Population in Gambia

249 indicators covering population for Gambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 1,018 thousands 2025 up 40.5% 147th
General government total expenditure 48.70 billion current LCU 2025 up 324.6% 133rd
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 97.0% 2024 down 1.0% 12th
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 61.1% 2024 up 14.4% 147th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 61.1% 2024 up 14.4% 147th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 48.2% 2024 up 3.4% 196th
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 59.9% 2024 down 11.9% 209th
Share of people practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 down 97.1% 123rd
Population growth 2.3% 2024 down 19.9% 39th
Rural population 34.9% 2024 down 15.8% 109th
DEC alternative conversion factor 67.04 LCU per US$ 2024 up 60.6% 73rd
Official exchange rate 67.66 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 62.1% 76th
GDP 168.11 billion current LCU 2024 up 227.6% 138th
GDP per capita 60,910 current LCU 2024 up 157.0% 129th
GDP 2.51 billion current US$ 2024 up 104.0% 183rd
GDP per capita 908.53 current US$ 2024 up 60.0% 196th
GDP 76.46 billion constant LCU 2024 up 56.8% 138th
GDP deflator 219.87 base year varies by country 2024 up 109.0% 44th
GDP growth 5.7% 2024 up 508.3% 27th
GDP at market prices 2.08 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 56.8% 184th
GNI 165.96 billion current LCU 2024 up 231.3% 138th
GNI per capita 60,132 current LCU 2024 up 159.8% 126th
GNI per capita, Atlas method 890 current US$ 2024 up 48.3% 190th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 24.0% 2024 down 34.9% 152nd
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 2.3 2023 down 32.4% 183rd
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 22.0% 2024 up 96.3% 11th
Population growth rate 2.3% 2023 down 20.6% 39th
Population 2.70 million people 2023 up 28.2% 144th
Population: comparison of UN projections 2.70 million people 2023 up 28.2% 144th
Birth rate 30.43 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 20.1% 31st
Number of births, by world region 82,092 births 2023 up 2.4% 115th
Annual change in population 61,374 people 2023 up 1.1% 105th
Population 2.70 million people 2023 up 28.2% 145th
Number of children under 15, by world region 1.10 million people 2023 up 18.9% 121st
Population by age group 2.70 million people 2023 up 28.2% 144th
Life expectancy by sex 67.53 years 2023 up 6.4% 208th
Total dependency ratio 77.6% 2023 down 10.9% 31st
Youth dependency ratio 72.4% 2023 down 12.0% 28th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 80,339 people 2023 up 44.0% 160th
Population by age group 80,339 people 2023 up 44.0% 160th
Population growth rate with and without migration 2.3% 2023 down 20.6% 39th
Median age vs. births per woman 18.17 years 2023 up 9.2% 211th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 80,339 people 2023 up 44.0% 160th
The global population hockey stick 2.70 million people 2023 up 28.2% 145th
Number of births 82,092 births 2023 up 2.4% 115th
Population 2.70 million people 2023 up 28.2% 144th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 1.10 million people 2023 up 18.9% 121st
Population 2.70 million people 2023 up 28.2% 145th
Births, by age of mother 35 births 2023 down 44.4% 66th
Population by age group 383,559 people 2023 up 6.9% 119th
Share of births by age of mother 10.6% 2023 down 20.2% 79th
Birth rate 30.43 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 20.1% 31st
Birth rate by women's age group 58.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 33.0% 57th
Has the population peaked? 2.70 million people 2023 up 28.2% 144th
Life expectancy at birth, total 65.86 years 2023 up 5.8% 184th
Fertility rate, total 4.01 births per woman 2023 down 25.7% 26th
Mortality rate, infant 33.8 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 27.8% 40th
Total population by age 5.25 2023 up 41.1% 159th
Population density of the capital city 7,490 people per km² 2100 up 0.7% 53rd
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.2% 2022 up 171.8% 128th