576,010	10,415,811	2.4%	0.6%
2022	2,636,470	10,486,941	2.35%	0.68%
2023	2,697,845	10,536,632	2.33%	0.47%
2024	2,759,988	10,569,709	2.3%	0.31%
2025	2,822,083	10,619,177	2.25%	0.47%
2026	2,884,075	10,663,427	2.2%	0.42%
2027	2,945,874	10,703,497	2.14%	0.38%
2028	3,007,541	10,740,420	2.09%	0.34%
2029	3,069,012	10,773,692	2.04%	0.31%
2030	3,130,117	10,803,699	1.99%	0.28%
2031	3,190,986	10,830,583	1.94%	0.25%
2032	3,251,816	10,855,855	1.91%	0.23%
2033	3,312,585	10,880,544	1.87%	0.23%
2034	3,373,117	10,903,924	1.83%	0.21%
2035	3,433,418	10,926,433	1.79%	0.21%
2036	3,493,569	10,949,062	1.75%	0.21%
2037	3,553,521	10,971,259	1.72%	0.2%
2038	3,613,489	10,993,203	1.69%	0.2%
2039	3,673,332	11,015,926	1.66%	0.21%
2040	3,732,793	11,039,663	1.62%	0.22%
2041	3,791,791	11,063,604	1.58%	0.22%
2042	3,850,526	11,088,299	1.55%	0.22%
2043	3,909,016	11,113,927	1.52%	0.23%
2044	3,966,899	11,139,125	1.48%	0.23%
2045	4,024,221	11,163,492	1.45%	0.22%
2046	4,080,955	11,186,803	1.41%	0.21%
2047	4,137,188	11,209,183	1.38%	0.2%
2048	4,192,836	11,230,526	1.35%	0.19%
2049	4,247,701	11,250,663	1.31%	0.18%
2050	4,301,881	11,269,877	1.28%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.