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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Gambia was 2,759,988 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gambia's population is 2,902,554 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 35.3 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • The Gambia is ranked the 138th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 0.04% for the Gambia vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, the Gambia has had an average growth rate of +2.5% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Gambia has increased from 1.72M people to 2.9M (69.2% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Gambia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gambia Vietnam
2100 5,767,668 92,239,801
2099 5,765,660 92,735,968
2098 5,762,971 93,227,318
2097 5,759,632 93,703,343
2096 5,755,430 94,178,675
2095 5,750,385 94,640,859
2094 5,744,540 95,098,747
2093 5,737,026 95,558,233
2092 5,728,594 96,015,030
2091 5,719,408 96,474,248
2090 5,708,875 96,938,026
2089 5,697,140 97,399,661
2088 5,684,094 97,858,300
2087 5,669,958 98,324,127
2086 5,655,091 98,788,452
2085 5,638,646 99,249,444
2084 5,621,067 99,710,990
2083 5,602,456 100,178,339
2082 5,582,581 100,650,389
2081 5,561,294 101,120,279
2080 5,538,819 101,584,408
2079 5,515,086 102,046,677
2078 5,489,750 102,496,244
2077 5,463,305 102,944,347
2076 5,435,859 103,374,514
2075 5,406,946 103,799,405
2074 5,376,718 104,214,107
2073 5,345,328 104,623,307
2072 5,313,201 105,022,092
2071 5,279,975 105,401,255
2070 5,245,200 105,773,681
2069 5,209,379 106,126,787
2068 5,172,146 106,471,025
2067 5,134,037 106,811,324
2066 5,094,458 107,143,716
2065 5,053,246 107,459,475
2064 5,011,122 107,761,108
2063 4,968,038 108,055,355
2062 4,923,683 108,339,650
2061 4,877,966 108,607,597
2060 4,831,631 108,859,065
2059 4,784,535 109,104,391
2058 4,736,846 109,337,395
2057 4,688,039 109,546,926
2056 4,638,482 109,732,352
2055 4,588,184 109,903,830
2054 4,536,562 110,052,946
2053 4,484,692 110,173,868
2052 4,431,827 110,270,266
2051 4,378,133 110,338,539
2050 4,323,657 110,361,987
2049 4,268,536 110,356,819
2048 4,212,677 110,313,849
2047 4,155,975 110,228,852
2046 4,098,930 110,108,051
2045 4,041,218 109,943,449
2044 3,982,976 109,748,671
2043 3,924,126 109,514,717
2042 3,864,662 109,242,604
2041 3,805,317 108,936,706
2040 3,745,312 108,611,523
2039 3,685,048 108,254,640
2038 3,624,271 107,877,983
2037 3,563,745 107,480,286
2036 3,502,991 107,075,099
2035 3,442,074 106,647,378
2034 3,381,008 106,206,100
2033 3,319,646 105,762,219
2032 3,258,080 105,299,476
2031 3,196,605 104,826,346
2030 3,134,968 104,330,461
2029 3,072,981 103,835,790
2028 3,010,624 103,316,499
2027 2,948,246 102,775,814
2026 2,885,613 102,213,157
2025 2,822,861 101,614,413
2024 2,759,988 100,987,686
2023 2,697,845 100,352,192
2022 2,636,470 99,680,655
2021 2,576,010 98,935,098
2020 2,515,733 98,079,191
2019 2,456,844 97,173,776
2018 2,399,632 96,237,319
2017 2,342,189 95,176,977
2016 2,283,769 94,000,117
2015 2,224,529 92,823,254
2014 2,164,528 91,679,578
2013 2,103,820 90,573,104
2012 2,043,094 89,510,356
2011 1,983,784 88,468,314
2010 1,926,630 87,455,152
2009 1,871,422 86,460,018
2008 1,817,852 85,175,788
2007 1,765,774 83,633,375
2006 1,715,275 82,167,897
2005 1,667,037 81,088,313
2004 1,621,312 80,338,971
2003 1,577,611 79,563,777
2002 1,535,691 78,772,224
2001 1,495,011 77,969,361
2000 1,455,084 77,154,011
1999 1,415,779 76,287,452
1998 1,376,987 75,299,660
1997 1,338,889 74,226,889
1996 1,301,410 73,156,447
1995 1,264,313 72,049,940
1994 1,227,226 70,854,391
1993 1,188,365 69,586,384
1992 1,145,582 68,260,337
1991 1,099,959 66,891,775
1990 1,054,696 65,504,552
1989 1,011,357 64,147,348
1988 970,160 62,843,228
1987 931,091 61,584,651
1986 894,019 60,347,048
1985 858,874 59,060,622
1984 825,631 57,706,067
1983 794,525 56,337,921
1982 765,753 55,011,289
1981 739,125 53,738,141
1980 713,913 52,490,101
1979 689,781 51,378,211
1978 667,103 50,249,552
1977 645,770 48,954,872
1976 625,667 47,684,931
1975 606,821 46,482,903
1974 589,085 45,413,537
1973 571,991 44,409,861
1972 555,370 43,429,168
1971 539,388 42,449,276
1970 524,105 41,475,230
1969 509,440 40,582,096
1968 495,269 39,734,609
1967 481,588 38,895,080
1966 468,516 38,024,836
1965 455,952 37,129,656
1964 443,687 36,201,563
1963 431,757 35,249,101
1962 420,163 34,288,560
1961 408,930 33,409,059
1960 398,060 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Gambia increased by 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Gambia gained 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2006 and is 138th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.77M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Gambia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gambia Vietnam
2100 0.03% -0.54%
2099 0.05% -0.53%
2098 0.06% -0.51%
2097 0.07% -0.5%
2096 0.09% -0.49%
2095 0.1% -0.48%
2094 0.13% -0.48%
2093 0.15% -0.48%
2092 0.16% -0.48%
2091 0.18% -0.48%
2090 0.21% -0.47%
2089 0.23% -0.47%
2088 0.25% -0.47%
2087 0.26% -0.47%
2086 0.29% -0.46%
2085 0.31% -0.46%
2084 0.33% -0.47%
2083 0.36% -0.47%
2082 0.38% -0.46%
2081 0.41% -0.46%
2080 0.43% -0.45%
2079 0.46% -0.44%
2078 0.48% -0.44%
2077 0.5% -0.42%
2076 0.53% -0.41%
2075 0.56% -0.4%
2074 0.59% -0.39%
2073 0.6% -0.38%
2072 0.63% -0.36%
2071 0.66% -0.35%
2070 0.69% -0.33%
2069 0.72% -0.32%
2068 0.74% -0.32%
2067 0.78% -0.31%
2066 0.82% -0.29%
2065 0.84% -0.28%
2064 0.87% -0.27%
2063 0.9% -0.26%
2062 0.94% -0.25%
2061 0.96% -0.23%
2060 0.98% -0.22%
2059 1.01% -0.21%
2058 1.04% -0.19%
2057 1.07% -0.17%
2056 1.1% -0.16%
2055 1.14% -0.14%
2054 1.16% -0.11%
2053 1.19% -0.09%
2052 1.23% -0.06%
2051 1.26% -0.02%
2050 1.29% 0.005%
2049 1.33% 0.04%
2048 1.36% 0.08%
2047 1.39% 0.11%
2046 1.43% 0.15%
2045 1.46% 0.18%
2044 1.5% 0.21%
2043 1.54% 0.25%
2042 1.56% 0.28%
2041 1.6% 0.3%
2040 1.64% 0.33%
2039 1.68% 0.35%
2038 1.7% 0.37%
2037 1.73% 0.38%
2036 1.77% 0.4%
2035 1.81% 0.42%
2034 1.85% 0.42%
2033 1.89% 0.44%
2032 1.92% 0.45%
2031 1.97% 0.48%
2030 2.02% 0.48%
2029 2.07% 0.5%
2028 2.12% 0.53%
2027 2.17% 0.55%
2026 2.22% 0.59%
2025 2.28% 0.62%
2024 2.3% 0.63%
2023 2.33% 0.67%
2022 2.35% 0.75%
2021 2.4% 0.87%
2020 2.4% 0.93%
2019 2.38% 0.97%
2018 2.45% 1.11%
2017 2.56% 1.25%
2016 2.66% 1.27%
2015 2.77% 1.25%
2014 2.89% 1.22%
2013 2.97% 1.19%
2012 2.99% 1.18%
2011 2.97% 1.16%
2010 2.95% 1.15%
2009 2.95% 1.51%
2008 2.95% 1.84%
2007 2.94% 1.78%
2006 2.89% 1.33%
2005 2.82% 0.93%
2004 2.77% 0.97%
2003 2.73% 1%
2002 2.72% 1.03%
2001 2.74% 1.06%
2000 2.78% 1.14%
1999 2.82% 1.31%
1998 2.85% 1.45%
1997 2.88% 1.46%
1996 2.93% 1.54%
1995 3.02% 1.69%
1994 3.27% 1.82%
1993 3.73% 1.94%
1992 4.15% 2.05%
1991 4.29% 2.12%
1990 4.29% 2.12%
1989 4.25% 2.08%
1988 4.2% 2.04%
1987 4.15% 2.05%
1986 4.09% 2.18%
1985 4.03% 2.35%
1984 3.92% 2.43%
1983 3.76% 2.41%
1982 3.6% 2.37%
1981 3.53% 2.38%
1980 3.5% 2.16%
1979 3.4% 2.25%
1978 3.3% 2.64%
1977 3.21% 2.66%
1976 3.11% 2.59%
1975 3.01% 2.35%
1974 2.99% 2.26%
1973 2.99% 2.26%
1972 2.96% 2.31%
1971 2.92% 2.35%
1970 2.88% 2.2%
1969 2.86% 2.13%
1968 2.84% 2.16%
1967 2.79% 2.29%
1966 2.76% 2.41%
1965 2.76% 2.56%
1964 2.76% 2.7%
1963 2.76% 2.8%
1962 2.75% 2.63%
1961 2.73% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Gambia grew by 2.3%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Gambia Vietnam
Current population
2902554
102365351
Population rank 138/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.24%
One net population change
8.46 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
6.4 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
31 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +170 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +62,143 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +2.3% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 37/197 123/197
One migration net change every
2.94 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -2,984 -48,171
Net migration rank 107/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 236,137 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 107/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 72/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gambia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gambia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,984 - -48,171
2024 - -2,989 - -59,645
2023 65,118 -3,000 727,955 -81,789
2022 63,634 -3,000 775,914 -78,977
2021 62,239 -1,949 799,593 -5,418
2020 62,209 -1,949 924,004 -6,457
2019 61,701 -4,186 895,262 -2,051
2018 60,854 -3,944 882,977 96,650
2017 61,665 -3,696 1,001,833 139,245
2016 62,358 -3,486 1,045,094 167,652
2015 62,832 -3,224 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 63,185 -2,793 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 63,510 -2,476 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 62,745 -2,332 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 60,571 -2,360 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 58,554 -2,456 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 56,575 -2,259 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 55,032 -2,204 1,008,141 571,113
2007 53,653 -2,320 981,689 523,784
2006 52,335 -2,666 943,041 482,399
2005 50,010 -3,209 942,084 -208,337
2004 48,276 -3,636 985,438 -220,458
2003 46,473 -3,713 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 45,156 -4,067 991,427 -193,766
2001 44,154 -3,882 985,610 -177,586
2000 43,249 -3,670 966,894 -144,298
1999 42,533 -3,493 925,519 -15,010
1998 41,842 -3,291 959,016 106,091
1997 40,742 -3,098 1,028,116 52,382
1996 40,253 -2,948 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 39,681 -2,797 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 38,880 -1,586 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 37,302 3,131 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 35,951 9,182 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 34,584 11,530 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 33,163 11,242 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 31,504 10,765 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 29,938 10,187 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 28,452 9,563 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 27,195 8,934 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 25,795 8,373 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 24,586 7,733 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 23,175 6,713 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 21,894 5,757 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 20,156 5,438 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 19,566 5,268 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 18,543 4,898 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 17,424 4,493 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 16,773 3,969 1,259,315 49,655
1976 16,032 3,436 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 15,256 2,979 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 14,628 2,610 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 14,046 2,907 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 13,432 2,861 921,524 -1,920
1971 12,842 2,817 963,259 76,961
1970 12,128 2,777 905,902 1,997
1969 11,670 2,757 878,359 0
1968 11,215 2,705 815,116 1,489
1967 10,823 2,617 862,071 394
1966 10,422 2,272 876,283 1,769
1965 10,162 2,272 913,761 -1,438
1964 9,825 2,272 950,219 -6,328
1963 9,493 2,272 961,067 0
1962 9,150 2,272 960,046 0
1961 8,778 2,272 798,978 0
1960 8,420 2,272 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/gambia/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 236,137 residents or 8.6% of the population were not native-born in the Gambia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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