Gambia

Population estimates and projections 2,697,846 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 18.2 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 4.01 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.30% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 2,822,093 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.23% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.2% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 39.7% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.91 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 29.9 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 6.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 65.0% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 56.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 75.2 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 272.7 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 3.29% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -1.1 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -2,984 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 8.6% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 23.8% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 6.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 10.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 47.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 45.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 44.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 27.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 18.8% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 53.6% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$2.6 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$919 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$3,167 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$930 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 5.9% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 53.1% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 40.4% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 25.7% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$594 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 11.6% 2024 · World Bank Consumer price index 285.9 (2010 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 7.9% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 71.289 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 37.1% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 39.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 62.3% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 47.0% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 31.2% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 16.9% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 14.3% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 42.7% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 83.1% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 67.5% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 89.0% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 14.2% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 2.8% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 100.4% 2025 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 13.5% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 51.6% 2021 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 84.2% 2025 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 107.0% 2021 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 65.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 57.6 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 53 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.37 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 12.4% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 37.6% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 13.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 19.9% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 18.8% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 82% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 46.1% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.8 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 6.6 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Dentists 0.03 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 66.1 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 67.8 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 64.4 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 2.9% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 42.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 32.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 354 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.09 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.1 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 83% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 11.1% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 33.8% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$26 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 5.5% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 23.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 17.5% 2020 · World Bank Malaria incidence 75.4 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 138 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.65 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 49.5% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 126 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.5 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 15.8% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 2,196 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 3.9% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 1.5% 2024 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 12.7% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 49.4% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 62.2% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 10.6% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -2.9% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 3.3% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 29.6 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 109,542 passengers 2019 · World Bank

Access to electricity 69.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 3.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 47.7% 2022 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 98.4% 2021 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.36e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.04e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 1.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 0.7 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.18 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 1.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.22 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 39.6 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 21.3% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 2.9% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 38.3 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 7.7% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 87.1% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 48.2% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 48.2% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 2.2% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 1,138 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 28.1% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.49e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 43.7%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 0.98e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 2.3e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 23.8% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,005 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 76.1% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 55,075 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 17.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 87.3 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 5.6 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 10,120 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 38.8 (0 to 100) 2020 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 30.5% 2020 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 22.0% 2020 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 53.4% 2020 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 40.2% 2020 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 78.2% 2020 · World Bank

Tax revenue 18.2% 1990 · World Bank Central government expense 17.2% 1990 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.07% 2018 · World Bank Researchers per million people 51 per million people 2018 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 80 articles 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 8.6% 2025 · World Bank