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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Tonga	Gambia	Tonga
1960	398,060	66,170	-	-
1961	408,930	68,037	2.73%	2.82%
1962	420,163	69,940	2.75%	2.8%
1963	431,757	71,885	2.76%	2.78%
1964	443,687	73,879	2.76%	2.77%
1965	455,952	75,924	2.76%	2.77%
1966	468,516	78,002	2.76%	2.74%
1967	481,588	79,814	2.79%	2.32%
1968	495,269	81,353	2.84%	1.93%
1969	509,440	82,885	2.86%	1.88%
1970	524,105	84,401	2.88%	1.83%
1971	539,388	85,896	2.92%	1.77%
1972	555,370	87,356	2.96%	1.7%
1973	571,991	88,805	2.99%	1.66%
1974	589,085	90,683	2.99%	2.11%
1975	606,821	93,017	3.01%	2.57%
1976	625,667	95,325	3.11%	2.48%
1977	645,770	96,725	3.21%	1.47%
1978	667,103	97,204	3.3%	0.5%
1979	689,781	97,544	3.4%	0.35%
1980	713,913	97,769	3.5%	0.23%
1981	739,125	97,909	3.53%	0.14%
1982	765,753	97,980	3.6%	0.07%
1983	794,525	97,998	3.76%	0.02%
1984	825,631	97,990	3.92%	-0.008%
1985	858,874	97,984	4.03%	-0.006%
1986	894,019	98,010	4.09%	0.03%
1987	931,091	98,376	4.15%	0.37%
1988	970,160	98,969	4.2%	0.6%
1989	1,011,357	99,403	4.25%	0.44%
1990	1,054,696	99,700	4.29%	0.3%
1991	1,099,959	99,895	4.29%	0.2%
1992	1,145,582	100,022	4.15%	0.13%
1993	1,188,365	100,103	3.73%	0.08%
1994	1,227,226	100,166	3.27%	0.06%
1995	1,264,313	100,225	3.02%	0.06%
1996	1,301,410	100,275	2.93%	0.05%
1997	1,338,889	100,674	2.88%	0.4%
1998	1,376,987	101,388	2.85%	0.71%
1999	1,415,779	102,046	2.82%	0.65%
2000	1,455,084	102,677	2.78%	0.62%
2001	1,495,011	103,288	2.74%	0.6%
2002	1,535,691	103,874	2.72%	0.57%
2003	1,577,611	104,464	2.73%	0.57%
2004	1,621,312	105,071	2.77%	0.58%
2005	1,667,037	105,671	2.82%	0.57%
2006	1,715,275	106,253	2.89%	0.55%
2007	1,765,774	106,726	2.94%	0.45%
2008	1,817,852	107,020	2.95%	0.28%
2009	1,871,422	107,203	2.95%	0.17%
2010	1,926,630	107,400	2.95%	0.18%
2011	1,983,784	107,570	2.97%	0.16%
2012	2,043,094	107,460	2.99%	-0.1%
2013	2,103,820	107,078	2.97%	-0.36%
2014	2,164,528	106,609	2.89%	-0.44%
2015	2,224,529	106,095	2.77%	-0.48%
2016	2,283,769	105,524	2.66%	-0.54%
2017	2,342,189	105,356	2.56%	-0.16%
2018	2,399,632	105,567	2.45%	0.2%
2019	2,456,844	105,669	2.38%	0.1%
2020	2,515,733	105,704	2.4%	0.03%
2021	2,576,010	105,490	2.4%	-0.2%
2022	2,636,470	105,042	2.35%	-0.42%
2023	2,697,845	104,597	2.33%	-0.42%
2024	2,759,988	104,175	2.3%	-0.4%
2025	2,822,083	103,744	2.25%	-0.41%
2026	2,884,075	103,290	2.2%	-0.44%
2027	2,945,874	102,899	2.14%	-0.38%
2028	3,007,541	102,568	2.09%	-0.32%
2029	3,069,012	102,280	2.04%	-0.28%
2030	3,130,117	102,069	1.99%	-0.21%
2031	3,190,986	101,927	1.94%	-0.14%
2032	3,251,816	101,837	1.91%	-0.09%
2033	3,312,585	101,807	1.87%	-0.03%
2034	3,373,117	101,806	1.83%	-0.001%
2035	3,433,418	101,833	1.79%	0.03%
2036	3,493,569	101,895	1.75%	0.06%
2037	3,553,521	101,993	1.72%	0.1%
2038	3,613,489	102,173	1.69%	0.18%
2039	3,673,332	102,367	1.66%	0.19%
2040	3,732,793	102,568	1.62%	0.2%
2041	3,791,791	102,805	1.58%	0.23%
2042	3,850,526	103,038	1.55%	0.23%
2043	3,909,016	103,306	1.52%	0.26%
2044	3,966,899	103,612	1.48%	0.3%
2045	4,024,221	103,928	1.45%	0.3%
2046	4,080,955	104,232	1.41%	0.29%
2047	4,137,188	104,502	1.38%	0.26%
2048	4,192,836	104,744	1.35%	0.23%
2049	4,247,701	104,975	1.31%	0.22%
2050	4,301,881	105,193	1.28%	0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.