Population of Gambia (2024)

Gambia population

2,009,648

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Gambia Population by Religions

Region Name Percents Number
Muslim 90% 1,808,683 people
Christian 8% 160,772 people
indigenous beliefs 2% 40,193 people

Gambia Population by Ethnic groups (2003 census)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
African (Mandinka, Fula, Wolof, Jola, Serahuli, other) 99% 1,989,552 people
non-African 1% 20,096 people

Gambia population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 2,325,503 1,151,056 1,174,447 100 100 100 98
00-04 408,236 206,285 201,951 17.6 17.9 17.2 102.1
05-09 351,791 177,486 174,305 15.1 15.4 14.8 101.8
10-14 295,898 149,143 146,755 12.7 13 12.5 101.6
15-19 251,413 125,778 125,635 10.8 10.9 10.7 100.1
20-24 212,029 105,179 106,850 9.1 9.1 9.1 98.4
25-29 175,049 85,420 89,629 7.5 7.4 7.6 95.3
30-34 144,346 69,455 74,891 6.2 6 6.4 92.7
35-39 121,306 57,856 63,450 5.2 5 5.4 91.2
40-44 97,813 45,984 51,829 4.2 4 4.4 88.7
45-49 70,851 33,360 37,491 3 2.9 3.2 89
50-54 60,966 28,692 32,274 2.6 2.5 2.7 88.9
55-59 45,984 21,622 24,362 2 1.9 2.1 88.8
60-64 34,801 16,953 17,848 1.5 1.5 1.5 95
65-69 24,790 12,438 12,352 1.1 1.1 1.1 100.7
70-74 14,756 7,844 6,912 0.6 0.7 0.6 113.5
75-79 10,148 5,005 5,143 0.4 0.4 0.4 97.3
80-84 3,985 1,945 2,040 0.2 0.2 0.2 95.3
85-89 1,140 527 613 0 0 0.1 86
90-94 185 78 107 0 0 0 72.9
95-99 15 6 9 0 0 0 66.7
100+ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Gambia Age structure and Population pyramid

Gambia Age structure and Population pyramid

Gambia Sex ratio

Gambia Sex ratio

Gambia Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Gambia

Gambia Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2023 2,544,326 3.01 74,433 98.03 251.42
2022 2,469,893 3.04 72,949 98.02 244.06
2021 2,396,944 3.07 71,441 98.01 236.85
2020 2,325,503 3.10 69,895 98.01 229.79
2019 2,255,608 3.12 68,343 98.01 222.89
2018 2,187,265 3.15 66,847 98.01 216.13
2017 2,120,418 3.18 65,432 98.01 209.53
2016 2,054,986 3.22 64,062 98.02 203.06
2015 1,990,924 3.25 62,723 98.02 196.73
2014 1,928,201 3.28 61,323 98.04 190.53
2013 1,866,878 3.31 59,770 98.05 184.47
2012 1,807,108 3.32 58,009 98.07 178.57
2011 1,749,099 3.31 56,097 98.09 172.84
2010 1,693,002 3.30 54,103 98.11 167.29
2005 1,440,542 17.23 211,679 98.31 142.35
2000 1,228,863 15.31 163,117 98.65 121.43
1995 1,065,746 16.24 148,935 100.09 105.31
1990 916,811 25.23 184,719 101.39 90.59
1985 732,092 21.13 127,721 99.40 72.34
1980 604,371 15.99 83,301 98.37 59.72
1975 521,070 16.50 73,787 101.72 51.49
1970 447,283 11.58 46,418 104.79 44.20
1965 400,865 8.95 32,936 100.10 39.61
1960 367,929 21.02 63,896 96.81 36.36
1955 304,033 12.04 32,661 95.67 30.04
1950 271,372 94.95 26.82
Chart population Gambia Population (1950 - 2024)