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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Gambia, The

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population2.82M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$2.59B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$919.062025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth66.12024 · yearsInternet use49.5%2024 · % of populationForest area22.3%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Gambia, The2025 · 2.2%
01.052.13.154.21960199320251961: 2.7%1962: 2.7%1963: 2.7%1964: 2.7%1965: 2.7%1966: 2.7%1967: 2.8%1968: 2.8%1969: 2.8%1970: 2.8%1971: 2.9%1972: 2.9%1973: 2.9%1974: 2.9%1975: 3%1976: 3.1%1977: 3.2%1978: 3.3%1979: 3.3%1980: 3.4%1981: 3.5%1982: 3.5%1983: 3.7%1984: 3.8%1985: 3.9%1986: 4%1987: 4.1%1988: 4.1%1989: 4.2%1990: 4.2%1991: 4.2%1992: 4.1%1993: 3.7%1994: 3.2%1995: 3%1996: 2.9%1997: 2.8%1998: 2.8%1999: 2.8%2000: 2.7%2001: 2.7%2002: 2.7%2003: 2.7%2004: 2.7%2005: 2.8%2006: 2.9%2007: 2.9%2008: 2.9%2009: 2.9%2010: 2.9%2011: 2.9%2012: 2.9%2013: 2.9%2014: 2.8%2015: 2.7%2016: 2.6%2017: 2.5%2018: 2.4%2019: 2.4%2020: 2.4%2021: 2.4%2022: 2.3%2023: 2.3%2024: 2.3%2025: 2.2%

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.

Country context

Gambia, The in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Banjul
Country code
GMB

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