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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Vatican	Gambia	Vatican
1960	398,060	-	-	-
1961	408,930	-	2.73%	-
1962	420,163	-	2.75%	-
1963	431,757	-	2.76%	-
1964	443,687	-	2.76%	-
1965	455,952	-	2.76%	-
1966	468,516	-	2.76%	-
1967	481,588	-	2.79%	-
1968	495,269	-	2.84%	-
1969	509,440	-	2.86%	-
1970	524,105	-	2.88%	-
1971	539,388	-	2.92%	-
1972	555,370	-	2.96%	-
1973	571,991	-	2.99%	-
1974	589,085	-	2.99%	-
1975	606,821	-	3.01%	-
1976	625,667	-	3.11%	-
1977	645,770	-	3.21%	-
1978	667,103	-	3.3%	-
1979	689,781	-	3.4%	-
1980	713,913	-	3.5%	-
1981	739,125	-	3.53%	-
1982	765,753	-	3.6%	-
1983	794,525	-	3.76%	-
1984	825,631	-	3.92%	-
1985	858,874	-	4.03%	-
1986	894,019	-	4.09%	-
1987	931,091	-	4.15%	-
1988	970,160	-	4.2%	-
1989	1,011,357	-	4.25%	-
1990	1,054,696	-	4.29%	-
1991	1,099,959	-	4.29%	-
1992	1,145,582	-	4.15%	-
1993	1,188,365	-	3.73%	-
1994	1,227,226	-	3.27%	-
1995	1,264,313	-	3.02%	-
1996	1,301,410	-	2.93%	-
1997	1,338,889	-	2.88%	-
1998	1,376,987	-	2.85%	-
1999	1,415,779	-	2.82%	-
2000	1,455,084	880	2.78%	-
2001	1,495,011	890	2.74%	1.14%
2002	1,535,691	900	2.72%	1.12%
2003	1,577,611	911	2.73%	1.22%
2004	1,621,312	921	2.77%	1.1%
2005	1,667,037	921	2.82%	0%
2006	1,715,275	932	2.89%	1.19%
2007	1,765,774	821	2.94%	-11.9%
2008	1,817,852	824	2.95%	0.37%
2009	1,871,422	826	2.95%	0.24%
2010	1,926,630	829	2.95%	0.36%
2011	1,983,784	832	2.97%	0.36%
2012	2,043,094	836	2.99%	0.48%
2013	2,103,820	839	2.97%	0.36%
2014	2,164,528	842	2.89%	0.36%
2015	2,224,529	1,000	2.77%	18.8%
2016	2,283,769	-	2.66%	0%
2017	2,342,189	1,000	2.56%	0%
2018	2,399,632	-	2.45%	0%
2019	2,456,844	1,000	2.38%	0%
2020	2,515,733	987	2.4%	-1.29%
2021	2,576,010	970	2.4%	-1.68%
2022	2,636,470	944	2.35%	-2.66%
2023	2,697,845	922	2.33%	-2.34%
2024	2,759,988	933	2.3%	1.2%
2025	2,822,083	939	2.25%	0.59%
2026	2,884,075	952	2.2%	1.37%
2027	2,945,874	974	2.14%	2.32%
2028	3,007,541	985	2.09%	1.13%
2029	3,069,012	983	2.04%	-0.19%
2030	3,130,117	976	1.99%	-0.75%
2031	3,190,986	968	1.94%	-0.75%
2032	3,251,816	968	1.91%	0%
2033	3,312,585	988	1.87%	2.09%
2034	3,373,117	992	1.83%	0.37%
2035	3,433,418	1,000	1.79%	0.74%
2036	3,493,569	998	1.75%	-0.18%
2037	3,553,521	1,003	1.72%	0.55%
2038	3,613,489	1,022	1.69%	1.83%
2039	3,673,332	1,060	1.66%	3.78%
2040	3,732,793	1,095	1.62%	3.3%
2041	3,791,791	1,127	1.58%	2.86%
2042	3,850,526	1,149	1.55%	1.96%
2043	3,909,016	1,169	1.52%	1.76%
2044	3,966,899	1,186	1.48%	1.42%
2045	4,024,221	1,209	1.45%	2.02%
2046	4,080,955	1,224	1.41%	1.22%
2047	4,137,188	1,248	1.38%	1.95%
2048	4,192,836	1,272	1.35%	1.92%
2049	4,247,701	1,296	1.31%	1.88%
2050	4,301,881	1,325	1.28%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 600,981 (a 26.3% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.