Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Gambia is 2,624,101 as of May 31, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Gambia is projected at 2,486,945 or 2.487 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Gambia is projected at 2,416,668 or 2.417 million people for the year 2020. Gambia ranks number 144th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Gambia is ranked 42nd among 58 countries in Africa.
Gambia's population will be increased year by year. The Gambia population is projected to reach 3.17 million in 2030 and increase to 4.88 million in 2050 and 8.17 million by 2100. Gambia accounts for 0.032 percent of the world population. However, its global share increased by 0.013% in 1970 and is projected to increase by 0.075% by 2100.
Gambia was at 156th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline to 108th in 2100.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
2020 | 2,416,668 | 68,962 | 2.94 | 0.031 |
2021 | 2,486,945 | 70,277 | 2.91 | 0.032 |
2022 | 2,558,482 | 71,537 | 2.88 | 0.032 |
2023 | 2,631,254 | 72,772 | 2.84 | 0.033 |
2024 | 2,705,192 | 73,938 | 2.81 | 0.033 |
2025 | 2,780,247 | 75,055 | 2.77 | 0.034 |
2026 | 2,856,397 | 76,150 | 2.74 | 0.035 |
2027 | 2,933,569 | 77,172 | 2.70 | 0.035 |
2028 | 3,011,723 | 78,154 | 2.66 | 0.036 |
2029 | 3,090,779 | 79,056 | 2.62 | 0.036 |
2030 | 3,170,685 | 79,906 | 2.59 | 0.037 |
2031 | 3,251,395 | 80,710 | 2.55 | 0.038 |
2032 | 3,332,858 | 81,463 | 2.51 | 0.038 |
2033 | 3,415,049 | 82,191 | 2.47 | 0.039 |
2034 | 3,497,964 | 82,915 | 2.43 | 0.040 |
2035 | 3,581,557 | 83,593 | 2.39 | 0.040 |
2036 | 3,665,805 | 84,248 | 2.35 | 0.041 |
2037 | 3,750,639 | 84,834 | 2.31 | 0.042 |
2038 | 3,836,010 | 85,371 | 2.28 | 0.042 |
2039 | 3,921,851 | 85,841 | 2.24 | 0.043 |
2040 | 4,008,102 | 86,251 | 2.20 | 0.044 |
2041 | 4,094,694 | 86,592 | 2.16 | 0.044 |
2042 | 4,181,598 | 86,904 | 2.12 | 0.045 |
2043 | 4,268,769 | 87,171 | 2.08 | 0.046 |
2044 | 4,356,156 | 87,387 | 2.05 | 0.046 |
2045 | 4,443,727 | 87,571 | 2.01 | 0.047 |
2046 | 4,531,433 | 87,706 | 1.97 | 0.048 |
2047 | 4,619,207 | 87,774 | 1.94 | 0.048 |
2048 | 4,706,972 | 87,765 | 1.90 | 0.049 |
2049 | 4,794,629 | 87,657 | 1.86 | 0.049 |
2050 | 4,882,101 | 87,472 | 1.82 | 0.050 |
2051 | 4,969,327 | 87,226 | 1.79 | 0.051 |
2052 | 5,056,269 | 86,942 | 1.75 | 0.051 |
2053 | 5,142,877 | 86,608 | 1.71 | 0.052 |
2054 | 5,229,114 | 86,237 | 1.68 | 0.053 |
2055 | 5,314,950 | 85,836 | 1.64 | 0.053 |
2056 | 5,400,329 | 85,379 | 1.61 | 0.054 |
2057 | 5,485,194 | 84,865 | 1.57 | 0.055 |
2058 | 5,569,532 | 84,338 | 1.54 | 0.055 |
2059 | 5,653,322 | 83,790 | 1.50 | 0.056 |
2060 | 5,736,530 | 83,208 | 1.47 | 0.057 |
2061 | 5,819,137 | 82,607 | 1.44 | 0.057 |
2062 | 5,901,086 | 81,949 | 1.41 | 0.058 |
2063 | 5,982,290 | 81,204 | 1.38 | 0.058 |
2064 | 6,062,661 | 80,371 | 1.34 | 0.059 |
2065 | 6,142,136 | 79,475 | 1.31 | 0.060 |
2066 | 6,220,637 | 78,501 | 1.28 | 0.060 |
2067 | 6,298,162 | 77,525 | 1.25 | 0.061 |
2068 | 6,374,718 | 76,556 | 1.22 | 0.061 |
2069 | 6,450,307 | 75,589 | 1.19 | 0.062 |
2070 | 6,524,963 | 74,656 | 1.16 | 0.062 |
2071 | 6,598,644 | 73,681 | 1.13 | 0.063 |
2072 | 6,671,321 | 72,677 | 1.10 | 0.063 |
2073 | 6,742,957 | 71,636 | 1.07 | 0.064 |
2074 | 6,813,509 | 70,552 | 1.05 | 0.065 |
2075 | 6,882,935 | 69,426 | 1.02 | 0.065 |
2076 | 6,951,200 | 68,265 | 0.99 | 0.066 |
2077 | 7,018,297 | 67,097 | 0.97 | 0.066 |
2078 | 7,084,184 | 65,887 | 0.94 | 0.067 |
2079 | 7,148,835 | 64,651 | 0.91 | 0.067 |
2080 | 7,212,222 | 63,387 | 0.89 | 0.068 |
2081 | 7,274,328 | 62,106 | 0.86 | 0.068 |
2082 | 7,335,112 | 60,784 | 0.84 | 0.069 |
2083 | 7,394,525 | 59,413 | 0.81 | 0.069 |
2084 | 7,452,551 | 58,026 | 0.78 | 0.069 |
2085 | 7,509,128 | 56,577 | 0.76 | 0.070 |
2086 | 7,564,257 | 55,129 | 0.73 | 0.070 |
2087 | 7,617,901 | 53,644 | 0.71 | 0.071 |
2088 | 7,670,041 | 52,140 | 0.68 | 0.071 |
2089 | 7,720,631 | 50,590 | 0.66 | 0.071 |
2090 | 7,769,644 | 49,013 | 0.63 | 0.072 |
2091 | 7,817,079 | 47,435 | 0.61 | 0.072 |
2092 | 7,862,939 | 45,860 | 0.59 | 0.073 |
2093 | 7,907,234 | 44,295 | 0.56 | 0.073 |
2094 | 7,949,984 | 42,750 | 0.54 | 0.073 |
2095 | 7,991,230 | 41,246 | 0.52 | 0.074 |
2096 | 8,030,979 | 39,749 | 0.50 | 0.074 |
2097 | 8,069,261 | 38,282 | 0.48 | 0.074 |
2098 | 8,106,101 | 36,840 | 0.46 | 0.075 |
2099 | 8,141,524 | 35,423 | 0.44 | 0.075 |
2100 | 8,175,549 | 34,025 | 0.42 | 0.075 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
1950 | 304,889 | - | - | 0.012 |
1951 | 309,086 | 4,197 | 1.38 | 0.012 |
1952 | 313,527 | 4,441 | 1.44 | 0.012 |
1953 | 318,382 | 4,855 | 1.55 | 0.012 |
1954 | 323,747 | 5,365 | 1.69 | 0.012 |
1955 | 329,661 | 5,914 | 1.83 | 0.012 |
1956 | 336,113 | 6,452 | 1.96 | 0.012 |
1957 | 343,014 | 6,901 | 2.05 | 0.012 |
1958 | 350,244 | 7,230 | 2.11 | 0.012 |
1959 | 357,628 | 7,384 | 2.11 | 0.012 |
1960 | 365,047 | 7,419 | 2.07 | 0.012 |
1961 | 372,445 | 7,398 | 2.03 | 0.012 |
1962 | 379,894 | 7,449 | 2.00 | 0.012 |
1963 | 387,641 | 7,747 | 2.04 | 0.012 |
1964 | 396,011 | 8,370 | 2.16 | 0.012 |
1965 | 405,259 | 9,248 | 2.34 | 0.012 |
1966 | 415,478 | 10,219 | 2.52 | 0.012 |
1967 | 426,629 | 11,151 | 2.68 | 0.012 |
1968 | 438,603 | 11,974 | 2.81 | 0.012 |
1969 | 451,228 | 12,625 | 2.88 | 0.012 |
1970 | 464,410 | 13,182 | 2.92 | 0.013 |
1971 | 478,116 | 13,706 | 2.95 | 0.013 |
1972 | 492,426 | 14,310 | 2.99 | 0.013 |
1973 | 507,432 | 15,006 | 3.05 | 0.013 |
1974 | 523,251 | 15,819 | 3.12 | 0.013 |
1975 | 539,979 | 16,728 | 3.20 | 0.013 |
1976 | 557,805 | 17,826 | 3.30 | 0.013 |
1977 | 576,757 | 18,952 | 3.40 | 0.014 |
1978 | 596,536 | 19,779 | 3.43 | 0.014 |
1979 | 616,768 | 20,232 | 3.39 | 0.014 |
1980 | 637,246 | 20,478 | 3.32 | 0.014 |
1981 | 657,579 | 20,333 | 3.19 | 0.014 |
1982 | 678,113 | 20,534 | 3.12 | 0.015 |
1983 | 700,199 | 22,086 | 3.26 | 0.015 |
1984 | 725,694 | 25,495 | 3.64 | 0.015 |
1985 | 755,787 | 30,093 | 4.15 | 0.016 |
1986 | 791,147 | 35,360 | 4.68 | 0.016 |
1987 | 831,023 | 39,876 | 5.04 | 0.016 |
1988 | 873,444 | 42,421 | 5.10 | 0.017 |
1989 | 915,635 | 42,191 | 4.83 | 0.017 |
1990 | 955,593 | 39,958 | 4.36 | 0.018 |
1991 | 992,673 | 37,080 | 3.88 | 0.018 |
1992 | 1,027,475 | 34,802 | 3.51 | 0.019 |
1993 | 1,060,862 | 33,387 | 3.25 | 0.019 |
1994 | 1,094,212 | 33,350 | 3.14 | 0.019 |
1995 | 1,128,575 | 34,363 | 3.14 | 0.020 |
1996 | 1,164,091 | 35,516 | 3.15 | 0.020 |
1997 | 1,200,526 | 36,435 | 3.13 | 0.020 |
1998 | 1,238,125 | 37,599 | 3.13 | 0.021 |
1999 | 1,277,133 | 39,008 | 3.15 | 0.021 |
2000 | 1,317,703 | 40,570 | 3.18 | 0.021 |
2001 | 1,360,074 | 42,371 | 3.22 | 0.022 |
2002 | 1,404,261 | 44,187 | 3.25 | 0.022 |
2003 | 1,449,925 | 45,664 | 3.25 | 0.023 |
2004 | 1,496,527 | 46,602 | 3.21 | 0.023 |
2005 | 1,543,741 | 47,214 | 3.15 | 0.024 |
2006 | 1,591,445 | 47,704 | 3.09 | 0.024 |
2007 | 1,639,848 | 48,403 | 3.04 | 0.024 |
2008 | 1,689,285 | 49,437 | 3.01 | 0.025 |
2009 | 1,740,279 | 50,994 | 3.02 | 0.025 |
2010 | 1,793,196 | 52,917 | 3.04 | 0.026 |
2011 | 1,848,147 | 54,951 | 3.06 | 0.026 |
2012 | 1,905,013 | 56,866 | 3.08 | 0.027 |
2013 | 1,963,712 | 58,699 | 3.08 | 0.027 |
2014 | 2,024,042 | 60,330 | 3.07 | 0.028 |
2015 | 2,085,860 | 61,818 | 3.05 | 0.028 |
2016 | 2,149,136 | 63,276 | 3.03 | 0.029 |
2017 | 2,213,889 | 64,753 | 3.01 | 0.029 |
2018 | 2,280,094 | 66,205 | 2.99 | 0.030 |
2019 | 2,347,706 | 67,612 | 2.97 | 0.030 |