Gambia Population Density 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 density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Gambia in 2020 is 213.86 people per square kilometer, a 2.94% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Gambia in 2019 was 207.76 people per square kilometer, a 2.97% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Gambia in 2018 was 201.78 people per square kilometer, a 2.99% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Gambia in 2017 was 195.92 people per square kilometer, a 3.01% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Gambia - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 213.86 | 2.94% |
| 2019 | 207.76 | 2.97% |
| 2018 | 201.78 | 2.99% |
| 2017 | 195.92 | 3.01% |
| 2016 | 190.19 | 3.03% |
| 2015 | 184.59 | 3.05% |
| 2014 | 179.12 | 3.07% |
| 2013 | 173.78 | 3.08% |
| 2012 | 168.59 | 3.08% |
| 2011 | 163.55 | 3.06% |
| 2010 | 158.69 | 3.04% |
| 2009 | 154.01 | 3.02% |
| 2008 | 149.49 | 3.01% |
| 2007 | 145.12 | 3.04% |
| 2006 | 140.84 | 3.09% |
| 2005 | 136.61 | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 132.44 | 3.21% |
| 2003 | 128.31 | 3.25% |
| 2002 | 124.27 | 3.25% |
| 2001 | 120.36 | 3.22% |
| 2000 | 116.61 | 3.18% |
| 1999 | 113.02 | 3.15% |
| 1998 | 109.57 | 3.13% |
| 1997 | 106.24 | 3.13% |
| 1996 | 103.02 | 3.15% |
| 1995 | 99.87 | 3.14% |
| 1994 | 96.83 | 3.14% |
| 1993 | 93.88 | 3.25% |
| 1992 | 90.93 | 3.51% |
| 1991 | 87.85 | 3.88% |
| 1990 | 84.57 | 4.36% |
| 1989 | 81.03 | 4.83% |
| 1988 | 77.30 | 5.10% |
| 1987 | 73.54 | 5.04% |
| 1986 | 70.01 | 4.68% |
| 1985 | 66.88 | 4.15% |
| 1984 | 64.22 | 3.64% |
| 1983 | 61.96 | 3.26% |
| 1982 | 60.01 | 3.12% |
| 1981 | 58.19 | 3.19% |
| 1980 | 56.39 | 3.32% |
| 1979 | 54.58 | 3.39% |
| 1978 | 52.79 | 3.43% |
| 1977 | 51.04 | 3.40% |
| 1976 | 49.36 | 3.30% |
| 1975 | 47.79 | 3.20% |
| 1974 | 46.31 | 3.12% |
| 1973 | 44.91 | 3.05% |
| 1972 | 43.58 | 2.99% |
| 1971 | 42.31 | 2.95% |
| 1970 | 41.10 | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 39.93 | 2.88% |
| 1968 | 38.81 | 2.81% |
| 1967 | 37.75 | 2.68% |
| 1966 | 36.77 | 2.52% |
| 1965 | 35.86 | 2.34% |
| 1964 | 35.05 | 2.16% |
| 1963 | 34.30 | 2.04% |
| 1962 | 33.62 | 2.00% |
| 1961 | 32.96 | 2.03% |
| 1960 | 32.31 | 2.07% |
| 1959 | 31.65 | 2.11% |
| 1958 | 31.00 | 2.11% |
| 1957 | 30.36 | 2.05% |
| 1956 | 29.74 | 1.96% |
| 1955 | 29.17 | 1.83% |
| 1954 | 28.65 | 1.69% |
| 1953 | 28.18 | 1.55% |
| 1952 | 27.75 | 1.44% |
| 1951 | 27.35 | 1.38% |
| 1950 | 26.98 | 0.00% |
