Population of Gambia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date10 Mar 2025

The current population of Gambia is 2,814,763 as of May 20, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Gambia is projected at 2,822,093, or 2.82 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Gambia is projected at 2,759,988, or 2.76 million people, for the year 2024.

Gambia ranks 143rd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Gambia is ranked 42nd among 58 countries and territories in Africa.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Gambia population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20242,728,9052,759,98862,1652.2520.0338
20252,791,0702,822,09362,0462.1990.0343
20262,853,1162,884,07961,9272.1470.0347
20272,915,0432,945,88161,6762.0940.0352
20282,976,7193,007,54661,6552.0500.0356
20293,038,3743,069,01861,2881.9970.0361
20303,099,6623,130,13360,9431.9470.0365
20313,160,6053,190,99760,7831.9050.0370
20323,221,3883,251,82560,8731.8720.0374
20333,282,2613,312,59760,6711.8320.0378
20343,342,9323,373,12160,3781.7900.0382
20353,403,3103,433,42560,2311.7540.0386
20363,463,5413,493,57660,0701.7190.0391
20373,523,6113,553,53359,8441.6840.0395
20383,583,4553,613,50160,0921.6630.0399
20393,643,5473,673,34059,5861.6220.0403
20403,703,1333,732,79859,3291.5890.0407
20413,762,4623,791,80058,6771.5480.0411
20423,821,1393,850,53658,7941.5270.0415
20433,879,9333,909,02658,1871.4890.0419
20443,938,1203,966,91357,5861.4520.0422
20453,995,7064,024,23757,0621.4180.0426
20464,052,7684,080,97056,4031.3820.0430
20474,109,1714,137,20356,0631.3550.0434
20484,165,2344,192,84955,2301.3170.0438
20494,220,4644,247,71454,5001.2830.0441
20504,274,9644,301,89553,8631.2520.0445
20514,328,8274,355,37253,0891.2190.0449
20524,381,9164,408,05152,2701.1860.0452
20534,434,1864,459,82951,2861.1500.0456
20544,485,4724,510,99251,0401.1310.0460
20554,536,5124,561,37849,7321.0900.0463
20564,586,2444,610,74348,9991.0630.0467
20574,635,2434,659,37248,2571.0360.0470
20584,683,5004,707,07647,1521.0020.0474
20594,730,6524,753,93546,5660.9800.0477
20604,777,2184,800,12445,8130.9540.0481
20614,823,0314,845,63245,2020.9330.0484
20624,868,2334,890,16043,8550.8970.0487
20634,912,0884,933,38742,5990.8630.0490
20644,954,6874,975,51241,6500.8370.0494
20654,996,3375,016,71140,7480.8120.0497
20665,037,0855,056,65139,1330.7740.0500
20675,076,2185,095,05837,6800.7400.0502
20685,113,8985,132,30536,8130.7170.0505
20695,150,7115,168,42035,4180.6850.0508
20705,186,1295,203,32034,3830.6610.0511
20715,220,5125,236,93832,8520.6270.0513
20725,253,3645,269,24731,7650.6030.0516
20735,285,1295,300,64831,0370.5860.0518
20745,316,1665,331,10929,8870.5610.0521
20755,346,0535,360,34728,5880.5330.0523
20765,374,6415,388,20927,1370.5040.0525
20775,401,7785,414,85126,1470.4830.0527
20785,427,9255,440,45025,0510.4600.0530
20795,452,9765,464,70823,4650.4290.0532
20805,476,4415,487,55222,2220.4050.0534
20815,498,6635,509,18621,0470.3820.0536
20825,519,7105,529,53619,6520.3550.0537
20835,539,3625,548,56318,4010.3320.0539
20845,557,7635,566,45317,3810.3120.0541
20855,575,1445,583,27416,2600.2910.0543
20865,591,4045,598,75314,6990.2630.0544
20875,606,1035,613,09213,9770.2490.0546
20885,620,0805,626,52912,8990.2290.0547
20895,632,9795,638,78011,6030.2060.0549
20905,644,5825,649,78910,4140.1840.0550
20915,654,9965,659,5389,0830.1600.0551
20925,664,0795,668,2488,3370.1470.0552
20935,672,4165,676,1317,4290.1310.0554
20945,679,8455,682,7355,7800.1020.0555
20955,685,6255,688,1194,9880.0880.0556
20965,690,6135,692,6904,1540.0730.0557
20975,694,7675,696,4183,3020.0580.0558
20985,698,0695,699,3992,6590.0470.0559
20995,700,7285,701,7211,9850.0350.0559
21005,702,7135,703,0426590.0120.0560

Gambia population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950302,972306,7367,5272.4540.0123
1951310,499314,4917,9852.5390.0124
1952318,484322,6388,3082.5750.0125
1953326,792331,0898,5942.5960.0126
1954335,386339,8138,8532.6050.0127
1955344,239348,7899,1012.6090.0127
1956353,340358,0309,3802.6200.0128
1957362,720367,5469,6512.6260.0129
1958372,371377,37410,0062.6520.0130
1959382,377387,54410,3342.6670.0131
1960392,711398,06010,6972.6870.0132
1961403,408408,93011,0442.7010.0133
1962414,452420,16311,4212.7180.0135
1963425,873431,75711,7682.7260.0135
1964437,641443,68712,0922.7260.0136
1965449,733455,95212,4372.7280.0137
1966462,170468,51612,6922.7090.0138
1967474,862481,58813,4522.7930.0139
1968488,314495,26913,9102.8090.0140
1969502,224509,44014,4332.8330.0141
1970516,657524,10514,8962.8420.0142
1971531,553539,38815,6702.9050.0143
1972547,223555,37016,2942.9340.0144
1973563,517571,99116,9492.9630.0146
1974580,466589,08517,2382.9260.0147
1975597,704606,82118,2333.0050.0149
1976615,937625,66719,4593.1100.0151
1977635,396645,77020,7483.2130.0153
1978656,144667,10321,9183.2860.0155
1979678,062689,78123,4383.3980.0158
1980701,500713,91324,8273.4780.0161
1981726,327739,12525,5973.4630.0163
1982751,924765,75327,6573.6120.0166
1983779,581794,52529,8883.7620.0169
1984809,469825,63132,3243.9160.0173
1985841,793858,87434,1623.9780.0176
1986875,955894,01936,1294.0420.0180
1987912,084931,09138,0134.0830.0184
1988950,097970,16040,1274.1370.0189
1989990,2241,011,35742,2674.1800.0193
19901,032,4911,054,69644,4094.2110.0198
19911,076,9001,099,95946,1184.1930.0203
19921,123,0181,145,58245,1293.9400.0208
19931,168,1471,188,36540,4363.4030.0213
19941,208,5831,227,22637,2873.0390.0216
19951,245,8701,264,31336,8852.9180.0220
19961,282,7551,301,41037,3112.8670.0223
19971,320,0661,338,88937,6472.8120.0226
19981,357,7131,376,98738,5482.8000.0229
19991,396,2611,415,77939,0362.7570.0233
20001,435,2971,455,08439,5752.7200.0236
20011,474,8721,495,01140,2782.6940.0239
20021,515,1501,535,69141,0822.6750.0242
20031,556,2321,577,61142,7592.7110.0246
20041,598,9911,621,31244,6412.7540.0249
20051,643,6321,667,03746,8102.8080.0253
20061,690,4421,715,27549,6672.8960.0257
20071,740,1091,765,77451,3292.9070.0261
20081,791,4381,817,85252,8282.9060.0266
20091,844,2661,871,42254,3132.9020.0270
20101,898,5791,926,63056,1012.9120.0274
20111,954,6801,983,78458,2072.9340.0279
20122,012,8872,043,09460,4152.9570.0284
20132,073,3022,103,82061,0352.9010.0289
20142,134,3372,164,52860,3822.7900.0293
20152,194,7192,224,52959,6202.6800.0298
20162,254,3392,283,76958,8612.5780.0302
20172,313,2002,342,18957,9782.4760.0306
20182,371,1782,399,63256,9082.3720.0310
20192,428,0862,456,84457,5162.3410.0315
20202,485,6022,515,73360,2632.3960.0319
20212,545,8652,576,01060,2892.3410.0324
20222,606,1542,636,47060,6322.3000.0329
20232,666,7862,697,84562,1192.3030.0333