🇬🇲 Gambia Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Gambia is 2,884,079, ranking #141 in the world (0.04% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.15% per year. The biggest city is Serekunda with 340,000 inhabitants.

Live estimate

2,885,154

Growth rate

2.15%

Density

285

people / km² (738 / mi²)

Median age

18.8

Fertility rate

3.70

births per woman

Life expectancy

66.5

years

Gambia population 1950–2100

Population of Gambia, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Gambia is projected to reach 4,301,895, and 5,703,042 by 2100.

Gambia population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	2,884,079	2.15%	285.0	18.8
2025	2,822,093	2.20%	278.9	18.6
2024	2,759,988	2.25%	272.7	18.4
2023	2,697,846	2.30%	266.6	18.2
2022	2,636,470	2.30%	260.5	18.0
2021	2,576,010	2.34%	254.5	17.8
2020	2,515,733	2.40%	248.6	17.6
2019	2,456,844	2.34%	242.8	17.5
2018	2,399,632	2.37%	237.1	17.3
2017	2,342,189	2.48%	231.4	17.1
2016	2,283,770	2.58%	225.7	17.0
2015	2,224,529	2.68%	219.8	16.9
2014	2,164,528	2.79%	213.9	16.7
2013	2,103,820	2.90%	207.9	16.6
2012	2,043,094	2.96%	201.9	16.5
2011	1,983,784	2.93%	196.0	16.4
2010	1,926,630	2.91%	190.4	16.3
2009	1,871,422	2.90%	184.9	16.2
2008	1,817,852	2.91%	179.6	16.1
2007	1,765,774	2.91%	174.5	15.9
2006	1,715,275	2.90%	169.5	15.8
2005	1,667,037	2.81%	164.7	15.7
2004	1,621,312	2.75%	160.2	15.6
2003	1,577,611	2.71%	155.9	15.6
2002	1,535,691	2.67%	151.7	15.5
2001	1,495,011	2.69%	147.7	15.4
2000	1,455,084	2.72%	143.8	15.4
1999	1,415,779	2.76%	139.9	15.4
1998	1,376,987	2.80%	136.1	15.4
1997	1,338,890	2.81%	132.3	15.5
1996	1,301,410	2.87%	128.6	15.5
1995	1,264,312	2.92%	124.9	15.7
1994	1,227,226	3.04%	121.3	15.8
1993	1,188,365	3.40%	117.4	16.0
1992	1,145,582	3.94%	113.2	16.0
1991	1,099,959	4.19%	108.7	16.1
1990	1,054,696	4.21%	104.2	16.1
1989	1,011,358	4.18%	99.9	16.2
1988	970,160	4.14%	95.9	16.2
1987	931,090	4.08%	92.0	16.3
1986	894,020	4.04%	88.3	16.4
1985	858,874	3.98%	84.9	16.5
1984	825,631	3.92%	81.6	16.6
1983	794,525	3.76%	78.5	16.7
1982	765,753	3.61%	75.7	16.9
1981	739,126	3.46%	73.0	17.0
1980	713,914	3.48%	70.5	17.2
1979	689,781	3.40%	68.2	17.3
1978	667,103	3.29%	65.9	17.4
1977	645,770	3.21%	63.8	17.6
1976	625,666	3.11%	61.8	17.7
1975	606,820	3.00%	60.0	17.9
1974	589,085	2.93%	58.2	18.0
1973	571,992	2.96%	56.5	18.2
1972	555,370	2.93%	54.9	18.2
1971	539,388	2.90%	53.3	18.3
1970	524,105	2.84%	51.8	18.4
1969	509,440	2.83%	50.3	18.6
1968	495,269	2.81%	48.9	18.7
1967	481,588	2.79%	47.6	18.8
1966	468,516	2.71%	46.3	18.7
1965	455,952	2.73%	45.1	18.7
1964	443,687	2.73%	43.8	18.6
1963	431,757	2.73%	42.7	18.5
1962	420,163	2.72%	41.5	18.5
1961	408,930	2.70%	40.4	18.4
1960	398,060	2.69%	39.3	18.3
1959	387,544	2.67%	38.3	18.3
1958	377,374	2.65%	37.3	18.2
1957	367,546	2.63%	36.3	18.1
1956	358,030	2.62%	35.4	18.0
1955	348,789	2.61%	34.5	17.9
1954	339,812	2.60%	33.6	17.8
1953	331,089	2.60%	32.7	17.6
1952	322,638	2.58%	31.9	17.4
1951	314,491	2.54%	31.1	17.2
1950	306,736	2.45%	30.3	17.0

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	2,945,881	2.09%	291.1	19.1
2028	3,007,546	2.05%	297.2	19.3
2029	3,069,018	2.00%	303.3	19.6
2030	3,130,134	1.95%	309.3	19.9
2031	3,190,997	1.91%	315.3	20.2
2032	3,251,825	1.87%	321.3	20.5
2033	3,312,596	1.83%	327.3	20.8
2034	3,373,121	1.79%	333.3	21.1
2035	3,433,425	1.75%	339.3	21.5
2036	3,493,576	1.72%	345.2	21.8
2037	3,553,533	1.68%	351.1	22.1
2038	3,613,501	1.66%	357.1	22.5
2039	3,673,340	1.62%	363.0	22.8
2040	3,732,798	1.59%	368.9	23.1
2041	3,791,800	1.55%	374.7	23.4
2042	3,850,536	1.53%	380.5	23.7
2043	3,909,026	1.49%	386.3	24.0
2044	3,966,913	1.45%	392.0	24.3
2045	4,024,237	1.42%	397.7	24.6
2046	4,080,970	1.38%	403.3	24.9
2047	4,137,202	1.35%	408.8	25.2
2048	4,192,849	1.32%	414.3	25.5
2049	4,247,714	1.28%	419.7	25.8
2050	4,301,895	1.25%	425.1	26.1
2051	4,355,372	1.22%	430.4	26.4
2052	4,408,051	1.19%	435.6	26.7
2053	4,459,829	1.15%	440.7	27.0
2054	4,510,992	1.13%	445.8	27.3
2055	4,561,378	1.09%	450.7	27.7
2056	4,610,743	1.06%	455.6	28.0
2057	4,659,372	1.04%	460.4	28.3
2058	4,707,076	1.00%	465.1	28.6
2059	4,753,935	0.98%	469.8	28.9
2060	4,800,124	0.95%	474.3	29.2
2061	4,845,632	0.93%	478.8	29.5
2062	4,890,160	0.90%	483.2	29.8
2063	4,933,388	0.86%	487.5	30.0
2064	4,975,512	0.84%	491.7	30.3
2065	5,016,711	0.81%	495.7	30.6
2066	5,056,652	0.77%	499.7	30.9
2067	5,095,058	0.74%	503.5	31.2
2068	5,132,304	0.72%	507.1	31.5
2069	5,168,420	0.69%	510.7	31.7
2070	5,203,320	0.66%	514.2	32.0
2071	5,236,938	0.63%	517.5	32.3
2072	5,269,246	0.60%	520.7	32.6
2073	5,300,648	0.59%	523.8	32.8
2074	5,331,109	0.56%	526.8	33.1
2075	5,360,347	0.53%	529.7	33.4
2076	5,388,210	0.50%	532.4	33.6
2077	5,414,852	0.48%	535.1	33.9
2078	5,440,450	0.46%	537.6	34.2
2079	5,464,708	0.43%	540.0	34.4
2080	5,487,552	0.41%	542.2	34.7
2081	5,509,186	0.38%	544.4	34.9
2082	5,529,536	0.35%	546.4	35.2
2083	5,548,562	0.33%	548.3	35.4
2084	5,566,453	0.31%	550.0	35.6
2085	5,583,274	0.29%	551.7	35.9
2086	5,598,754	0.26%	553.2	36.1
2087	5,613,092	0.25%	554.7	36.3
2088	5,626,529	0.23%	556.0	36.5
2089	5,638,780	0.21%	557.2	36.8
2090	5,649,789	0.18%	558.3	37.0
2091	5,659,538	0.16%	559.2	37.2
2092	5,668,248	0.15%	560.1	37.4
2093	5,676,130	0.13%	560.9	37.6
2094	5,682,735	0.10%	561.5	37.8
2095	5,688,119	0.09%	562.1	38.0
2096	5,692,690	0.07%	562.5	38.2
2097	5,696,418	0.06%	562.9	38.4
2098	5,699,398	0.05%	563.2	38.5
2099	5,701,721	0.04%	563.4	38.7
2100	5,703,042	0.01%	563.5	38.9

States & provinces of Gambia by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	West Coast	699,704	24.3%
2	North Bank	221,054	7.7%
3	Upper River	187,972	6.5%
4	Lower River	73,474	2.5%
5	Banjul	34,589	1.2%
6	Central River	3,584	0.1%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Gambia

#	City	Region	Population
1	Serekunda	Banjul	340,000
2	Brikama	Western	97,233
3	Sukuta	Western	56,472
4	Talinding	Banjul	48,687
5	Faji Kunda	Western	45,757
6	Bakau	Banjul	43,098
7	Banjul capital	Banjul	37,274
8	Nema Kunku	Western	34,390
9	Farafenni	North Bank	32,883
10	Busumbala	Western	28,829
11	Lamin	North Bank	28,500
12	Welingara	Western	27,856
13	Brufut	Western	27,664
14	Sanchaba	Western	25,091
15	Gunjur	Western	22,741

FAQ

What is the population of Gambia in 2026?

The population of Gambia is 2,884,079 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Gambia?

Serekunda is the biggest city in Gambia with 340,000 inhabitants; the capital is Banjul.

Is the population of Gambia growing or shrinking?

The population of Gambia is growing at 2.15% per year.

Neighboring countries

🇸🇳 Senegal

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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