Gambia Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Gambia population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Gambia in 2020 is 2,416,668, a 2.94% increase from 2019.
- The population of Gambia in 2019 was 2,347,706, a 2.97% increase from 2018.
- The population of Gambia in 2018 was 2,280,094, a 2.99% increase from 2017.
- The population of Gambia in 2017 was 2,213,889, a 3.01% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| Ethiopia | 114,963,588 |
| Tanzania | 59,734,218 |
| Uganda | 45,741,007 |
| Afghanistan | 38,928,346 |
| Mozambique | 31,255,435 |
| Yemen | 29,825,964 |
| Nepal | 29,136,808 |
| Madagascar | 27,691,018 |
| North Korea | 25,778,816 |
| Niger | 24,206,644 |
| Burkina Faso | 20,903,273 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 |
| Malawi | 19,129,952 |
| Senegal | 16,743,927 |
| Chad | 16,425,864 |
| Somalia | 15,893,222 |
| Zimbabwe | 14,862,924 |
| Guinea | 13,132,795 |
| Rwanda | 12,952,218 |
| Benin | 12,123,200 |
| Burundi | 11,890,784 |
| Haiti | 11,402,528 |
| South Sudan | 11,193,725 |
| Tajikistan | 9,537,645 |
| Togo | 8,278,724 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,976,983 |
| Liberia | 5,057,681 |
| Central African Republic | 4,829,767 |
| Eritrea | 3,546,421 |
| Gambia | 2,416,668 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1,968,001 |
| Comoros | 869,601 |
| Gambia - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 2,416,668 | 2.94% |
| 2019 | 2,347,706 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | 2,280,094 | 2.99% |
| 2017 | 2,213,889 | 3.01% |
| 2016 | 2,149,136 | 3.03% |
| 2015 | 2,085,860 | 3.05% |
| 2014 | 2,024,042 | 3.07% |
| 2013 | 1,963,712 | 3.08% |
| 2012 | 1,905,013 | 3.08% |
| 2011 | 1,848,147 | 3.06% |
| 2010 | 1,793,196 | 3.04% |
| 2009 | 1,740,279 | 3.02% |
| 2008 | 1,689,285 | 3.01% |
| 2007 | 1,639,848 | 3.04% |
| 2006 | 1,591,445 | 3.09% |
| 2005 | 1,543,741 | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 1,496,527 | 3.21% |
| 2003 | 1,449,925 | 3.25% |
| 2002 | 1,404,261 | 3.25% |
| 2001 | 1,360,074 | 3.22% |
| 2000 | 1,317,703 | 3.18% |
| 1999 | 1,277,133 | 3.15% |
| 1998 | 1,238,125 | 3.13% |
| 1997 | 1,200,526 | 3.13% |
| 1996 | 1,164,091 | 3.15% |
| 1995 | 1,128,575 | 3.14% |
| 1994 | 1,094,212 | 3.14% |
| 1993 | 1,060,862 | 3.25% |
| 1992 | 1,027,475 | 3.51% |
| 1991 | 992,673 | 3.88% |
| 1990 | 955,593 | 4.36% |
| 1989 | 915,635 | 4.83% |
| 1988 | 873,444 | 5.10% |
| 1987 | 831,023 | 5.04% |
| 1986 | 791,147 | 4.68% |
| 1985 | 755,787 | 4.15% |
| 1984 | 725,694 | 3.64% |
| 1983 | 700,199 | 3.26% |
| 1982 | 678,113 | 3.12% |
| 1981 | 657,579 | 3.19% |
| 1980 | 637,246 | 3.32% |
| 1979 | 616,768 | 3.39% |
| 1978 | 596,536 | 3.43% |
| 1977 | 576,757 | 3.40% |
| 1976 | 557,805 | 3.30% |
| 1975 | 539,979 | 3.20% |
| 1974 | 523,251 | 3.12% |
| 1973 | 507,432 | 3.05% |
| 1972 | 492,426 | 2.99% |
| 1971 | 478,116 | 2.95% |
| 1970 | 464,410 | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 451,228 | 2.88% |
| 1968 | 438,603 | 2.81% |
| 1967 | 426,629 | 2.68% |
| 1966 | 415,478 | 2.52% |
| 1965 | 405,259 | 2.34% |
| 1964 | 396,011 | 2.16% |
| 1963 | 387,641 | 2.04% |
| 1962 | 379,894 | 2.00% |
| 1961 | 372,445 | 2.03% |
| 1960 | 365,047 | 2.07% |
| 1959 | 357,628 | 2.11% |
| 1958 | 350,244 | 2.11% |
| 1957 | 343,014 | 2.05% |
| 1956 | 336,113 | 1.96% |
| 1955 | 329,661 | 1.83% |
| 1954 | 323,747 | 1.69% |
| 1953 | 318,382 | 1.55% |
| 1952 | 313,527 | 1.44% |
| 1951 | 309,086 | 1.38% |
| 1950 | 304,889 | 0.00% |
