Gambia Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Gambia population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Gambia in 2021 is 2,486,945, a 2.91% increase from 2020.
- The population of Gambia in 2020 was 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.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| Ethiopia |
117,876,227 |
| Tanzania |
61,498,437 |
| Uganda |
47,123,531 |
| Afghanistan |
39,835,428 |
| Mozambique |
32,163,047 |
| Yemen |
30,490,640 |
| Nepal |
29,674,920 |
| Madagascar |
28,427,328 |
| North Korea |
25,887,041 |
| Niger |
25,130,817 |
| Burkina Faso |
21,497,096 |
| Mali |
20,855,735 |
| Malawi |
19,647,684 |
| Senegal |
17,196,301 |
| Chad |
16,914,985 |
| Somalia |
16,359,504 |
| Zimbabwe |
15,092,171 |
| Guinea |
13,497,244 |
| Rwanda |
13,276,513 |
| Benin |
12,451,040 |
| Burundi |
12,255,433 |
| Haiti |
11,541,685 |
| South Sudan |
11,381,378 |
| Tajikistan |
9,749,627 |
| Togo |
8,478,250 |
| Sierra Leone |
8,141,343 |
| Liberia |
5,180,203 |
| Central African Republic |
4,919,981 |
| Eritrea |
3,601,467 |
| Gambia |
2,486,945 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494 |
| Comoros |
888,451 |
|
Gambia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
2,486,945 |
2.91% |
| 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% |
