Population growth in Gambia
Gambia: Population growth was 2.2% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Population growth in Gambia, 1961β2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 2.2% for population growth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Gambia peaked at 4.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 37th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More climate change data for Gambia
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock β Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops β Emissions 7.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Gambia?
- Population growth in Gambia was 2.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for population growth?
- Gambia ranks 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.