The Gambia - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in The Gambia was 2,416,664 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,416,664 in 2020 and a minimum value of 365,049 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 365,049
1961 372,436
1962 379,886
1963 387,635
1964 396,012
1965 405,258
1966 415,478
1967 426,622
1968 438,590
1969 451,228
1970 464,404
1971 478,106
1972 492,424
1973 507,428
1974 523,250
1975 539,985
1976 557,810
1977 576,755
1978 596,540
1979 616,770
1980 637,252
1981 657,581
1982 678,111
1983 700,198
1984 725,688
1985 755,791
1986 791,141
1987 831,011
1988 873,440
1989 915,631
1990 955,595
1991 992,671
1992 1,027,476
1993 1,060,861
1994 1,094,219
1995 1,128,577
1996 1,164,091
1997 1,200,522
1998 1,238,124
1999 1,277,118
2000 1,317,708
2001 1,360,070
2002 1,404,263
2003 1,449,925
2004 1,496,524
2005 1,543,745
2006 1,591,444
2007 1,639,846
2008 1,689,288
2009 1,740,277
2010 1,793,199
2011 1,848,142
2012 1,905,020
2013 1,963,708
2014 2,024,037
2015 2,085,860
2016 2,149,134
2017 2,213,900
2018 2,280,092
2019 2,347,696
2020 2,416,664

Population, female

The value for Population, female in The Gambia was 1,218,124 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,218,124 in 2020 and a minimum value of 183,381 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 183,381
1961 186,566
1962 189,800
1963 193,221
1964 197,012
1965 201,297
1966 206,134
1967 211,515
1968 217,352
1969 223,570
1970 230,076
1971 236,865
1972 243,981
1973 251,438
1974 259,279
1975 267,526
1976 276,268
1977 285,539
1978 295,205
1979 305,088
1980 315,122
1981 325,075
1982 335,136
1983 346,074
1984 358,928
1985 374,383
1986 392,809
1987 413,792
1988 436,156
1989 458,207
1990 478,775
1991 497,435
1992 514,574
1993 530,816
1994 547,115
1995 564,183
1996 582,162
1997 600,857
1998 620,310
1999 640,507
2000 661,441
2001 683,177
2002 705,781
2003 729,073
2004 752,805
2005 776,828
2006 801,066
2007 825,627
2008 850,683
2009 876,500
2010 903,279
2011 931,060
2012 959,817
2013 989,462
2014 1,019,942
2015 1,051,160
2016 1,083,106
2017 1,115,804
2018 1,149,215
2019 1,183,332
2020 1,218,124

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in The Gambia was 50.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.42 in 1982.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.23
1961 50.09
1962 49.96
1963 49.85
1964 49.75
1965 49.67
1966 49.61
1967 49.58
1968 49.56
1969 49.55
1970 49.54
1971 49.54
1972 49.55
1973 49.55
1974 49.55
1975 49.54
1976 49.53
1977 49.51
1978 49.49
1979 49.47
1980 49.45
1981 49.43
1982 49.42
1983 49.43
1984 49.46
1985 49.54
1986 49.65
1987 49.79
1988 49.94
1989 50.04
1990 50.10
1991 50.11
1992 50.08
1993 50.04
1994 50.00
1995 49.99
1996 50.01
1997 50.05
1998 50.10
1999 50.15
2000 50.20
2001 50.23
2002 50.26
2003 50.28
2004 50.30
2005 50.32
2006 50.34
2007 50.35
2008 50.36
2009 50.37
2010 50.37
2011 50.38
2012 50.38
2013 50.39
2014 50.39
2015 50.39
2016 50.40
2017 50.40
2018 50.40
2019 50.40
2020 50.41

Population, male

The value for Population, male in The Gambia was 1,198,540 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,198,540 in 2020 and a minimum value of 181,668 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 181,668
1961 185,870
1962 190,086
1963 194,414
1964 199,000
1965 203,961
1966 209,344
1967 215,107
1968 221,238
1969 227,658
1970 234,328
1971 241,241
1972 248,443
1973 255,990
1974 263,971
1975 272,459
1976 281,542
1977 291,216
1978 301,335
1979 311,682
1980 322,130
1981 332,506
1982 342,975
1983 354,124
1984 366,760
1985 381,408
1986 398,332
1987 417,219
1988 437,284
1989 457,424
1990 476,820
1991 495,236
1992 512,902
1993 530,045
1994 547,104
1995 564,394
1996 581,929
1997 599,665
1998 617,814
1999 636,611
2000 656,267
2001 676,893
2002 698,482
2003 720,852
2004 743,719
2005 766,917
2006 790,378
2007 814,219
2008 838,605
2009 863,777
2010 889,920
2011 917,082
2012 945,203
2013 974,246
2014 1,004,095
2015 1,034,700
2016 1,066,028
2017 1,098,096
2018 1,130,877
2019 1,164,364
2020 1,198,540

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in The Gambia was 49.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.58 in 1982, while its lowest value was 49.59 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.77
1961 49.91
1962 50.04
1963 50.15
1964 50.25
1965 50.33
1966 50.39
1967 50.42
1968 50.44
1969 50.45
1970 50.46
1971 50.46
1972 50.45
1973 50.45
1974 50.45
1975 50.46
1976 50.47
1977 50.49
1978 50.51
1979 50.53
1980 50.55
1981 50.57
1982 50.58
1983 50.57
1984 50.54
1985 50.46
1986 50.35
1987 50.21
1988 50.06
1989 49.96
1990 49.90
1991 49.89
1992 49.92
1993 49.96
1994 50.00
1995 50.01
1996 49.99
1997 49.95
1998 49.90
1999 49.85
2000 49.80
2001 49.77
2002 49.74
2003 49.72
2004 49.70
2005 49.68
2006 49.66
2007 49.65
2008 49.64
2009 49.63
2010 49.63
2011 49.62
2012 49.62
2013 49.61
2014 49.61
2015 49.61
2016 49.60
2017 49.60
2018 49.60
2019 49.60
2020 49.59

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population