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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,902,554 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 13.1 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.04% for the Gambia vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.9M (69.2% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Gambia vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gambia Uzbekistan
2100 5,767,668 74,950,276
2099 5,765,660 74,687,562
2098 5,762,971 74,412,253
2097 5,759,632 74,120,787
2096 5,755,430 73,822,520
2095 5,750,385 73,512,493
2094 5,744,540 73,187,441
2093 5,737,026 72,852,823
2092 5,728,594 72,509,869
2091 5,719,408 72,158,109
2090 5,708,875 71,795,130
2089 5,697,140 71,419,019
2088 5,684,094 71,037,131
2087 5,669,958 70,645,917
2086 5,655,091 70,250,312
2085 5,638,646 69,845,645
2084 5,621,067 69,430,096
2083 5,602,456 69,009,654
2082 5,582,581 68,591,369
2081 5,561,294 68,161,432
2080 5,538,819 67,729,509
2079 5,515,086 67,293,106
2078 5,489,750 66,849,622
2077 5,463,305 66,394,934
2076 5,435,859 65,946,007
2075 5,406,946 65,494,544
2074 5,376,718 65,041,409
2073 5,345,328 64,584,034
2072 5,313,201 64,126,554
2071 5,279,975 63,662,468
2070 5,245,200 63,197,548
2069 5,209,379 62,728,854
2068 5,172,146 62,256,069
2067 5,134,037 61,779,846
2066 5,094,458 61,296,688
2065 5,053,246 60,808,437
2064 5,011,122 60,310,657
2063 4,968,038 59,805,006
2062 4,923,683 59,290,829
2061 4,877,966 58,769,606
2060 4,831,631 58,237,257
2059 4,784,535 57,693,970
2058 4,736,846 57,141,935
2057 4,688,039 56,580,336
2056 4,638,482 56,012,936
2055 4,588,184 55,434,251
2054 4,536,562 54,845,302
2053 4,484,692 54,247,246
2052 4,431,827 53,641,903
2051 4,378,133 53,028,742
2050 4,323,657 52,411,754
2049 4,268,536 51,787,458
2048 4,212,677 51,159,295
2047 4,155,975 50,526,830
2046 4,098,930 49,892,416
2045 4,041,218 49,257,909
2044 3,982,976 48,629,333
2043 3,924,126 48,007,917
2042 3,864,662 47,394,130
2041 3,805,317 46,789,557
2040 3,745,312 46,197,382
2039 3,685,048 45,613,886
2038 3,624,271 45,033,877
2037 3,563,745 44,458,257
2036 3,502,991 43,884,266
2035 3,442,074 43,308,578
2034 3,381,008 42,729,398
2033 3,319,646 42,143,548
2032 3,258,080 41,549,754
2031 3,196,605 40,948,133
2030 3,134,968 40,333,867
2029 3,072,981 39,708,371
2028 3,010,624 39,074,978
2027 2,948,246 38,426,208
2026 2,885,613 37,758,494
2025 2,822,861 37,071,527
2024 2,759,988 36,361,859
2023 2,697,845 35,652,307
2022 2,636,470 34,938,955
2021 2,576,010 34,243,696
2020 2,515,733 33,586,372
2019 2,456,844 32,964,701
2018 2,399,632 32,373,490
2017 2,342,189 31,819,178
2016 2,283,769 31,284,568
2015 2,224,529 30,749,346
2014 2,164,528 30,222,994
2013 2,103,820 29,724,065
2012 2,043,094 29,261,903
2011 1,983,784 28,823,196
2010 1,926,630 28,385,506
2009 1,871,422 27,939,328
2008 1,817,852 27,494,774
2007 1,765,774 27,076,008
2006 1,715,275 26,699,043
2005 1,667,037 26,356,975
2004 1,621,312 26,029,350
2003 1,577,611 25,711,259
2002 1,535,691 25,399,980
2001 1,495,011 25,090,283
2000 1,455,084 24,787,054
1999 1,415,779 24,476,008
1998 1,376,987 24,134,929
1997 1,338,889 23,758,960
1996 1,301,410 23,351,981
1995 1,264,313 22,917,589
1994 1,227,226 22,463,291
1993 1,188,365 21,987,955
1992 1,145,582 21,485,090
1991 1,099,959 20,962,910
1990 1,054,696 20,464,956
1989 1,011,357 19,977,183
1988 970,160 19,460,630
1987 931,091 18,930,070
1986 894,019 18,395,621
1985 858,874 17,875,339
1984 825,631 17,378,846
1983 794,525 16,908,400
1982 765,753 16,462,736
1981 739,125 16,035,032
1980 713,913 15,619,936
1979 689,781 15,215,587
1978 667,103 14,816,349
1977 645,770 14,408,822
1976 625,667 13,998,620
1975 606,821 13,598,521
1974 589,085 13,209,011
1973 571,991 12,831,047
1972 555,370 12,465,106
1971 539,388 12,111,511
1970 524,105 11,762,638
1969 509,440 11,403,150
1968 495,269 11,032,155
1967 481,588 10,659,180
1966 468,516 10,289,294
1965 455,952 9,921,681
1964 443,687 9,557,611
1963 431,757 9,202,246
1962 420,163 8,854,368
1961 408,930 8,517,711
1960 398,060 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.77M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gambia Uzbekistan
2100 0.03% 0.35%
2099 0.05% 0.37%
2098 0.06% 0.39%
2097 0.07% 0.4%
2096 0.09% 0.42%
2095 0.1% 0.44%
2094 0.13% 0.46%
2093 0.15% 0.47%
2092 0.16% 0.49%
2091 0.18% 0.51%
2090 0.21% 0.53%
2089 0.23% 0.54%
2088 0.25% 0.55%
2087 0.26% 0.56%
2086 0.29% 0.58%
2085 0.31% 0.6%
2084 0.33% 0.61%
2083 0.36% 0.61%
2082 0.38% 0.63%
2081 0.41% 0.64%
2080 0.43% 0.65%
2079 0.46% 0.66%
2078 0.48% 0.68%
2077 0.5% 0.68%
2076 0.53% 0.69%
2075 0.56% 0.7%
2074 0.59% 0.71%
2073 0.6% 0.71%
2072 0.63% 0.73%
2071 0.66% 0.74%
2070 0.69% 0.75%
2069 0.72% 0.76%
2068 0.74% 0.77%
2067 0.78% 0.79%
2066 0.82% 0.8%
2065 0.84% 0.83%
2064 0.87% 0.85%
2063 0.9% 0.87%
2062 0.94% 0.89%
2061 0.96% 0.91%
2060 0.98% 0.94%
2059 1.01% 0.97%
2058 1.04% 0.99%
2057 1.07% 1.01%
2056 1.1% 1.04%
2055 1.14% 1.07%
2054 1.16% 1.1%
2053 1.19% 1.13%
2052 1.23% 1.16%
2051 1.26% 1.18%
2050 1.29% 1.21%
2049 1.33% 1.23%
2048 1.36% 1.25%
2047 1.39% 1.27%
2046 1.43% 1.29%
2045 1.46% 1.29%
2044 1.5% 1.29%
2043 1.54% 1.3%
2042 1.56% 1.29%
2041 1.6% 1.28%
2040 1.64% 1.28%
2039 1.68% 1.29%
2038 1.7% 1.29%
2037 1.73% 1.31%
2036 1.77% 1.33%
2035 1.81% 1.36%
2034 1.85% 1.39%
2033 1.89% 1.43%
2032 1.92% 1.47%
2031 1.97% 1.52%
2030 2.02% 1.58%
2029 2.07% 1.62%
2028 2.12% 1.69%
2027 2.17% 1.77%
2026 2.22% 1.85%
2025 2.28% 1.95%
2024 2.3% 1.99%
2023 2.33% 2.04%
2022 2.35% 2.03%
2021 2.4% 1.96%
2020 2.4% 1.89%
2019 2.38% 1.83%
2018 2.45% 1.74%
2017 2.56% 1.71%
2016 2.66% 1.74%
2015 2.77% 1.74%
2014 2.89% 1.68%
2013 2.97% 1.58%
2012 2.99% 1.52%
2011 2.97% 1.54%
2010 2.95% 1.6%
2009 2.95% 1.62%
2008 2.95% 1.55%
2007 2.94% 1.41%
2006 2.89% 1.3%
2005 2.82% 1.26%
2004 2.77% 1.24%
2003 2.73% 1.23%
2002 2.72% 1.23%
2001 2.74% 1.22%
2000 2.78% 1.27%
1999 2.82% 1.41%
1998 2.85% 1.58%
1997 2.88% 1.74%
1996 2.93% 1.9%
1995 3.02% 2.02%
1994 3.27% 2.16%
1993 3.73% 2.34%
1992 4.15% 2.49%
1991 4.29% 2.43%
1990 4.29% 2.44%
1989 4.25% 2.65%
1988 4.2% 2.8%
1987 4.15% 2.91%
1986 4.09% 2.91%
1985 4.03% 2.86%
1984 3.92% 2.78%
1983 3.76% 2.71%
1982 3.6% 2.67%
1981 3.53% 2.66%
1980 3.5% 2.66%
1979 3.4% 2.69%
1978 3.3% 2.83%
1977 3.21% 2.93%
1976 3.11% 2.94%
1975 3.01% 2.95%
1974 2.99% 2.95%
1973 2.99% 2.94%
1972 2.96% 2.92%
1971 2.92% 2.97%
1970 2.88% 3.15%
1969 2.86% 3.36%
1968 2.84% 3.5%
1967 2.79% 3.59%
1966 2.76% 3.71%
1965 2.76% 3.81%
1964 2.76% 3.86%
1963 2.76% 3.93%
1962 2.75% 3.95%
1961 2.73% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Gambia grew by 2.3%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Gambia Uzbekistan
Current population
2902554
37939105
Population rank 138/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.46%
One net population change
8.46 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
6.4 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
31 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +170 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +62,143 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +2.3% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 37/197 52/197
One migration net change every
2.94 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -2,984 -6,987
Net migration rank 107/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 236,137 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 107/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.6% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 72/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gambia
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gambia Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,984 - -6,987
2024 - -2,989 - -7,066
2023 65,118 -3,000 722,280 -6,004
2022 63,634 -3,000 715,410 -5,007
2021 62,239 -1,949 689,325 -9,205
2020 62,209 -1,949 643,750 -9,208
2019 61,701 -4,186 618,154 -9,341
2018 60,854 -3,944 585,119 -11,516
2017 61,665 -3,696 548,372 -13,352
2016 62,358 -3,486 549,045 -14,839
2015 62,832 -3,224 552,781 -16,545
2014 63,185 -2,793 536,881 -20,381
2013 63,510 -2,476 501,742 -20,380
2012 62,745 -2,332 463,333 -20,381
2011 60,571 -2,360 454,858 -20,380
2010 58,554 -2,456 461,293 -20,380
2009 56,575 -2,259 471,839 -20,378
2008 55,032 -2,204 461,665 -24,028
2007 53,653 -2,320 426,880 -27,013
2006 52,335 -2,666 383,265 -29,197
2005 50,010 -3,209 363,462 -33,386
2004 48,276 -3,636 363,994 -38,834
2003 46,473 -3,713 355,098 -44,092
2002 45,156 -4,067 359,231 -47,679
2001 44,154 -3,882 356,483 -48,642
2000 43,249 -3,670 365,138 -66,547
1999 42,533 -3,493 385,448 -61,955
1998 41,842 -3,291 408,532 -49,862
1997 40,742 -3,098 441,631 -48,360
1996 40,253 -2,948 471,010 -50,314
1995 39,681 -2,797 493,966 -45,876
1994 38,880 -1,586 502,279 -41,788
1993 37,302 3,131 527,557 -37,377
1992 35,951 9,182 548,793 -33,259
1991 34,584 11,530 557,886 -29,064
1990 33,163 11,242 540,581 -73,478
1989 31,504 10,765 522,323 -13,888
1988 29,938 10,187 525,126 -473
1987 28,452 9,563 537,292 -824
1986 27,195 8,934 533,234 -802
1985 25,795 8,373 508,893 -773
1984 24,586 7,733 485,617 -752
1983 23,175 6,713 454,464 1,568
1982 21,894 5,757 431,389 3,897
1981 20,156 5,438 413,897 6,223
1980 19,566 5,268 401,557 8,540
1979 18,543 4,898 387,754 10,864
1978 17,424 4,493 372,068 27,783
1977 16,773 3,969 369,572 45,622
1976 16,032 3,436 363,110 42,094
1975 15,256 2,979 357,382 37,611
1974 14,628 2,610 350,422 33,600
1973 14,046 2,907 341,807 30,094
1972 13,432 2,861 333,230 26,748
1971 12,842 2,817 323,171 24,030
1970 12,128 2,777 313,216 37,324
1969 11,670 2,757 302,833 65,596
1968 11,215 2,705 295,651 77,914
1967 10,823 2,617 298,350 74,030
1966 10,422 2,272 297,844 69,537
1965 10,162 2,272 302,264 65,579
1964 9,825 2,272 298,790 61,512
1963 9,493 2,272 293,432 57,002
1962 9,150 2,272 292,788 52,532
1961 8,778 2,272 279,841 48,168
1960 8,420 2,272 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 236,137 residents or 8.6% of the population were not native-born in the Gambia, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

Biggest cities by population

Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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