The Gambia - Population growth
Population growth (annual %)
The value for Population growth (annual %) in The Gambia was 2.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.98 in 1988 and a minimum value of 1.98 in 1962.
Definition: Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: Derived from total population. Population 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 Statist
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.00 |
| 1962 | 1.98 |
| 1963 | 2.02 |
| 1964 | 2.14 |
| 1965 | 2.31 |
| 1966 | 2.49 |
| 1967 | 2.65 |
| 1968 | 2.77 |
| 1969 | 2.84 |
| 1970 | 2.88 |
| 1971 | 2.91 |
| 1972 | 2.95 |
| 1973 | 3.00 |
| 1974 | 3.07 |
| 1975 | 3.15 |
| 1976 | 3.25 |
| 1977 | 3.34 |
| 1978 | 3.37 |
| 1979 | 3.33 |
| 1980 | 3.27 |
| 1981 | 3.14 |
| 1982 | 3.07 |
| 1983 | 3.21 |
| 1984 | 3.58 |
| 1985 | 4.06 |
| 1986 | 4.57 |
| 1987 | 4.92 |
| 1988 | 4.98 |
| 1989 | 4.72 |
| 1990 | 4.27 |
| 1991 | 3.81 |
| 1992 | 3.45 |
| 1993 | 3.20 |
| 1994 | 3.10 |
| 1995 | 3.09 |
| 1996 | 3.10 |
| 1997 | 3.08 |
| 1998 | 3.08 |
| 1999 | 3.10 |
| 2000 | 3.13 |
| 2001 | 3.16 |
| 2002 | 3.20 |
| 2003 | 3.20 |
| 2004 | 3.16 |
| 2005 | 3.11 |
| 2006 | 3.04 |
| 2007 | 3.00 |
| 2008 | 2.97 |
| 2009 | 2.97 |
| 2010 | 3.00 |
| 2011 | 3.02 |
| 2012 | 3.03 |
| 2013 | 3.03 |
| 2014 | 3.03 |
| 2015 | 3.01 |
| 2016 | 2.99 |
| 2017 | 2.97 |
| 2018 | 2.95 |
| 2019 | 2.92 |
| 2020 | 2.90 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
