The Gambia

The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa that is almost entirely surrounded by Senegal with the exception of its western coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the smallest country within mainland Africa.. Source: Wikipedia

Area of The Gambia	11,322.7 km²
Population	2.0 million
Male Population	983,111 (49.5%)
Female Population	1,004,245 (50.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+283.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+62.2%
Median Age	16.9 years
Male Median Age	16.4 years
Female Median Age	17.3 years
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time

Map of Gambia

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	518,758	912,744	1,225,564	1,987,356
Population Density	45.8 / km²	80.6 / km²	108.2 / km²	175.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

The Gambia Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	185,128	181,281	366,409
5-9	150,757	148,149	298,907
10-14	125,853	124,466	250,320
15-19	104,533	105,541	210,074
20-24	87,923	92,499	180,423
25-29	76,006	82,976	158,983
30-34	60,569	68,757	129,326
35-39	45,141	51,005	96,147
40-44	37,980	42,680	80,661
45-49	29,673	32,028	61,702
50-54	23,739	23,741	47,480
55-59	18,991	17,817	36,808
60-64	13,065	10,718	23,783
65-69	11,870	10,696	22,567
70-74	7,133	7,137	14,270
75-79	4,750	4,754	9,504
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	50,628	n/a	n/a
1910	75,334	48.8%	24,706
1920	99,296	31.8%	23,962
1930	132,528	33.5%	33,232
1940	176,874	33.5%	44,346
1950	237,230	34.1%	60,356
1960	295,657	24.6%	58,427
1970	434,336	46.9%	138,679
1990	912,744	45%	239,204
2000	1,225,564	34.3%	312,820
2020	2,219,615	34.6%	497,025
2030	2,645,970	19.2%	426,355
2040	3,030,571	14.5%	384,601
2050	3,336,969	10.1%	306,398
2060	3,553,957	6.5%	216,988
2070	3,720,929	4.7%	166,972
2080	3,837,971	3.1%	117,042
2090	3,910,889	1.9%	72,918
2100	3,942,488	0.8%	31,599

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Districts in The Gambia

Districts in The Gambia

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Banjul, Gambia	43.7 km²	30,347	1,796 / mi²
Basse, Gambia	2,078.5 km²	248,511	309.7 / mi²
Brikama, Gambia	1,933.9 km²	877,886	1,175 / mi²
Janjan Bureh, Gambia	1,513.5 km²	129,716	222.0 / mi²
Kanifing, Gambia	48.3 km²	288,560	15,489 / mi²
Kerewan, Gambia	2,488.3 km²	232,189	241.7 / mi²
Kuntaur, Gambia	1,546.7 km²	101,216	169.5 / mi²
Mansakonko, Gambia	1,669.8 km²	83,544	129.6 / mi²

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