Gambia's Population Size
NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN NIGERIA (2021)
Gambia's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 2.5 million in 2021.
The population of Gambia grew at 2.9% in the last year and is ranked the 39th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Botswana.
Gambia last conducted a national census in 2013 and 72% of births in Gambia are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Gambia compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Gambia's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London