The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,871,879 people compared to 37,592,263 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: 0.03% for the Gambia vs 0.45% 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 2005, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.67M people to 2.87M (72.3% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.4M to 37.6M (42.6% growth).
- The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.7M people compared to the peak of 74.3M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.
Gambia vs Uzbekistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
2871879
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37592263
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| Population rank | 138/197 | 42/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.45% |
| One net population change |
8.46 minutes
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44.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
6.4 minutes
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33.4 seconds
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| One death every |
31 minutes
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2.38 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.93 hours
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1.24 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,989 | -7,066 |
| 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 | 39/197 | 54/197 |
the Gambia and Uzbekistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 398,060 | 8,209,109 | - | - |
| 1961 | 408,930 | 8,517,711 | 2.73% | 3.76% |
| 1962 | 420,163 | 8,854,368 | 2.75% | 3.95% |
| 1963 | 431,757 | 9,202,246 | 2.76% | 3.93% |
| 1964 | 443,687 | 9,557,611 | 2.76% | 3.86% |
| 1965 | 455,952 | 9,921,681 | 2.76% | 3.81% |
| 1966 | 468,516 | 10,289,294 | 2.76% | 3.71% |
| 1967 | 481,588 | 10,659,180 | 2.79% | 3.59% |
| 1968 | 495,269 | 11,032,155 | 2.84% | 3.5% |
| 1969 | 509,440 | 11,403,150 | 2.86% | 3.36% |
| 1970 | 524,105 | 11,762,638 | 2.88% | 3.15% |
| 1971 | 539,388 | 12,111,511 | 2.92% | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 555,370 | 12,465,106 | 2.96% | 2.92% |
| 1973 | 571,991 | 12,831,047 | 2.99% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 589,085 | 13,209,011 | 2.99% | 2.95% |
| 1975 | 606,821 | 13,598,521 | 3.01% | 2.95% |
| 1976 | 625,667 | 13,998,620 | 3.11% | 2.94% |
| 1977 | 645,770 | 14,408,822 | 3.21% | 2.93% |
| 1978 | 667,103 | 14,816,349 | 3.3% | 2.83% |
| 1979 | 689,781 | 15,215,587 | 3.4% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 713,913 | 15,619,936 | 3.5% | 2.66% |
| 1981 | 739,125 | 16,035,032 | 3.53% | 2.66% |
| 1982 | 765,753 | 16,462,736 | 3.6% | 2.67% |
| 1983 | 794,525 | 16,908,400 | 3.76% | 2.71% |
| 1984 | 825,631 | 17,378,846 | 3.92% | 2.78% |
| 1985 | 858,874 | 17,875,339 | 4.03% | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 894,019 | 18,395,621 | 4.09% | 2.91% |
| 1987 | 931,091 | 18,930,070 | 4.15% | 2.91% |
| 1988 | 970,160 | 19,460,630 | 4.2% | 2.8% |
| 1989 | 1,011,357 | 19,977,183 | 4.25% | 2.65% |
| 1990 | 1,054,696 | 20,464,956 | 4.29% | 2.44% |
| 1991 | 1,099,959 | 20,962,910 | 4.29% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 1,145,582 | 21,485,090 | 4.15% | 2.49% |
| 1993 | 1,188,365 | 21,987,955 | 3.73% | 2.34% |
| 1994 | 1,227,226 | 22,463,291 | 3.27% | 2.16% |
| 1995 | 1,264,313 | 22,917,589 | 3.02% | 2.02% |
| 1996 | 1,301,410 | 23,351,981 | 2.93% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,338,889 | 23,758,960 | 2.88% | 1.74% |
| 1998 | 1,376,987 | 24,134,929 | 2.85% | 1.58% |
| 1999 | 1,415,779 | 24,476,008 | 2.82% | 1.41% |
| 2000 | 1,455,084 | 24,787,054 | 2.78% | 1.27% |
| 2001 | 1,495,011 | 25,090,283 | 2.74% | 1.22% |
| 2002 | 1,535,691 | 25,399,980 | 2.72% | 1.23% |
| 2003 | 1,577,611 | 25,711,259 | 2.73% | 1.23% |
| 2004 | 1,621,312 | 26,029,350 | 2.77% | 1.24% |
| 2005 | 1,667,037 | 26,356,975 | 2.82% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 1,715,275 | 26,699,043 | 2.89% | 1.3% |
| 2007 | 1,765,774 | 27,076,008 | 2.94% | 1.41% |
| 2008 | 1,817,852 | 27,494,774 | 2.95% | 1.55% |
| 2009 | 1,871,422 | 27,939,328 | 2.95% | 1.62% |
| 2010 | 1,926,630 | 28,385,506 | 2.95% | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,983,784 | 28,823,196 | 2.97% | 1.54% |
| 2012 | 2,043,094 | 29,261,903 | 2.99% | 1.52% |
| 2013 | 2,103,820 | 29,724,065 | 2.97% | 1.58% |
| 2014 | 2,164,528 | 30,222,994 | 2.89% | 1.68% |
| 2015 | 2,224,529 | 30,749,346 | 2.77% | 1.74% |
| 2016 | 2,283,769 | 31,284,568 | 2.66% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 2,342,189 | 31,819,178 | 2.56% | 1.71% |
| 2018 | 2,399,632 | 32,373,490 | 2.45% | 1.74% |
| 2019 | 2,456,844 | 32,964,701 | 2.38% | 1.83% |
| 2020 | 2,515,733 | 33,586,372 | 2.4% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 2,576,010 | 34,243,696 | 2.4% | 1.96% |
| 2022 | 2,636,470 | 34,938,955 | 2.35% | 2.03% |
| 2023 | 2,697,845 | 35,652,307 | 2.33% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 2,759,988 | 36,361,859 | 2.3% | 1.99% |
| 2025 | 2,822,083 | 37,053,425 | 2.25% | 1.9% |
| 2026 | 2,884,075 | 37,724,224 | 2.2% | 1.81% |
| 2027 | 2,945,874 | 38,376,104 | 2.14% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 3,007,541 | 39,010,995 | 2.09% | 1.65% |
| 2029 | 3,069,012 | 39,634,353 | 2.04% | 1.6% |
| 2030 | 3,130,117 | 40,248,246 | 1.99% | 1.55% |
| 2031 | 3,190,986 | 40,850,310 | 1.94% | 1.5% |
| 2032 | 3,251,816 | 41,442,243 | 1.91% | 1.45% |
| 2033 | 3,312,585 | 42,026,366 | 1.87% | 1.41% |
| 2034 | 3,373,117 | 42,603,253 | 1.83% | 1.37% |
| 2035 | 3,433,418 | 43,175,104 | 1.79% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 3,493,569 | 43,744,382 | 1.75% | 1.32% |
| 2037 | 3,553,521 | 44,313,638 | 1.72% | 1.3% |
| 2038 | 3,613,489 | 44,885,866 | 1.69% | 1.29% |
| 2039 | 3,673,332 | 45,461,988 | 1.66% | 1.28% |
| 2040 | 3,732,793 | 46,044,151 | 1.62% | 1.28% |
| 2041 | 3,791,791 | 46,636,742 | 1.58% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 3,850,526 | 47,240,035 | 1.55% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 3,909,016 | 47,851,671 | 1.52% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 3,966,899 | 48,470,624 | 1.48% | 1.29% |
| 2045 | 4,024,221 | 49,096,060 | 1.45% | 1.29% |
| 2046 | 4,080,955 | 49,724,395 | 1.41% | 1.28% |
| 2047 | 4,137,188 | 50,351,710 | 1.38% | 1.26% |
| 2048 | 4,192,836 | 50,975,927 | 1.35% | 1.24% |
| 2049 | 4,247,701 | 51,596,108 | 1.31% | 1.22% |
| 2050 | 4,301,881 | 52,210,749 | 1.28% | 1.19% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,392,371 people (a 16.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,842,917 (a 22.3% growth).
The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2005 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.9% to 52,210,749 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.
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Population differences between the Gambia and Uzbekistan
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| Life expectancy | 66.3 years | 72.7 years |
| Average age | 23.7 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 19.4 years | 27.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.01 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 706 ppl/mi² | 213.7 ppl/mi² |
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