| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 24 May 2024 |
There are 1.41 million males and 1.43 million females in Gambia. The percentage of the male population is 49.78%, compared to 50.22% of the female population. Gambia has 13k more females than males. The sex ratio in Gambia in 2024 will be 99.111 males per 100 females. Gambia is in the 134th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 306,781 | 2.48 |
| 1955 | 349,374 | 2.65 |
| 1960 | 399,649 | 2.75 |
| 1965 | 458,908 | 2.77 |
| 1970 | 528,731 | 2.89 |
| 1975 | 612,909 | 3.01 |
| 1980 | 718,586 | 3.34 |
| 1985 | 855,958 | 3.75 |
| 1990 | 1,040,616 | 4.03 |
| 1995 | 1,242,155 | 2.93 |
| 2000 | 1,437,539 | 2.88 |
| 2005 | 1,660,368 | 2.97 |
| 2010 | 1,937,275 | 3.09 |
| 2015 | 2,253,133 | 2.84 |
| 2020 | 2,573,995 | 2.56 |
| 2021 | 2,639,916 | 2.50 |
| 2022 | 2,705,992 | 2.45 |
| 2023 | 2,773,168 | 2.46 |
| 2024 | 2,841,803 | 2.43 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 9,842 | 15,177 | 32.187 | 49.636 |
| 1955 | 10,775 | 17,752 | 30.935 | 50.966 |
| 1960 | 11,536 | 20,225 | 28.943 | 50.742 |
| 1965 | 12,192 | 22,610 | 26.629 | 49.385 |
| 1970 | 12,747 | 25,271 | 24.168 | 47.913 |
| 1975 | 13,514 | 28,977 | 22.100 | 47.386 |
| 1980 | 14,719 | 33,471 | 20.555 | 46.742 |
| 1985 | 15,815 | 39,527 | 18.565 | 46.398 |
| 1990 | 16,668 | 47,342 | 16.102 | 45.733 |
| 1995 | 16,375 | 55,568 | 13.163 | 44.670 |
| 2000 | 17,050 | 62,130 | 11.841 | 43.146 |
| 2005 | 17,557 | 70,058 | 10.560 | 42.138 |
| 2010 | 17,338 | 79,665 | 8.941 | 41.084 |
| 2015 | 17,453 | 84,732 | 7.740 | 37.576 |
| 2020 | 18,986 | 86,835 | 7.373 | 33.719 |
| 2021 | 19,923 | 87,840 | 7.543 | 33.257 |
| 2022 | 19,327 | 88,535 | 7.137 | 32.696 |
| 2023 | 18,377 | 89,518 | 6.622 | 32.258 |
| 2024 | 18,092 | 90,217 | 6.363 | 31.727 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 27,856 | 243,521 | 10.265 |
| 1955 | 33,939 | 270,090 | 11.163 |
| 1960 | 44,628 | 323,300 | 12.129 |
| 1965 | 58,255 | 342,606 | 14.533 |
| 1970 | 87,204 | 360,081 | 19.496 |
| 1975 | 127,275 | 393,795 | 24.426 |
| 1980 | 171,726 | 432,643 | 28.414 |
| 1985 | 241,730 | 490,366 | 33.019 |
| 1990 | 351,250 | 565,558 | 38.312 |
| 1995 | 462,336 | 603,887 | 43.362 |
| 2000 | 589,663 | 642,181 | 47.868 |
| 2005 | 751,269 | 692,935 | 52.020 |
| 2010 | 941,876 | 750,273 | 55.662 |
| 2015 | 1,171,281 | 806,309 | 59.228 |
| 2020 | 1,435,308 | 858,185 | 62.582 |
| 2021 | 1,492,019 | 867,935 | 63.222 |
| 2022 | 1,549,970 | 877,453 | 63.852 |
| 2023 | 1,609,155 | 886,748 | 64.472 |
| 2024 | 1,669,536 | 895,810 | 65.080 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 215,042 | 209,978 | 425,020 | 14.96 | 102.412 |
| 05-09 | 201,246 | 197,042 | 398,288 | 14.02 | 102.134 |
| 10-14 | 188,252 | 184,431 | 372,683 | 13.11 | 102.072 |
| 15-19 | 163,250 | 160,245 | 323,495 | 11.38 | 101.875 |
| 20-24 | 133,876 | 131,758 | 265,635 | 9.35 | 101.607 |
| 25-29 | 109,810 | 108,883 | 218,693 | 7.70 | 100.851 |
| 30-34 | 90,657 | 91,639 | 182,297 | 6.41 | 98.928 |
| 35-39 | 74,213 | 77,347 | 151,560 | 5.33 | 95.948 |
| 40-44 | 60,804 | 65,399 | 126,203 | 4.44 | 92.974 |
| 45-49 | 49,775 | 55,148 | 104,922 | 3.69 | 90.257 |
| 50-54 | 40,171 | 45,800 | 85,971 | 3.03 | 87.710 |
| 55-59 | 31,526 | 36,207 | 67,733 | 2.38 | 87.072 |
| 60-64 | 23,005 | 25,968 | 48,974 | 1.72 | 88.590 |
| 65-69 | 14,633 | 16,191 | 30,823 | 1.08 | 90.377 |
| 70-74 | 8,540 | 9,400 | 17,941 | 0.63 | 90.851 |
| 75-79 | 5,649 | 6,365 | 12,014 | 0.42 | 88.751 |
| 80-84 | 2,896 | 3,611 | 6,506 | 0.23 | 80.199 |
| 85-89 | 975 | 1,381 | 2,356 | 0.08 | 70.601 |
| 90-94 | 215 | 383 | 598 | 0.02 | 56.136 |
| 95-99 | 25 | 60 | 86 | 0.00 | 41.667 |
| 100+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
| Total | 1,414,561 | 1,427,240 | 2,841,803 | 99.112 | |