Gambia Population

Population now

2,724,332

World: 138th
Africa: 40th

Male:	1,351,666	(49.59 %)
Female:	1,373,927	(50.41 %)

Births in 2024:	121,217
Deaths in 2024:	23,575

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	62.20 years
Female:	65.18 years
Total:	63.68 years
Median Age:	17.16 years

Birth Rate:	35.53
Death Rate:	6.91
Growth Rate:	4.14 %
Fertility Rate:	4.79

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Gambia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	365k	182k	183k	0.99	0.57%	48.85	31.12	6.25	32.05	30.85	33.29	17.47	12.13%	32.31
1961	372k	186k	187k	1	0.58%	48.65	30.75	6.23	32.34	31.13	33.58	17.47	12.33%	32.96
1962	380k	190k	190k	1	0.60%	48.48	30.34	6.21	32.67	31.47	33.92	17.55	12.54%	33.62
1963	388k	194k	193k	1.01	0.62%	48.33	29.87	6.20	33.07	31.87	34.32	17.69	12.86%	34.30
1964	396k	199k	197k	1.01	0.64%	48.21	29.34	6.20	33.54	32.34	34.79	17.84	13.68%	35.05
1965	405k	204k	201k	1.01	0.67%	48.12	28.73	6.19	34.10	32.90	35.35	17.98	14.53%	35.86
1966	415k	209k	206k	1.02	0.71%	48.03	28.05	6.19	34.74	33.54	35.98	17.95	15.43%	36.77
1967	427k	215k	212k	1.02	0.76%	47.93	27.31	6.19	35.45	34.25	36.69	17.95	16.38%	37.75
1968	439k	221k	217k	1.02	0.80%	47.82	26.54	6.19	36.21	35.02	37.46	17.96	17.37%	38.81
1969	451k	228k	224k	1.02	0.85%	47.69	25.74	6.18	37.02	35.83	38.28	17.98	18.41%	39.93
1970	464k	234k	230k	1.02	0.91%	47.57	24.93	6.19	37.87	36.67	39.13	18.02	19.50%	41.10
1971	478k	241k	237k	1.02	0.97%	47.47	24.13	6.19	38.73	37.53	40.00	17.90	20.63%	42.31
1972	492k	248k	244k	1.02	1.03%	47.43	23.35	6.21	39.61	38.40	40.88	17.83	21.81%	43.58
1973	507k	256k	251k	1.02	1.10%	47.43	22.60	6.24	40.49	39.28	41.77	17.79	22.94%	44.91
1974	523k	264k	259k	1.02	1.17%	47.49	21.88	6.27	41.35	40.14	42.64	17.77	23.68%	46.31
1975	540k	272k	268k	1.02	1.24%	47.55	21.20	6.31	42.21	40.99	43.50	17.75	24.43%	47.79
1976	558k	282k	276k	1.02	1.32%	47.59	20.55	6.34	43.05	41.82	44.34	17.60	25.19%	49.36
1977	577k	291k	286k	1.02	1.39%	47.57	19.91	6.37	43.88	42.66	45.18	17.49	25.97%	51.04
1978	597k	301k	295k	1.02	1.46%	47.47	19.29	6.39	44.71	43.48	46.02	17.41	26.77%	52.79
1979	617k	312k	305k	1.02	1.53%	47.30	18.68	6.39	45.53	44.30	46.84	17.37	27.59%	54.58
1980	637k	322k	315k	1.02	1.60%	47.10	18.09	6.38	46.34	45.11	47.66	17.38	28.41%	56.39
1981	658k	333k	325k	1.02	1.68%	46.91	17.52	6.35	47.13	45.90	48.45	17.23	29.26%	58.19
1982	678k	343k	335k	1.02	1.75%	46.77	16.98	6.32	47.90	46.67	49.23	17.15	30.11%	60.01
1983	700k	354k	346k	1.02	1.84%	46.72	16.47	6.29	48.65	47.41	49.98	17.13	31.01%	61.96
1984	726k	367k	359k	1.02	1.92%	46.75	16.00	6.26	49.35	48.11	50.69	17.11	32.01%	64.22
1985	756k	381k	374k	1.02	2.01%	46.84	15.57	6.23	50.00	48.76	51.35	17.08	33.02%	66.88
1986	791k	398k	393k	1.01	2.09%	46.97	15.19	6.20	50.58	49.34	51.93	17.00	34.05%	70.01
1987	831k	417k	414k	1.01	2.17%	47.09	14.86	6.17	51.08	49.85	52.43	16.98	35.09%	73.54
1988	873k	437k	436k	1	2.24%	47.14	14.57	6.14	51.52	50.29	52.86	17.00	36.16%	77.30
1989	916k	457k	458k	1	2.29%	47.11	14.31	6.12	51.89	50.68	53.22	17.07	37.23%	81.03
1990	956k	477k	479k	1	2.34%	46.98	14.08	6.10	52.22	51.02	53.54	17.18	38.31%	84.57
1991	993k	495k	497k	1	2.37%	46.74	13.85	6.08	52.53	51.33	53.83	16.90	39.41%	87.85
1992	1M	513k	515k	1	2.41%	46.40	13.61	6.06	52.83	51.65	54.13	16.66	40.52%	90.93
1993	1M	530k	531k	1	2.44%	45.99	13.35	6.04	53.16	51.97	54.45	16.46	41.59%	93.88
1994	1M	547k	547k	1	2.48%	45.52	13.08	6.02	53.51	52.33	54.79	16.28	42.47%	96.83
1995	1M	564k	564k	1	2.52%	45.01	12.78	6.00	53.89	52.71	55.17	16.14	43.36%	99.87
1996	1M	582k	582k	1	2.57%	44.49	12.47	5.98	54.30	53.12	55.58	15.90	44.26%	103.02
1997	1M	600k	601k	1	2.62%	43.98	12.16	5.96	54.72	53.55	55.98	15.73	45.16%	106.24
1998	1M	618k	620k	1	2.67%	43.50	11.85	5.94	55.13	53.99	56.38	15.60	46.06%	109.57
1999	1M	637k	641k	0.99	2.73%	43.06	11.55	5.91	55.55	54.43	56.77	15.51	46.96%	113.02
2000	1M	656k	661k	0.99	2.79%	42.68	11.26	5.88	55.96	54.86	57.15	15.46	47.87%	116.61
2001	1M	677k	683k	0.99	2.86%	42.37	10.98	5.85	56.36	55.28	57.54	15.45	48.78%	120.36
2002	1M	698k	706k	0.99	2.93%	42.10	10.71	5.82	56.76	55.69	57.93	15.47	49.68%	124.27
2003	1M	721k	729k	0.99	3.01%	41.88	10.45	5.79	57.16	56.08	58.33	15.51	50.56%	128.31
2004	1M	744k	753k	0.99	3.08%	41.68	10.21	5.76	57.55	56.46	58.74	15.58	51.29%	132.44
2005	2M	767k	777k	0.99	3.16%	41.52	9.97	5.73	57.94	56.82	59.15	15.68	52.02%	136.61
2006	2M	790k	801k	0.99	3.24%	41.38	9.75	5.70	58.31	57.16	59.55	15.73	52.75%	140.84
2007	2M	814k	826k	0.99	3.32%	41.26	9.55	5.67	58.67	57.49	59.94	15.81	53.48%	145.12
2008	2M	839k	851k	0.99	3.40%	41.14	9.36	5.64	59.01	57.80	60.31	15.91	54.21%	149.49
2009	2M	864k	877k	0.99	3.47%	41.02	9.18	5.61	59.33	58.10	60.65	16.02	54.94%	154.01
2010	2M	890k	903k	0.99	3.54%	40.88	9.01	5.58	59.64	58.39	60.96	16.13	55.66%	158.69
2011	2M	917k	931k	0.98	3.60%	40.72	8.86	5.55	59.92	58.66	61.24	16.18	56.38%	163.55
2012	2M	945k	960k	0.98	3.65%	40.52	8.72	5.52	60.18	58.92	61.51	16.26	57.11%	168.59
2013	2M	974k	989k	0.98	3.69%	40.30	8.59	5.48	60.43	59.15	61.76	16.34	57.82%	173.78
2014	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.73%	40.03	8.46	5.44	60.67	59.38	62.02	16.42	58.53%	179.12
2015	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.77%	39.72	8.33	5.39	60.91	59.60	62.28	16.51	59.23%	184.59
2016	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.81%	39.36	8.19	5.34	61.17	59.84	62.55	16.56	59.92%	190.19
2017	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.85%	38.97	8.04	5.28	61.44	60.09	62.84	16.61	60.60%	195.92
2018	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.88%	38.54	7.89	5.22	61.74	60.36	63.15	16.68	61.27%	201.78
2019	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.93%	38.07	7.72	5.15	62.05	60.66	63.48	16.75	61.93%	207.76
2020	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.98%	37.59	7.55	5.09	62.38	60.97	63.83	16.84	62.58%	213.86
2021	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.98%	37.59	7.55	5.09	62.38	60.97	63.83	16.91	63.22%	220.08
2022	3M	1M	1M	0.98	3.98%	37.59	7.55	5.09	62.38	60.97	63.83	16.98	63.85%	226.37
2023	3M	1M	1M	0.98	4.10%	36.05	7.07	4.87	63.36	61.89	64.84	17.09	64.47%	232.83
2024	3M	1M	1M	0.98	4.14%	35.53	6.91	4.79	63.68	62.20	65.18	17.16	65.08%	239.38

Gambia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	3M	1M	1M	0.98	4.19%	35.02	6.75	4.72	64.01	62.51	65.52	17.31	65.68%	246.02
2026	3M	1M	1M	0.98	4.20%	34.51	6.64	4.65	64.27	62.75	65.80	17.43	66.26%	252.74
2027	3M	1M	1M	0.98	4.20%	34.01	6.54	4.57	64.53	63.00	66.07	17.55	66.84%	259.65
2028	3M	1M	2M	0.98	4.21%	33.50	6.43	4.50	64.80	63.24	66.35	17.70	67.40%	266.55
2029	3M	2M	2M	0.98	4.21%	33.00	6.33	4.42	65.06	63.49	66.62	17.85	67.95%	273.54
2030	3M	2M	2M	0.98	4.22%	32.49	6.22	4.35	65.32	63.73	66.90	18.03	68.49%	280.62
2031	3M	2M	2M	0.98	4.21%	32.02	6.15	4.28	65.54	63.93	67.14	18.18	69.02%	287.70
2032	3M	2M	2M	0.98	4.18%	31.56	6.09	4.21	65.76	64.13	67.37	18.35	69.54%	294.96
2033	3M	2M	2M	0.98	4.16%	31.09	6.02	4.13	65.98	64.34	67.61	18.53	70.04%	302.21
2034	3M	2M	2M	0.98	4.14%	30.63	5.96	4.06	66.20	64.54	67.84	18.74	70.54%	309.56
2035	4M	2M	2M	0.98	4.12%	30.16	5.89	3.99	66.42	64.74	68.08	18.94	71.02%	316.99
2036	4M	2M	2M	0.98	4.08%	29.74	5.86	3.92	66.61	64.92	68.29	19.14	71.48%	324.42
2037	4M	2M	2M	0.98	4.03%	29.31	5.83	3.85	66.80	65.09	68.49	19.36	71.94%	331.95
2038	4M	2M	2M	0.98	3.99%	28.89	5.79	3.78	66.99	65.27	68.70	19.60	72.38%	339.47
2039	4M	2M	2M	0.98	3.94%	28.46	5.76	3.71	67.18	65.44	68.90	19.84	72.81%	347.08
2040	4M	2M	2M	0.98	3.89%	28.04	5.73	3.64	67.37	65.62	69.11	20.10	73.23%	354.69
2041	4M	2M	2M	0.98	3.83%	27.65	5.72	3.58	67.54	65.77	69.30	20.31	73.65%	362.39
2042	4M	2M	2M	0.98	3.77%	27.26	5.71	3.52	67.71	65.93	69.49	20.54	74.06%	370.09
2043	4M	2M	2M	0.98	3.71%	26.87	5.71	3.45	67.89	66.08	69.67	20.78	74.47%	377.79
2044	4M	2M	2M	0.98	3.65%	26.48	5.70	3.39	68.06	66.24	69.86	21.01	74.88%	385.49
2045	4M	2M	2M	0.98	3.59%	26.09	5.69	3.33	68.23	66.39	70.05	21.28	75.28%	393.27
2046	5M	2M	2M	0.98	3.51%	25.72	5.70	3.28	68.39	66.53	70.23	21.52	75.68%	400.97
2047	5M	2M	2M	0.98	3.44%	25.35	5.71	3.22	68.54	66.67	70.40	21.74	76.08%	408.76
2048	5M	2M	2M	0.98	3.37%	24.99	5.72	3.17	68.70	66.81	70.58	21.98	76.46%	416.55
2049	5M	2M	2M	0.98	3.30%	24.62	5.73	3.11	68.85	66.95	70.75	22.23	76.85%	424.34
2050	5M	2M	2M	0.98	3.22%	24.25	5.74	3.06	69.01	67.09	70.93	22.50	77.23%	432.04

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