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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gambia	Zimbabwe	Gambia	Zimbabwe
1960	398,060	3,809,389	-	-
1961	408,930	3,930,401	2.73%	3.18%
1962	420,163	4,055,959	2.75%	3.19%
1963	431,757	4,185,877	2.76%	3.2%
1964	443,687	4,320,006	2.76%	3.2%
1965	455,952	4,458,462	2.76%	3.2%
1966	468,516	4,601,217	2.76%	3.2%
1967	481,588	4,748,307	2.79%	3.2%
1968	495,269	4,900,440	2.84%	3.2%
1969	509,440	5,058,181	2.86%	3.22%
1970	524,105	5,215,918	2.88%	3.12%
1971	539,388	5,374,712	2.92%	3.04%
1972	555,370	5,542,445	2.96%	3.12%
1973	571,991	5,720,404	2.99%	3.21%
1974	589,085	5,908,328	2.99%	3.29%
1975	606,821	6,098,658	3.01%	3.22%
1976	625,667	6,287,105	3.11%	3.09%
1977	645,770	6,449,512	3.21%	2.58%
1978	667,103	6,543,575	3.3%	1.46%
1979	689,781	6,647,556	3.4%	1.59%
1980	713,913	7,041,303	3.5%	5.92%
1981	739,125	7,498,635	3.53%	6.49%
1982	765,753	7,796,496	3.6%	3.97%
1983	794,525	8,098,404	3.76%	3.87%
1984	825,631	8,391,488	3.92%	3.62%
1985	858,874	8,686,813	4.03%	3.52%
1986	894,019	8,982,578	4.09%	3.4%
1987	931,091	9,284,644	4.15%	3.36%
1988	970,160	9,583,094	4.2%	3.21%
1989	1,011,357	9,864,798	4.25%	2.94%
1990	1,054,696	10,137,281	4.29%	2.76%
1991	1,099,959	10,404,816	4.29%	2.64%
1992	1,145,582	10,702,700	4.15%	2.86%
1993	1,188,365	10,860,288	3.73%	1.47%
1994	1,227,226	10,873,148	3.27%	0.12%
1995	1,264,313	10,974,599	3.02%	0.93%
1996	1,301,410	11,158,360	2.93%	1.67%
1997	1,338,889	11,369,827	2.88%	1.9%
1998	1,376,987	11,594,297	2.85%	1.97%
1999	1,415,779	11,783,458	2.82%	1.63%
2000	1,455,084	11,892,055	2.78%	0.92%
2001	1,495,011	11,971,901	2.74%	0.67%
2002	1,535,691	12,087,653	2.72%	0.97%
2003	1,577,611	12,232,323	2.73%	1.2%
2004	1,621,312	12,365,896	2.77%	1.09%
2005	1,667,037	12,483,432	2.82%	0.95%
2006	1,715,275	12,636,445	2.89%	1.23%
2007	1,765,774	12,804,058	2.94%	1.33%
2008	1,817,852	12,959,149	2.95%	1.21%
2009	1,871,422	13,142,790	2.95%	1.42%
2010	1,926,630	13,356,548	2.95%	1.63%
2011	1,983,784	13,595,424	2.97%	1.79%
2012	2,043,094	13,817,887	2.99%	1.64%
2013	2,103,820	14,013,808	2.97%	1.42%
2014	2,164,528	14,207,359	2.89%	1.38%
2015	2,224,529	14,399,013	2.77%	1.35%
2016	2,283,769	14,600,294	2.66%	1.4%
2017	2,342,189	14,812,482	2.56%	1.45%
2018	2,399,632	15,034,452	2.45%	1.5%
2019	2,456,844	15,271,368	2.38%	1.58%
2020	2,515,733	15,526,888	2.4%	1.67%
2021	2,576,010	15,797,210	2.4%	1.74%
2022	2,636,470	16,069,056	2.35%	1.72%
2023	2,697,845	16,340,822	2.33%	1.69%
2024	2,759,988	16,634,373	2.3%	1.8%
2025	2,822,083	16,950,805	2.25%	1.9%
2026	2,884,075	17,273,591	2.2%	1.9%
2027	2,945,874	17,600,621	2.14%	1.89%
2028	3,007,541	17,932,015	2.09%	1.88%
2029	3,069,012	18,268,967	2.04%	1.88%
2030	3,130,117	18,610,356	1.99%	1.87%
2031	3,190,986	18,956,207	1.94%	1.86%
2032	3,251,816	19,311,368	1.91%	1.87%
2033	3,312,585	19,675,929	1.87%	1.89%
2034	3,373,117	20,041,125	1.83%	1.86%
2035	3,433,418	20,409,159	1.79%	1.84%
2036	3,493,569	20,778,662	1.75%	1.81%
2037	3,553,521	21,144,748	1.72%	1.76%
2038	3,613,489	21,512,919	1.69%	1.74%
2039	3,673,332	21,881,123	1.66%	1.71%
2040	3,732,793	22,250,123	1.62%	1.69%
2041	3,791,791	22,627,428	1.58%	1.7%
2042	3,850,526	23,000,906	1.55%	1.65%
2043	3,909,016	23,371,301	1.52%	1.61%
2044	3,966,899	23,740,630	1.48%	1.58%
2045	4,024,221	24,102,391	1.45%	1.52%
2046	4,080,955	24,462,491	1.41%	1.49%
2047	4,137,188	24,816,449	1.38%	1.45%
2048	4,192,836	25,168,419	1.35%	1.42%
2049	4,247,701	25,518,513	1.31%	1.39%
2050	4,301,881	25,866,397	1.28%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Gambia increased by 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Gambia gained 647,350 (a 29.1% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

The Gambia was ranked 146th most populous country in 2005 and is 138th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.