Population in Gambia
The population of Gambia was 2,822,093 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Gambia, 2025
2,822,093
Change from 2024
+2.3%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
141st of 217
Population in Gambia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,822,093 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 2,759,988 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 2,697,845 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 2,636,470 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 2,576,010 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 2,515,733 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 2,456,844 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 2,399,632 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 2,342,189 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 2,283,769 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 2,224,529 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 2,164,528 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 2,103,820 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 2,043,094 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 1,983,784 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 1,926,630 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 1,871,422 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 1,817,852 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 1,765,774 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 1,715,275 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 1,667,037 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 1,621,312 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 1,577,611 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 1,535,691 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 1,495,011 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.3% from 2,759,988 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2,224,529 people, the figure has changed by +26.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Gambia has the 141st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Gambia
All statistics for Gambia
Population growth
2.23%
2025 · World Bank
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 aged 65 and over
3.2%
2025 · World Bank