The Gambia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in The Gambia was 1,512,397 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,512,397 in 2020 and a minimum value of 44,277 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 44,277
1961 45,925
1962 47,619
1963 49,858
1964 54,163
1965 58,896
1966 64,121
1967 69,876
1968 76,196
1969 83,071
1970 90,540
1971 98,633
1972 107,417
1973 116,409
1974 123,879
1975 131,897
1976 140,529
1977 149,806
1978 159,706
1979 170,136
1980 181,069
1981 192,382
1982 204,200
1983 217,117
1984 232,271
1985 249,555
1986 269,376
1987 291,635
1988 315,792
1989 340,853
1990 366,108
1991 391,212
1992 416,333
1993 441,170
1994 464,737
1995 489,374
1996 515,203
1997 542,096
1998 570,243
1999 599,747
2000 630,760
2001 663,374
2002 697,680
2003 733,010
2004 767,537
2005 803,056
2006 839,503
2007 877,006
2008 915,780
2009 956,056
2010 998,130
2011 1,042,056
2012 1,087,862
2013 1,135,416
2014 1,184,628
2015 1,235,413
2016 1,287,718
2017 1,341,601
2018 1,397,012
2019 1,453,952
2020 1,512,397

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in The Gambia was 62.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 62.58 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.13 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 12.13
1961 12.33
1962 12.54
1963 12.86
1964 13.68
1965 14.53
1966 15.43
1967 16.38
1968 17.37
1969 18.41
1970 19.50
1971 20.63
1972 21.81
1973 22.94
1974 23.68
1975 24.43
1976 25.19
1977 25.97
1978 26.77
1979 27.59
1980 28.41
1981 29.26
1982 30.11
1983 31.01
1984 32.01
1985 33.02
1986 34.05
1987 35.09
1988 36.16
1989 37.23
1990 38.31
1991 39.41
1992 40.52
1993 41.59
1994 42.47
1995 43.36
1996 44.26
1997 45.16
1998 46.06
1999 46.96
2000 47.87
2001 48.78
2002 49.68
2003 50.56
2004 51.29
2005 52.02
2006 52.75
2007 53.48
2008 54.21
2009 54.94
2010 55.66
2011 56.38
2012 57.11
2013 57.82
2014 58.53
2015 59.23
2016 59.92
2017 60.60
2018 61.27
2019 61.93
2020 62.58

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization