Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 10 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.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 2,728,905 | 2,759,988 | 62,165 | 2.252 | 0.0338 |
2025 | 2,791,070 | 2,822,093 | 62,046 | 2.199 | 0.0343 |
2026 | 2,853,116 | 2,884,079 | 61,927 | 2.147 | 0.0347 |
2027 | 2,915,043 | 2,945,881 | 61,676 | 2.094 | 0.0352 |
2028 | 2,976,719 | 3,007,546 | 61,655 | 2.050 | 0.0356 |
2029 | 3,038,374 | 3,069,018 | 61,288 | 1.997 | 0.0361 |
2030 | 3,099,662 | 3,130,133 | 60,943 | 1.947 | 0.0365 |
2031 | 3,160,605 | 3,190,997 | 60,783 | 1.905 | 0.0370 |
2032 | 3,221,388 | 3,251,825 | 60,873 | 1.872 | 0.0374 |
2033 | 3,282,261 | 3,312,597 | 60,671 | 1.832 | 0.0378 |
2034 | 3,342,932 | 3,373,121 | 60,378 | 1.790 | 0.0382 |
2035 | 3,403,310 | 3,433,425 | 60,231 | 1.754 | 0.0386 |
2036 | 3,463,541 | 3,493,576 | 60,070 | 1.719 | 0.0391 |
2037 | 3,523,611 | 3,553,533 | 59,844 | 1.684 | 0.0395 |
2038 | 3,583,455 | 3,613,501 | 60,092 | 1.663 | 0.0399 |
2039 | 3,643,547 | 3,673,340 | 59,586 | 1.622 | 0.0403 |
2040 | 3,703,133 | 3,732,798 | 59,329 | 1.589 | 0.0407 |
2041 | 3,762,462 | 3,791,800 | 58,677 | 1.548 | 0.0411 |
2042 | 3,821,139 | 3,850,536 | 58,794 | 1.527 | 0.0415 |
2043 | 3,879,933 | 3,909,026 | 58,187 | 1.489 | 0.0419 |
2044 | 3,938,120 | 3,966,913 | 57,586 | 1.452 | 0.0422 |
2045 | 3,995,706 | 4,024,237 | 57,062 | 1.418 | 0.0426 |
2046 | 4,052,768 | 4,080,970 | 56,403 | 1.382 | 0.0430 |
2047 | 4,109,171 | 4,137,203 | 56,063 | 1.355 | 0.0434 |
2048 | 4,165,234 | 4,192,849 | 55,230 | 1.317 | 0.0438 |
2049 | 4,220,464 | 4,247,714 | 54,500 | 1.283 | 0.0441 |
2050 | 4,274,964 | 4,301,895 | 53,863 | 1.252 | 0.0445 |
2051 | 4,328,827 | 4,355,372 | 53,089 | 1.219 | 0.0449 |
2052 | 4,381,916 | 4,408,051 | 52,270 | 1.186 | 0.0452 |
2053 | 4,434,186 | 4,459,829 | 51,286 | 1.150 | 0.0456 |
2054 | 4,485,472 | 4,510,992 | 51,040 | 1.131 | 0.0460 |
2055 | 4,536,512 | 4,561,378 | 49,732 | 1.090 | 0.0463 |
2056 | 4,586,244 | 4,610,743 | 48,999 | 1.063 | 0.0467 |
2057 | 4,635,243 | 4,659,372 | 48,257 | 1.036 | 0.0470 |
2058 | 4,683,500 | 4,707,076 | 47,152 | 1.002 | 0.0474 |
2059 | 4,730,652 | 4,753,935 | 46,566 | 0.980 | 0.0477 |
2060 | 4,777,218 | 4,800,124 | 45,813 | 0.954 | 0.0481 |
2061 | 4,823,031 | 4,845,632 | 45,202 | 0.933 | 0.0484 |
2062 | 4,868,233 | 4,890,160 | 43,855 | 0.897 | 0.0487 |
2063 | 4,912,088 | 4,933,387 | 42,599 | 0.863 | 0.0490 |
2064 | 4,954,687 | 4,975,512 | 41,650 | 0.837 | 0.0494 |
2065 | 4,996,337 | 5,016,711 | 40,748 | 0.812 | 0.0497 |
2066 | 5,037,085 | 5,056,651 | 39,133 | 0.774 | 0.0500 |
2067 | 5,076,218 | 5,095,058 | 37,680 | 0.740 | 0.0502 |
2068 | 5,113,898 | 5,132,305 | 36,813 | 0.717 | 0.0505 |
2069 | 5,150,711 | 5,168,420 | 35,418 | 0.685 | 0.0508 |
2070 | 5,186,129 | 5,203,320 | 34,383 | 0.661 | 0.0511 |
2071 | 5,220,512 | 5,236,938 | 32,852 | 0.627 | 0.0513 |
2072 | 5,253,364 | 5,269,247 | 31,765 | 0.603 | 0.0516 |
2073 | 5,285,129 | 5,300,648 | 31,037 | 0.586 | 0.0518 |
2074 | 5,316,166 | 5,331,109 | 29,887 | 0.561 | 0.0521 |
2075 | 5,346,053 | 5,360,347 | 28,588 | 0.533 | 0.0523 |
2076 | 5,374,641 | 5,388,209 | 27,137 | 0.504 | 0.0525 |
2077 | 5,401,778 | 5,414,851 | 26,147 | 0.483 | 0.0527 |
2078 | 5,427,925 | 5,440,450 | 25,051 | 0.460 | 0.0530 |
2079 | 5,452,976 | 5,464,708 | 23,465 | 0.429 | 0.0532 |
2080 | 5,476,441 | 5,487,552 | 22,222 | 0.405 | 0.0534 |
2081 | 5,498,663 | 5,509,186 | 21,047 | 0.382 | 0.0536 |
2082 | 5,519,710 | 5,529,536 | 19,652 | 0.355 | 0.0537 |
2083 | 5,539,362 | 5,548,563 | 18,401 | 0.332 | 0.0539 |
2084 | 5,557,763 | 5,566,453 | 17,381 | 0.312 | 0.0541 |
2085 | 5,575,144 | 5,583,274 | 16,260 | 0.291 | 0.0543 |
2086 | 5,591,404 | 5,598,753 | 14,699 | 0.263 | 0.0544 |
2087 | 5,606,103 | 5,613,092 | 13,977 | 0.249 | 0.0546 |
2088 | 5,620,080 | 5,626,529 | 12,899 | 0.229 | 0.0547 |
2089 | 5,632,979 | 5,638,780 | 11,603 | 0.206 | 0.0549 |
2090 | 5,644,582 | 5,649,789 | 10,414 | 0.184 | 0.0550 |
2091 | 5,654,996 | 5,659,538 | 9,083 | 0.160 | 0.0551 |
2092 | 5,664,079 | 5,668,248 | 8,337 | 0.147 | 0.0552 |
2093 | 5,672,416 | 5,676,131 | 7,429 | 0.131 | 0.0554 |
2094 | 5,679,845 | 5,682,735 | 5,780 | 0.102 | 0.0555 |
2095 | 5,685,625 | 5,688,119 | 4,988 | 0.088 | 0.0556 |
2096 | 5,690,613 | 5,692,690 | 4,154 | 0.073 | 0.0557 |
2097 | 5,694,767 | 5,696,418 | 3,302 | 0.058 | 0.0558 |
2098 | 5,698,069 | 5,699,399 | 2,659 | 0.047 | 0.0559 |
2099 | 5,700,728 | 5,701,721 | 1,985 | 0.035 | 0.0559 |
2100 | 5,702,713 | 5,703,042 | 659 | 0.012 | 0.0560 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 302,972 | 306,736 | 7,527 | 2.454 | 0.0123 |
1951 | 310,499 | 314,491 | 7,985 | 2.539 | 0.0124 |
1952 | 318,484 | 322,638 | 8,308 | 2.575 | 0.0125 |
1953 | 326,792 | 331,089 | 8,594 | 2.596 | 0.0126 |
1954 | 335,386 | 339,813 | 8,853 | 2.605 | 0.0127 |
1955 | 344,239 | 348,789 | 9,101 | 2.609 | 0.0127 |
1956 | 353,340 | 358,030 | 9,380 | 2.620 | 0.0128 |
1957 | 362,720 | 367,546 | 9,651 | 2.626 | 0.0129 |
1958 | 372,371 | 377,374 | 10,006 | 2.652 | 0.0130 |
1959 | 382,377 | 387,544 | 10,334 | 2.667 | 0.0131 |
1960 | 392,711 | 398,060 | 10,697 | 2.687 | 0.0132 |
1961 | 403,408 | 408,930 | 11,044 | 2.701 | 0.0133 |
1962 | 414,452 | 420,163 | 11,421 | 2.718 | 0.0135 |
1963 | 425,873 | 431,757 | 11,768 | 2.726 | 0.0135 |
1964 | 437,641 | 443,687 | 12,092 | 2.726 | 0.0136 |
1965 | 449,733 | 455,952 | 12,437 | 2.728 | 0.0137 |
1966 | 462,170 | 468,516 | 12,692 | 2.709 | 0.0138 |
1967 | 474,862 | 481,588 | 13,452 | 2.793 | 0.0139 |
1968 | 488,314 | 495,269 | 13,910 | 2.809 | 0.0140 |
1969 | 502,224 | 509,440 | 14,433 | 2.833 | 0.0141 |
1970 | 516,657 | 524,105 | 14,896 | 2.842 | 0.0142 |
1971 | 531,553 | 539,388 | 15,670 | 2.905 | 0.0143 |
1972 | 547,223 | 555,370 | 16,294 | 2.934 | 0.0144 |
1973 | 563,517 | 571,991 | 16,949 | 2.963 | 0.0146 |
1974 | 580,466 | 589,085 | 17,238 | 2.926 | 0.0147 |
1975 | 597,704 | 606,821 | 18,233 | 3.005 | 0.0149 |
1976 | 615,937 | 625,667 | 19,459 | 3.110 | 0.0151 |
1977 | 635,396 | 645,770 | 20,748 | 3.213 | 0.0153 |
1978 | 656,144 | 667,103 | 21,918 | 3.286 | 0.0155 |
1979 | 678,062 | 689,781 | 23,438 | 3.398 | 0.0158 |
1980 | 701,500 | 713,913 | 24,827 | 3.478 | 0.0161 |
1981 | 726,327 | 739,125 | 25,597 | 3.463 | 0.0163 |
1982 | 751,924 | 765,753 | 27,657 | 3.612 | 0.0166 |
1983 | 779,581 | 794,525 | 29,888 | 3.762 | 0.0169 |
1984 | 809,469 | 825,631 | 32,324 | 3.916 | 0.0173 |
1985 | 841,793 | 858,874 | 34,162 | 3.978 | 0.0176 |
1986 | 875,955 | 894,019 | 36,129 | 4.042 | 0.0180 |
1987 | 912,084 | 931,091 | 38,013 | 4.083 | 0.0184 |
1988 | 950,097 | 970,160 | 40,127 | 4.137 | 0.0189 |
1989 | 990,224 | 1,011,357 | 42,267 | 4.180 | 0.0193 |
1990 | 1,032,491 | 1,054,696 | 44,409 | 4.211 | 0.0198 |
1991 | 1,076,900 | 1,099,959 | 46,118 | 4.193 | 0.0203 |
1992 | 1,123,018 | 1,145,582 | 45,129 | 3.940 | 0.0208 |
1993 | 1,168,147 | 1,188,365 | 40,436 | 3.403 | 0.0213 |
1994 | 1,208,583 | 1,227,226 | 37,287 | 3.039 | 0.0216 |
1995 | 1,245,870 | 1,264,313 | 36,885 | 2.918 | 0.0220 |
1996 | 1,282,755 | 1,301,410 | 37,311 | 2.867 | 0.0223 |
1997 | 1,320,066 | 1,338,889 | 37,647 | 2.812 | 0.0226 |
1998 | 1,357,713 | 1,376,987 | 38,548 | 2.800 | 0.0229 |
1999 | 1,396,261 | 1,415,779 | 39,036 | 2.757 | 0.0233 |
2000 | 1,435,297 | 1,455,084 | 39,575 | 2.720 | 0.0236 |
2001 | 1,474,872 | 1,495,011 | 40,278 | 2.694 | 0.0239 |
2002 | 1,515,150 | 1,535,691 | 41,082 | 2.675 | 0.0242 |
2003 | 1,556,232 | 1,577,611 | 42,759 | 2.711 | 0.0246 |
2004 | 1,598,991 | 1,621,312 | 44,641 | 2.754 | 0.0249 |
2005 | 1,643,632 | 1,667,037 | 46,810 | 2.808 | 0.0253 |
2006 | 1,690,442 | 1,715,275 | 49,667 | 2.896 | 0.0257 |
2007 | 1,740,109 | 1,765,774 | 51,329 | 2.907 | 0.0261 |
2008 | 1,791,438 | 1,817,852 | 52,828 | 2.906 | 0.0266 |
2009 | 1,844,266 | 1,871,422 | 54,313 | 2.902 | 0.0270 |
2010 | 1,898,579 | 1,926,630 | 56,101 | 2.912 | 0.0274 |
2011 | 1,954,680 | 1,983,784 | 58,207 | 2.934 | 0.0279 |
2012 | 2,012,887 | 2,043,094 | 60,415 | 2.957 | 0.0284 |
2013 | 2,073,302 | 2,103,820 | 61,035 | 2.901 | 0.0289 |
2014 | 2,134,337 | 2,164,528 | 60,382 | 2.790 | 0.0293 |
2015 | 2,194,719 | 2,224,529 | 59,620 | 2.680 | 0.0298 |
2016 | 2,254,339 | 2,283,769 | 58,861 | 2.578 | 0.0302 |
2017 | 2,313,200 | 2,342,189 | 57,978 | 2.476 | 0.0306 |
2018 | 2,371,178 | 2,399,632 | 56,908 | 2.372 | 0.0310 |
2019 | 2,428,086 | 2,456,844 | 57,516 | 2.341 | 0.0315 |
2020 | 2,485,602 | 2,515,733 | 60,263 | 2.396 | 0.0319 |
2021 | 2,545,865 | 2,576,010 | 60,289 | 2.341 | 0.0324 |
2022 | 2,606,154 | 2,636,470 | 60,632 | 2.300 | 0.0329 |
2023 | 2,666,786 | 2,697,845 | 62,119 | 2.303 | 0.0333 |