The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,884,750 people compared to 12,415,813 in Tunisia.
Population statistics:
- Tunisia's population is 4.3 times bigger than the Gambia's.
- The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
- The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.03% for the Gambia vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
- For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
- Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.88M (68.2% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20% growth).
- The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.7M people compared to the peak of 13.1M people in 2051 for Tunisia.
Gambia vs Tunisia: live population counter
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| Current population |
2884750
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12415813
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| Population rank | 138/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
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6.85 minutes
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| One birth every |
6.4 minutes
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3.13 minutes
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| One death every |
31 minutes
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7.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,989 | -15,221 |
| Daily growth/decline | +170 | +210 |
| Annual growth/decline | +62,143 | +76,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.3% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 37/197 | 125/197 |
the Gambia and Tunisia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 398,060 | 4,267,288 | - | - |
| 1961 | 408,930 | 4,316,278 | 2.73% | 1.15% |
| 1962 | 420,163 | 4,369,136 | 2.75% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 431,757 | 4,427,131 | 2.76% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 443,687 | 4,489,869 | 2.76% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 455,952 | 4,561,385 | 2.76% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 468,516 | 4,652,287 | 2.76% | 1.99% |
| 1967 | 481,588 | 4,760,970 | 2.79% | 2.34% |
| 1968 | 495,269 | 4,879,899 | 2.84% | 2.5% |
| 1969 | 509,440 | 5,004,697 | 2.86% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 524,105 | 5,131,396 | 2.88% | 2.53% |
| 1971 | 539,388 | 5,261,658 | 2.92% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 555,370 | 5,396,557 | 2.96% | 2.56% |
| 1973 | 571,991 | 5,537,242 | 2.99% | 2.61% |
| 1974 | 589,085 | 5,684,674 | 2.99% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 606,821 | 5,839,262 | 3.01% | 2.72% |
| 1976 | 625,667 | 5,996,994 | 3.11% | 2.7% |
| 1977 | 645,770 | 6,155,931 | 3.21% | 2.65% |
| 1978 | 667,103 | 6,309,390 | 3.3% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 689,781 | 6,456,419 | 3.4% | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 713,913 | 6,606,195 | 3.5% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 739,125 | 6,758,284 | 3.53% | 2.3% |
| 1982 | 765,753 | 6,908,642 | 3.6% | 2.22% |
| 1983 | 794,525 | 7,053,800 | 3.76% | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 825,631 | 7,220,044 | 3.92% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 858,874 | 7,409,903 | 4.03% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 894,019 | 7,600,301 | 4.09% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 931,091 | 7,789,987 | 4.15% | 2.5% |
| 1988 | 970,160 | 7,974,440 | 4.2% | 2.37% |
| 1989 | 1,011,357 | 8,151,660 | 4.25% | 2.22% |
| 1990 | 1,054,696 | 8,324,509 | 4.29% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 1,099,959 | 8,501,827 | 4.29% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 1,145,582 | 8,682,512 | 4.15% | 2.13% |
| 1993 | 1,188,365 | 8,857,910 | 3.73% | 2.02% |
| 1994 | 1,227,226 | 9,018,448 | 3.27% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 1,264,313 | 9,161,258 | 3.02% | 1.58% |
| 1996 | 1,301,410 | 9,294,432 | 2.93% | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 1,338,889 | 9,421,270 | 2.88% | 1.36% |
| 1998 | 1,376,987 | 9,541,667 | 2.85% | 1.28% |
| 1999 | 1,415,779 | 9,655,963 | 2.82% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,455,084 | 9,764,935 | 2.78% | 1.13% |
| 2001 | 1,495,011 | 9,869,677 | 2.74% | 1.07% |
| 2002 | 1,535,691 | 9,971,515 | 2.72% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 1,577,611 | 10,071,632 | 2.73% | 1% |
| 2004 | 1,621,312 | 10,166,163 | 2.77% | 0.94% |
| 2005 | 1,667,037 | 10,255,472 | 2.82% | 0.88% |
| 2006 | 1,715,275 | 10,346,410 | 2.89% | 0.89% |
| 2007 | 1,765,774 | 10,441,702 | 2.94% | 0.92% |
| 2008 | 1,817,852 | 10,542,635 | 2.95% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 1,871,422 | 10,650,681 | 2.95% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 1,926,630 | 10,765,980 | 2.95% | 1.08% |
| 2011 | 1,983,784 | 10,886,035 | 2.97% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 2,043,094 | 11,009,647 | 2.99% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 2,103,820 | 11,141,361 | 2.97% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,164,528 | 11,274,288 | 2.89% | 1.19% |
| 2015 | 2,224,529 | 11,402,264 | 2.77% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 2,283,769 | 11,528,674 | 2.66% | 1.11% |
| 2017 | 2,342,189 | 11,650,498 | 2.56% | 1.06% |
| 2018 | 2,399,632 | 11,765,514 | 2.45% | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 2,456,844 | 11,875,081 | 2.38% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | 2,515,733 | 11,974,057 | 2.4% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | 2,576,010 | 12,048,622 | 2.4% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | 2,636,470 | 12,119,334 | 2.35% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | 2,697,845 | 12,200,431 | 2.33% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 2,759,988 | 12,277,109 | 2.3% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 2,822,083 | 12,348,580 | 2.25% | 0.58% |
| 2026 | 2,884,075 | 12,415,147 | 2.2% | 0.54% |
| 2027 | 2,945,874 | 12,476,105 | 2.14% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 3,007,541 | 12,531,994 | 2.09% | 0.45% |
| 2029 | 3,069,012 | 12,582,709 | 2.04% | 0.4% |
| 2030 | 3,130,117 | 12,628,154 | 1.99% | 0.36% |
| 2031 | 3,190,986 | 12,669,925 | 1.94% | 0.33% |
| 2032 | 3,251,816 | 12,709,155 | 1.91% | 0.31% |
| 2033 | 3,312,585 | 12,746,538 | 1.87% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 3,373,117 | 12,781,017 | 1.83% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 3,433,418 | 12,812,275 | 1.79% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 3,493,569 | 12,842,495 | 1.75% | 0.24% |
| 2037 | 3,553,521 | 12,872,063 | 1.72% | 0.23% |
| 2038 | 3,613,489 | 12,900,190 | 1.69% | 0.22% |
| 2039 | 3,673,332 | 12,927,314 | 1.66% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 3,732,793 | 12,953,871 | 1.62% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 3,791,791 | 12,979,696 | 1.58% | 0.2% |
| 2042 | 3,850,526 | 13,005,242 | 1.55% | 0.2% |
| 2043 | 3,909,016 | 13,030,307 | 1.52% | 0.19% |
| 2044 | 3,966,899 | 13,054,103 | 1.48% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 4,024,221 | 13,076,097 | 1.45% | 0.17% |
| 2046 | 4,080,955 | 13,095,748 | 1.41% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 4,137,188 | 13,113,228 | 1.38% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 4,192,836 | 13,127,662 | 1.35% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 4,247,701 | 13,138,151 | 1.31% | 0.08% |
| 2050 | 4,301,881 | 13,145,144 | 1.28% | 0.05% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 600,981 (a 26.3% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 887,139 (a 7.7% growth).
The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.87% to 13,145,144 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.
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Population differences between the Gambia and Tunisia
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| Life expectancy | 66.5 years | 77.1 years |
| Average age | 23.7 years | 34.5 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 33.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.01 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 706 ppl/mi² | 204.7 ppl/mi² |
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