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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,902,554 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 13.8 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.04% for the Gambia vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.9M (69.2% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Gambia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gambia Ukraine
2100 5,767,668 15,493,960
2099 5,765,660 15,751,557
2098 5,762,971 16,012,938
2097 5,759,632 16,278,602
2096 5,755,430 16,547,938
2095 5,750,385 16,820,897
2094 5,744,540 17,098,910
2093 5,737,026 17,381,822
2092 5,728,594 17,669,049
2091 5,719,408 17,960,681
2090 5,708,875 18,257,867
2089 5,697,140 18,559,027
2088 5,684,094 18,865,031
2087 5,669,958 19,176,483
2086 5,655,091 19,492,606
2085 5,638,646 19,812,584
2084 5,621,067 20,138,855
2083 5,602,456 20,468,747
2082 5,582,581 20,803,241
2081 5,561,294 21,140,953
2080 5,538,819 21,482,498
2079 5,515,086 21,827,152
2078 5,489,750 22,175,099
2077 5,463,305 22,525,846
2076 5,435,859 22,879,896
2075 5,406,946 23,236,521
2074 5,376,718 23,596,095
2073 5,345,328 23,957,807
2072 5,313,201 24,319,928
2071 5,279,975 24,685,370
2070 5,245,200 25,053,352
2069 5,209,379 25,423,272
2068 5,172,146 25,794,560
2067 5,134,037 26,168,072
2066 5,094,458 26,543,206
2065 5,053,246 26,920,121
2064 5,011,122 27,298,592
2063 4,968,038 27,677,528
2062 4,923,683 28,056,960
2061 4,877,966 28,437,884
2060 4,831,631 28,818,343
2059 4,784,535 29,198,891
2058 4,736,846 29,580,044
2057 4,688,039 29,958,884
2056 4,638,482 30,335,136
2055 4,588,184 30,710,041
2054 4,536,562 31,080,334
2053 4,484,692 31,447,868
2052 4,431,827 31,811,171
2051 4,378,133 32,170,929
2050 4,323,657 32,525,262
2049 4,268,536 32,875,483
2048 4,212,677 33,217,836
2047 4,155,975 33,556,749
2046 4,098,930 33,892,646
2045 4,041,218 34,221,999
2044 3,982,976 34,547,153
2043 3,924,126 34,869,270
2042 3,864,662 35,189,550
2041 3,805,317 35,507,946
2040 3,745,312 35,823,225
2039 3,685,048 36,141,658
2038 3,624,271 36,457,134
2037 3,563,745 36,772,578
2036 3,502,991 37,084,252
2035 3,442,074 37,396,243
2034 3,381,008 37,706,533
2033 3,319,646 38,015,585
2032 3,258,080 38,322,554
2031 3,196,605 38,630,259
2030 3,134,968 38,935,791
2029 3,072,981 39,238,099
2028 3,010,624 39,537,815
2027 2,948,246 39,830,895
2026 2,885,613 40,125,599
2025 2,822,861 38,707,520
2024 2,759,988 37,860,221
2023 2,697,845 37,732,836
2022 2,636,470 41,048,766
2021 2,576,010 44,298,640
2020 2,515,733 44,680,014
2019 2,456,844 44,957,458
2018 2,399,632 45,208,907
2017 2,342,189 45,436,041
2016 2,283,769 45,616,832
2015 2,224,529 45,784,896
2014 2,164,528 45,972,380
2013 2,103,820 46,126,770
2012 2,043,094 46,210,056
2011 1,983,784 46,307,853
2010 1,926,630 46,456,003
2009 1,871,422 46,623,731
2008 1,817,852 46,819,175
2007 1,765,774 47,062,798
2006 1,715,275 47,278,694
2005 1,667,037 47,585,556
2004 1,621,312 47,979,507
2003 1,577,611 48,315,136
2002 1,535,691 48,677,281
2001 1,495,011 49,106,855
2000 1,455,084 49,556,660
1999 1,415,779 49,976,446
1998 1,376,987 50,379,731
1997 1,338,889 50,786,885
1996 1,301,410 51,226,109
1995 1,264,313 51,665,539
1994 1,227,226 52,075,998
1993 1,188,365 52,350,126
1992 1,145,582 52,323,671
1991 1,099,959 52,170,961
1990 1,054,696 52,054,092
1989 1,011,357 51,917,817
1988 970,160 51,724,853
1987 931,091 51,515,732
1986 894,019 51,318,745
1985 858,874 51,108,770
1984 825,631 50,887,599
1983 794,525 50,637,029
1982 765,753 50,402,724
1981 739,125 50,189,281
1980 713,913 49,955,152
1979 689,781 49,721,381
1978 667,103 49,521,243
1977 645,770 49,336,481
1976 625,667 49,120,842
1975 606,821 48,865,229
1974 589,085 48,576,570
1973 571,991 48,277,121
1972 555,370 47,946,893
1971 539,388 47,573,287
1970 524,105 47,261,306
1969 509,440 46,976,256
1968 495,269 46,614,325
1967 481,588 46,215,988
1966 468,516 45,802,519
1965 455,952 45,386,892
1964 443,687 44,951,156
1963 431,757 44,462,372
1962 420,163 43,943,674
1961 408,930 43,399,766
1960 398,060 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.77M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gambia Ukraine
2100 0.03% -1.64%
2099 0.05% -1.63%
2098 0.06% -1.63%
2097 0.07% -1.63%
2096 0.09% -1.62%
2095 0.1% -1.63%
2094 0.13% -1.63%
2093 0.15% -1.63%
2092 0.16% -1.62%
2091 0.18% -1.63%
2090 0.21% -1.62%
2089 0.23% -1.62%
2088 0.25% -1.62%
2087 0.26% -1.62%
2086 0.29% -1.62%
2085 0.31% -1.62%
2084 0.33% -1.61%
2083 0.36% -1.61%
2082 0.38% -1.6%
2081 0.41% -1.59%
2080 0.43% -1.58%
2079 0.46% -1.57%
2078 0.48% -1.56%
2077 0.5% -1.55%
2076 0.53% -1.53%
2075 0.56% -1.52%
2074 0.59% -1.51%
2073 0.6% -1.49%
2072 0.63% -1.48%
2071 0.66% -1.47%
2070 0.69% -1.46%
2069 0.72% -1.44%
2068 0.74% -1.43%
2067 0.78% -1.41%
2066 0.82% -1.4%
2065 0.84% -1.39%
2064 0.87% -1.37%
2063 0.9% -1.35%
2062 0.94% -1.34%
2061 0.96% -1.32%
2060 0.98% -1.3%
2059 1.01% -1.29%
2058 1.04% -1.26%
2057 1.07% -1.24%
2056 1.1% -1.22%
2055 1.14% -1.19%
2054 1.16% -1.17%
2053 1.19% -1.14%
2052 1.23% -1.12%
2051 1.26% -1.09%
2050 1.29% -1.07%
2049 1.33% -1.03%
2048 1.36% -1.01%
2047 1.39% -0.99%
2046 1.43% -0.96%
2045 1.46% -0.94%
2044 1.5% -0.92%
2043 1.54% -0.91%
2042 1.56% -0.9%
2041 1.6% -0.88%
2040 1.64% -0.88%
2039 1.68% -0.87%
2038 1.7% -0.86%
2037 1.73% -0.84%
2036 1.77% -0.83%
2035 1.81% -0.82%
2034 1.85% -0.81%
2033 1.89% -0.8%
2032 1.92% -0.8%
2031 1.97% -0.78%
2030 2.02% -0.77%
2029 2.07% -0.76%
2028 2.12% -0.74%
2027 2.17% -0.73%
2026 2.22% 3.66%
2025 2.28% 2.24%
2024 2.3% 0.34%
2023 2.33% -8.08%
2022 2.35% -7.34%
2021 2.4% -0.85%
2020 2.4% -0.62%
2019 2.38% -0.56%
2018 2.45% -0.5%
2017 2.56% -0.4%
2016 2.66% -0.37%
2015 2.77% -0.41%
2014 2.89% -0.33%
2013 2.97% -0.18%
2012 2.99% -0.21%
2011 2.97% -0.32%
2010 2.95% -0.36%
2009 2.95% -0.42%
2008 2.95% -0.52%
2007 2.94% -0.46%
2006 2.89% -0.64%
2005 2.82% -0.82%
2004 2.77% -0.69%
2003 2.73% -0.74%
2002 2.72% -0.87%
2001 2.74% -0.91%
2000 2.78% -0.84%
1999 2.82% -0.8%
1998 2.85% -0.8%
1997 2.88% -0.86%
1996 2.93% -0.85%
1995 3.02% -0.79%
1994 3.27% -0.52%
1993 3.73% 0.05%
1992 4.15% 0.29%
1991 4.29% 0.22%
1990 4.29% 0.26%
1989 4.25% 0.37%
1988 4.2% 0.41%
1987 4.15% 0.38%
1986 4.09% 0.41%
1985 4.03% 0.43%
1984 3.92% 0.49%
1983 3.76% 0.46%
1982 3.6% 0.43%
1981 3.53% 0.47%
1980 3.5% 0.47%
1979 3.4% 0.4%
1978 3.3% 0.37%
1977 3.21% 0.44%
1976 3.11% 0.52%
1975 3.01% 0.59%
1974 2.99% 0.62%
1973 2.99% 0.69%
1972 2.96% 0.79%
1971 2.92% 0.66%
1970 2.88% 0.61%
1969 2.86% 0.78%
1968 2.84% 0.86%
1967 2.79% 0.9%
1966 2.76% 0.92%
1965 2.76% 0.97%
1964 2.76% 1.1%
1963 2.76% 1.18%
1962 2.75% 1.25%
1961 2.73% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Gambia grew by 2.3%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Gambia Ukraine
Current population
2902554
40125599
Population rank 138/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.48%
One net population change
8.46 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
6.4 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
31 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +170 +349
Annual growth/decline +62,143 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.3% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 37/197 147/197
One migration net change every
2.94 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -2,984 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 107/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 236,137 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 107/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.6% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 72/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gambia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gambia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,984 - 1,702,358
2024 - -2,989 - 1,146,012
2023 65,118 -3,000 -283,185 -299,961
2022 63,634 -3,000 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 62,239 -1,949 -449,941 -1,129
2020 62,209 -1,949 -307,533 -4,167
2019 61,701 -4,186 -236,296 -6,908
2018 60,854 -3,944 -227,491 -32,220
2017 61,665 -3,696 -158,390 -36,155
2016 62,358 -3,486 -135,710 -31,340
2015 62,832 -3,224 -147,107 -21,992
2014 63,185 -2,793 -140,216 -65,678
2013 63,510 -2,476 -129,662 26,781
2012 62,745 -2,332 -130,451 66,768
2011 60,571 -2,360 -158,372 26,457
2010 58,554 -2,456 -180,388 16,030
2009 56,575 -2,259 -197,918 26,796
2008 55,032 -2,204 -229,086 9,312
2007 53,653 -2,320 -282,659 15,237
2006 52,335 -2,666 -300,787 136,442
2005 50,010 -3,209 -337,857 -111,493
2004 48,276 -3,636 -344,157 5,644
2003 46,473 -3,713 -351,299 18,540
2002 45,156 -4,067 -364,544 -26,991
2001 44,154 -3,882 -374,734 -92,847
2000 43,249 -3,670 -364,143 -67,865
1999 42,533 -3,493 -348,286 -59,247
1998 41,842 -3,291 -318,299 -80,684
1997 40,742 -3,098 -306,549 -108,735
1996 40,253 -2,948 -305,154 -158,008
1995 39,681 -2,797 -281,629 -134,053
1994 38,880 -1,586 -238,820 -166,380
1993 37,302 3,131 -169,405 26,357
1992 35,951 9,182 -95,857 291,788
1991 34,584 11,530 -16,486 125,962
1990 33,163 11,242 48,463 75,760
1989 31,504 10,765 106,431 36,978
1988 29,938 10,187 162,002 75,637
1987 28,452 9,563 198,850 -18,275
1986 27,195 8,934 225,751 -12,369
1985 25,795 8,373 201,011 5,546
1984 24,586 7,733 222,430 13,340
1983 23,175 6,713 241,741 23,608
1982 21,894 5,757 194,101 9,096
1981 20,156 5,438 182,839 40,807
1980 19,566 5,268 197,223 47,406
1979 18,543 4,898 197,294 25,635
1978 17,424 4,493 206,554 -29,180
1977 16,773 3,969 216,932 -24,745
1976 16,032 3,436 247,323 -8,219
1975 15,256 2,979 256,787 15,336
1974 14,628 2,610 273,486 31,725
1973 14,046 2,907 274,938 18,777
1972 13,432 2,861 309,785 56,928
1971 12,842 2,817 305,849 74,604
1970 12,128 2,777 291,839 -48,335
1969 11,670 2,757 274,858 51,763
1968 11,215 2,705 295,162 102,096
1967 10,823 2,617 313,899 85,527
1966 10,422 2,272 337,794 89,737
1965 10,162 2,272 334,365 69,354
1964 9,825 2,272 391,120 76,650
1963 9,493 2,272 449,648 60,178
1962 9,150 2,272 481,887 45,712
1961 8,778 2,272 508,602 51,625
1960 8,420 2,272 538,812 52,281

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

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/ukraine | 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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 236,137 residents or 8.6% of the population were not native-born in the Gambia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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