{{Short description|none}} <!-- "none" is a legitimate description when the title is already adequate; see WP:SDNONE --> {{Infobox place demographics | place = The Gambia | image = Gambia single age population pyramid 2020.png | image_size = 350 | caption = Gambia population pyramid in 2020
<!-- main demographics --> | size_of_population = {{UN_Population|Gambia}} ({{UN_Population|Year}} est.) | density = 176.1/sq km (2013) | growth = {{#expr: (1882450 - 1360681)*100 / 1360681 round 1}}% | birth = 29.4 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) | death = 7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) | life = 65.1 (2017 est.) | life_male = 62.8 (2017 est.) | life_female = 67.5 (2017 est.) | infant_mortality = 60.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.) | fertility = 3.52 children born/woman (2017 est.)
<!-- age structure --> | age_0–14_years = 37.44% (2017 est.) | age_15–64_years = 59.08% (2017 est.) | age_65_years = 3.48% (2017 est.)
<!-- sex ratio --> | total_mf_ratio = 0.98 (2013) | sr_at_birth = 1.03 (2013 est.) | sr_under_15 = 1.01 (2013 est.) | sr_15–64_years = 0.96 (2013 est.) | sr_65_years_over = 0.90 (2013 est.)
<!-- nationality --> | nation = ''Noun:'' Gambian | major_ethnic = African (99%) (2003) | minor_ethnic = Non-African (1%) (2003)
<!-- language --> | official = English | spoken = Mandinka, Wolof, Fula }}
The '''demographic characteristics of the population of The Gambia''' are known through national censuses, conducted in ten-year intervals and analyzed by The Gambian Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) since 1963. The latest census was conducted in 2013. The population of The Gambia at the 2013 census was 1.8 million. The population density is 176.1 per square kilometer, and the overall life expectancy in The Gambia is 64.1 years. Since the first census of 1963, the population of The Gambia has increased every ten years by an average of 43.2 percent. Since 1950s, the birth rate has constantly exceeded the death rate; the natural growth rate is positive. The Gambia is in the second stage of demographic transition. In terms of age structure, The Gambia is dominated by 15- to 24-year-old segment (57.6%). The median age of the population is 19.9 years, and the gender ratio of the total population is 0.98 males per female.
== Population == {{Historical populations |title = Census population |align = left |percentages =pagr |source = The Gambia Bureau of Statistics<ref name="gbos6">{{Harvnb|The Gambia Bureau of Statistics|2013|p=6}}</ref> |1963 |315,486 |1973 |493,499 |1983 |687,817 |1993 |1,038,145 |2003 |1,360,681 |2013 |1,882,450 |2024 |2,422,712 }}
With a population of 1.88 million in 2013, The Gambia ranks 149th in the world by population.<ref name="gbos6" /> Its population density is {{convert|176.1|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|inhabitants |inhabitants |abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name="gbos10">{{Harvnb|The Gambia Bureau of Statistics|2013|p=10}}</ref> The overall life expectancy in The Gambia is 64.1 years.<ref name="factbook">{{Cite web | url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gambia-the/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109221852/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gambia-the | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 9, 2021 | title=Africa :: Gambia, The | work=The World Factbook | publisher=Central Intelligence Agency | access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> The total fertility rate of 3.98 is one of the highest in the world.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html?countryname=Gambia,%20The&countrycode=ga®ionCode=afr&rank=41#ga | title=Country Comparison :: Total Fertility Rate | work=The World Factbook | publisher=Central Intelligence Agency | access-date=23 February 2014 | archive-date=26 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226230331/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html?countryname=Gambia,%20The&countrycode=ga®ionCode=afr&rank=41#ga | url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 1950, the United Nations (UN) estimated the birth rate exceeds the death rate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm |title=World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision |publisher=United Nations |access-date=February 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm |archive-date=May 6, 2011 }}</ref> The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) estimates the population of The Gambia is expected to reach 3.6 million in 20 years.<ref name="gbos6" /> The population of The Gambia has increased each census, starting with 315 thousand in 1963 to 1.8 million in 2013.<ref name="gbos6" /> The GBOS predicted the reason for the increase from 2003 to 2013 was more coverage in the latter census compared to the former's.<ref name="gbos6-7">{{Harvnb|The Gambia Bureau of Statistics|2013|pp=6–7}}</ref>
==Vital statistics== Registration of vital events in Gambia is not complete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=5261:5332|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right" ! ! style="width:80pt;" |Mid-year population (thousands) ! style="width:80pt;" |Live births (thousands) ! style="width:80pt;" |Deaths (thousands) ! style="width:80pt;" |Natural change (thousands) ! style="width:80pt;" |Crude birth rate (per 1000) ! style="width:80pt;" |Crude death rate (per 1000) ! style="width:80pt;" |Natural change (per 1000) ! style="width:80pt;" |Total fertility rate (TFR) ! style="width:80pt;" |Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) ! style="width:80pt;" |Life expectancy (in years) |- |1950 | 307 | 15 | 10 | 5 |49.6 |32.2 |17.4 |6.35 |174.0 |31.76 |- |1951 | 315 | 16 | 10 | 6 |50.1 |31.8 |18.4 |6.35 |173.1 |31.87 |- |1952 | 323 | 16 | 10 | 6 |50.5 |31.5 |19.0 |6.35 |171.6 |32.08 |- |1953 | 331 | 17 | 10 | 6 |50.7 |31.2 |19.5 |6.35 |170.1 |32.43 |- |1954 | 340 | 17 | 11 | 7 |50.9 |31.1 |19.8 |6.34 |168.8 |32.67 |- |1955 | 349 | 18 | 11 | 7 |style="color:blue"|51.0 |30.9 |20.0 |6.33 |167.6 |32.88 |- |1956 | 359 | 18 | 11 | 7 |51.0 |30.9 |20.2 |6.32 |166.5 |33.05 |- |1957 | 368 | 19 | 11 | 8 |51.0 |30.4 |20.6 |6.30 |163.8 |33.53 |- |1958 | 378 | 19 | 11 | 8 |51.0 |29.9 |21.1 |6.29 |161.0 |34.08 |- |1959 | 389 | 20 | 11 | 8 |50.9 |29.4 |21.4 |6.27 |158.4 |34.59 |- |1960 | 400 | 20 | 12 | 9 |50.7 |28.9 |21.8 |6.25 |155.8 |35.10 |- |1961 | 411 | 21 | 12 | 9 |50.6 |28.5 |22.1 |6.23 |153.3 |35.57 |- |1962 | 422 | 21 | 12 | 9 |50.4 |28.1 |22.3 |6.21 |150.9 |35.99 |- |1963 | 434 | 22 | 12 | 10 |50.1 |27.6 |22.5 |6.20 |148.6 |36.50 |- |1964 | 446 | 22 | 12 | 10 |49.8 |27.1 |22.6 |6.20 |146.3 |36.95 |- |1965 | 459 | 23 | 12 | 10 |49.4 |26.6 |22.8 |6.19 |143.9 |37.45 |- |1966 | 472 | 23 | 12 | 11 |48.9 |26.1 |22.8 |6.18 |141.6 |37.90 |- |1967 | 485 | 24 | 12 | 11 |48.6 |25.6 |23.0 |6.21 |139.3 |38.43 |- |1968 | 499 | 24 | 13 | 12 |48.4 |25.1 |23.2 |6.22 |137.0 |38.87 |- |1969 | 514 | 25 | 13 | 12 |48.2 |24.7 |23.5 |6.25 |134.7 |39.35 |- |1970 | 529 | 25 | 13 | 13 |47.9 |24.2 |23.7 |6.26 |132.4 |39.87 |- |1971 | 544 | 26 | 13 | 13 |47.8 |23.7 |24.0 |6.28 |130.1 |40.35 |- |1972 | 561 | 27 | 13 | 14 |47.8 |23.2 |24.6 |6.32 |127.7 |40.92 |- |1973 | 577 | 28 | 13 | 14 |47.8 |22.8 |24.9 |6.37 |125.3 |41.39 |- |1974 | 595 | 28 | 13 | 15 |47.6 |22.4 |25.2 |6.38 |122.9 |41.95 |- |1975 | 613 | 29 | 14 | 15 |47.4 |22.1 |25.3 |6.41 |120.4 |42.44 |- |1976 | 632 | 30 | 14 | 16 |47.3 |21.8 |25.5 |style="color: blue" |6.43 |117.9 |43.04 |- |1977 | 652 | 31 | 14 | 17 |47.1 |21.6 |25.5 |6.43 |115.5 |43.44 |- |1978 | 673 | 31 | 14 | 17 |46.9 |21.5 |25.4 |6.42 |114.0 |43.58 |- |1979 | 695 | 32 | 14 | 18 |46.8 |20.9 |25.9 |6.41 |110.9 |44.56 |- |1980 | 719 | 33 | 15 | 19 |46.7 |20.6 |26.2 |6.40 |108.5 |45.15 |- |1981 | 743 | 35 | 16 | 19 |46.7 |21.0 |25.8 |6.40 |106.1 |44.48 |- |1982 | 768 | 36 | 15 | 21 |46.8 |19.8 |26.9 |6.39 |103.7 |46.38 |- |1983 | 796 | 37 | 15 | 22 |46.6 |19.5 |27.1 |6.38 |101.2 |46.92 |- |1984 | 825 | 38 | 16 | 22 |46.5 |19.1 |27.4 |6.37 |98.7 |47.49 |- |1985 | 856 | 40 | 16 | 24 |46.4 |18.6 |27.8 |6.34 |96.1 |48.19 |- |1986 | 889 | 41 | 16 | 25 |46.4 |18.1 |28.3 |6.33 |93.6 |48.71 |- |1987 | 924 | 42 | 16 | 26 |46.2 |17.6 |28.7 |6.29 |91.1 |49.41 |- |1988 | 961 | 44 | 16 | 28 |46.1 |17.1 |29.0 |6.26 |88.7 |50.05 |- |1989 | 1 000 | 46 | 17 | 29 |45.8 |16.6 |29.2 |6.24 |86.3 |50.64 |- |1990 | 1 041 | 47 | 17 | 31 |45.7 |16.1 |29.6 |6.22 |84.0 |51.32 |- |1991 | 1 084 | 49 | 17 | 32 |45.6 |15.5 |30.1 |6.17 |81.8 |52.13 |- |1992 | 1 127 | 51 | 17 | 34 |45.4 |15.0 |30.4 |6.11 |79.5 |52.94 |- |1993 | 1 168 | 53 | 17 | 36 |45.1 |14.4 |30.7 |6.04 |77.3 |53.75 |- |1994 | 1 206 | 54 | 17 | 38 |45.0 |13.7 |31.3 |6.04 |75.0 |54.72 |- |1995 | 1 242 | 56 | 16 | 39 |44.7 |13.2 |31.5 |6.01 |72.8 |55.46 |- |1996 | 1 279 | 57 | 16 | 40 |44.3 |12.8 |31.5 |5.96 |70.6 |56.01 |- |1997 | 1 317 | 58 | 17 | 42 |44.1 |12.6 |31.5 |5.92 |68.7 |56.06 |- |1998 | 1 356 | 60 | 17 | 43 |44.1 |12.3 |31.8 |5.93 |66.3 |56.55 |- |1999 | 1 396 | 61 | 17 | 44 |43.6 |12.0 |31.6 |5.87 |64.5 |56.82 |- |2000 | 1 438 | 62 | 17 | 45 |43.1 |11.8 |31.3 |5.80 |62.1 |56.94 |- |2001 | 1 479 | 64 | 17 | 46 |42.9 |11.7 |31.2 |5.75 |60.1 |57.04 |- |2002 | 1 522 | 65 | 18 | 47 |42.5 |11.6 |30.9 |5.73 |58.1 |57.08 |- |2003 | 1 566 | 66 | 18 | 49 |42.3 |11.2 |31.0 |5.70 |56.1 |57.59 |- |2004 | 1 612 | 68 | 18 | 51 |42.2 |10.8 |31.4 |5.71 |54.2 |58.09 |- |2005 | 1 660 | 70 | 18 | 53 |42.1 |10.6 |31.6 |5.72 |52.4 |58.39 |- |2006 | 1 711 | 73 | 17 | 55 |42.4 |10.1 |32.2 |5.76 |50.5 |59.06 |- |2007 | 1 765 | 74 | 17 | 57 |42.1 |9.9 |32.2 |5.73 |48.7 |59.39 |- |2008 | 1 821 | 76 | 17 | 59 |41.8 |9.4 |style="color: blue" |32.3 |5.71 |47.0 |60.08 |- |2009 | 1 878 | 78 | 17 | 61 |41.5 |9.2 |32.3 |5.69 |45.4 |60.43 |- |2010 | 1 937 | 80 | 17 | 62 |41.1 |8.9 |32.1 |5.67 |43.9 |60.72 |- |2011 | 1 998 | 81 | 17 | 64 |40.7 |8.5 |32.2 |5.64 |42.3 |61.53 |- |2012 | 2 061 | 83 | 17 | 66 |40.1 |8.2 |32.0 |5.59 |40.9 |62.10 |- |2013 | 2 125 | 84 | 17 | 67 |39.4 |8.1 |31.3 |5.51 |39.5 |62.11 |- |2014 | 2 189 | 84 | 17 | 67 |38.5 |7.9 |30.6 |5.42 |38.2 |62.27 |- |2015 | 2 253 | 85 | 17 | 67 |37.6 |7.7 |29.8 |5.31 |36.9 |62.49 |- |2016 | 2 317 | 85 | 17 | 68 |36.6 |7.5 |29.1 |5.20 |35.7 |63.01 |- |2017 | 2 381 | 85 | 18 | 68 |35.7 |7.4 |28.3 |5.09 |34.5 |63.00 |- |2018 | 2 445 | 85 | 18 | 68 |34.9 |7.3 |27.6 |4.97 |33.4 |63.04 |- |2019 | 2 509 | 86 | 18 | 69 |34.3 |7.0 |27.3 |4.87 |32.4 |63.76 |- |2020 | 2 516 | 79 | 17 | 62 |31.5 |6.8 |24.7 |4.25 |32.5 |64.4 |- |2021 | 2 576 | 80 | 18 | 62 |31.2 |7.0 |24.2 |4.17 |31.5 |63.8 |- |2022 | 2 636 | 81 | 17 | 64 |30.8 |6.6 |24.1 |4.08 |30.5 |64.9 |- |2023 | 2 698 | 82 | 17 | 65 |30.4 |6.3 |24.1 |4.01 |29.5 |65.9 |- |}
===Demographic and Health Surveys=== [[File:Gambia Population 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg|thumb|350px|Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates]] Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhsprogram.com/|title=The DHS Program - Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs|website=www.dhsprogram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mics-surveys-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/MICS6/West%20and%20Central%20Africa/Gambia/2018/Survey%20findings/The%20Gambia%202018%20MICS%20Survey%20Findings%20Report_English.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629221304/https://mics-surveys-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/MICS6/West%20and%20Central%20Africa/Gambia/2018/Survey%20findings/The%20Gambia%202018%20MICS%20Survey%20Findings%20Report_English.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2021|title=The Gambia MICS 2018}}</ref>
Fertility Rate TFR (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate): {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="width:50pt;"| Year ! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Total) ! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Total) ! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Urban) ! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Urban) ! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Rural) ! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Rural) |- | 2013 | style="text-align:right;"| 40.5 | style="text-align:right;"| 5.6 (4.7) | style="text-align:right;"| 37.7 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.7 (4.1) | style="text-align:right;"| 43.4 | style="text-align:right;"| 6.8 (5.6) |- |2019-20 | style="text-align:right;"| 34.4 | style="text-align:right;"| 4.4 (4.0) | style="text-align:right;"| 32.5 | style="text-align:right;"| 3.9 (3.6) | style="text-align:right;"| 38.9 | style="text-align:right;"| 5.9 (5.3) |- |} {{Chart|definition=Gambia Total Population.chart|data=Gambia Total Population.tab|Width=450}} {{Chart|definition=Gambia Population Change.chart|data=Gambia Population Change.tab|Width=450}} {{Chart|definition=Gambia Infant Mortality.chart|data=Gambia Infant Mortality.tab|Width=450}} {{Chart|definition=Gambia TFR.chart|data=Gambia TFR.tab|Width=450}} Structure of the population (DHS 2013) (males 23,904, females 25,649, total 49,553) : {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="80pt"|Age group ! width="80pt"|Male (%) ! width="80pt"|Female (%) ! width="80pt"|Total (%) |- | align="right" | 0–4 | align="right" | 18.5 | align="right" | 16.4 | align="right" | 17.4 |- | align="right" | 5–9 | align="right" | 16.6 | align="right" | 15.3 | align="right" | 15.9 |- | align="right" | 10–14 | align="right" | 12.8 | align="right" | 12.5 | align="right" | 12.6 |- | align="right" | 15–19 | align="right" | 10.3 | align="right" | 10.4 | align="right" | 10.3 |- | align="right" | 20–24 | align="right" | 8.5 | align="right" | 9.1 | align="right" | 8.8 |- | align="right" | 25–29 | align="right" | 6.8 | align="right" | 8.0 | align="right" | 7.4 |- | align="right" | 30–34 | align="right" | 5.5 | align="right" | 6.5 | align="right" | 6.0 |- | align="right" | 35–39 | align="right" | 4.5 | align="right" | 4.7 | align="right" | 4.6 |- | align="right" | 40–44 | align="right" | 3.8 | align="right" | 3.3 | align="right" | 3.5 |- | align="right" | 45–49 | align="right" | 2.9 | align="right" | 2.4 | align="right" | 2.6 |- | align="right" | 50–54 | align="right" | 2.1 | align="right" | 4.1 | align="right" | 3.1 |- | align="right" | 55–59 | align="right" | 1.5 | align="right" | 1.9 | align="right" | 1.7 |- | align="right" | 60–64 | align="right" | 2.3 | align="right" | 1.9 | align="right" | 2.1 |- | align="right" | 65–69 | align="right" | 1.5 | align="right" | 1.2 | align="right" | 1.3 |- | align="right" | 70–74 | align="right" | 1.0 | align="right" | 0.9 | align="right" | 1.0 |- | align="right" | 75–79 | align="right" | 0.7 | align="right" | 0.5 | align="right" | 0.6 |- | align="right" | 80+ | align="right" | 0.8 | align="right" | 1.0 | align="right" | 0.9 |- |} {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="50"|Age group ! width="80pt"|Male (%) ! width="80"|Female (%) ! width="80"|Total (%) |- | align="right" | 0–14 | align="right" | 47.9 | align="right" | 44.2 | align="right" | 45.9 |- | align="right" | 15–64 | align="right" | 48.1 | align="right" | 52.2 | align="right" | 50.3 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 4.0 | align="right" | 3.6 | align="right" | 3.8 |- |}
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (30.XII.2015) (Source: Integrated Household Survey (IHS) 2015/2016.):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- ! width="80pt"|Age group ! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |- | align="right" | Total | align="right" | 915 357 | align="right" | 1 007 593 | align="right" | 1 922 950 | align="right" | 100 |- | align="right" | 0–4 | align="right" | 155 654 | align="right" | 155 502 | align="right" | 311 156 | align="right" | 16.18 |- | align="right" | 5–9 | align="right" | 150 122 | align="right" | 147 966 | align="right" | 298 089 | align="right" | 15.50 |- | align="right" | 10–14 | align="right" | 115 261 | align="right" | 113 727 | align="right" | 228 988 | align="right" | 11.91 |- | align="right" | 15–19 | align="right" | 87 274 | align="right" | 111 093 | align="right" | 198 367 | align="right" | 10.32 |- | align="right" | 20–24 | align="right" | 76 050 | align="right" | 104 429 | align="right" | 180 479 | align="right" | 9.39 |- | align="right" | 25–29 | align="right" | 62 431 | align="right" | 89 237 | align="right" | 151 669 | align="right" | 7.89 |- | align="right" | 30–34 | align="right" | 57 532 | align="right" | 70 222 | align="right" | 127 754 | align="right" | 6.64 |- | align="right" | 35–39 | align="right" | 49 913 | align="right" | 59 248 | align="right" | 109 161 | align="right" | 5.68 |- | align="right" | 40–44 | align="right" | 39 032 | align="right" | 42 666 | align="right" | 81 698 | align="right" | 4.25 |- | align="right" | 45–49 | align="right" | 32 235 | align="right" | 29 522 | align="right" | 61 757 | align="right" | 3.21 |- | align="right" | 50–54 | align="right" | 27 286 | align="right" | 25 441 | align="right" | 52 727 | align="right" | 2.74 |- | align="right" | 55–59 | align="right" | 18 075 | align="right" | 17 685 | align="right" | 35 759 | align="right" | 1.86 |- | align="right" | 60–64 | align="right" | 16 034 | align="right" | 14 121 | align="right" | 30 155 | align="right" | 1.57 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 28 457 | align="right" | 26 734 | align="right" | 55 191 | align="right" | 2.87 |- ! width="50"|Age group ! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |- | align="right" | 0–14 | align="right" | 421 037 | align="right" | 417 195 | align="right" | 838 232 | align="right" | 43.59 |- | align="right" | 15–64 | align="right" | 465 863 | align="right" | 563 664 | align="right" | 1 029 527 | align="right" | 53.54 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 28 457 | align="right" | 26 734 | align="right" | 55 191 | align="right" | 2.87 |- |}
Fertility data as of 2019-20 (DHS Program):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf|title=The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20|date=2021|website=The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:100pt;"| Local Government Area ! style="width:100pt;"| Total fertility rate ! style="width:100pt;"| Percentage of women age 15–49 currently pregnant ! style="width:100pt;"| Mean number of children ever born to women age 40–49 |- | Banjul || 3.1 || 5.3 || 4.2 |- | Kanifing || 3.3 || 5.7 || 4.5 |- | Brikama || 4.1 || 6.9 || 5.7 |- | Mansakonko || 5.4 || 9.7 || 7.1 |- | Kerewan || 5.4 || 8.2 || 6.9 |- | Kuntaur || 6.4 || 11.9 || 7.2 |- | Janjanbureh || 5.7 || 8.7 || 7.0 |- | Basse || 5.7 || 9.6 || 6.5 |} thumb|Gambian girl
=== Life expectancy === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !Period !Life expectancy in <br /> Years<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|website=esa.un.org|access-date=2018-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919061238/https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|archive-date=2016-09-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |1950–1955 |30.24 |- |1955–1960 |{{increase}} 31.52 |- |1960–1965 |{{increase}} 32.79 |- |1965–1970 |{{increase}} 35.78 |- |1970–1975 |{{increase}} 40.04 |- |1975–1980 |{{increase}} 44.21 |- |1980–1985 |{{increase}} 48.20 |- |1985–1990 |{{increase}} 51.33 |- |1990–1995 |{{increase}} 52.85 |- |1995–2000 |{{increase}} 54.91 |- |2000–2005 |{{increase}} 56.92 |- |2005–2010 |{{increase}} 58.83 |- |2010–2015 |{{increase}} 60.31 |}
==Ethnic groups== [[File:Elderly Gambian woman face portrait.jpg|thumb|Elderly Gambian woman, January 2008, The Gambia.]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |+ '''Population of Gambia according to ethnic group 1973-2023'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2013 - Spatial Distribution Report |url=https://www.gbosdata.org/downloads-file/213-census-2013-spatial-distribution-report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215181936/https://www.gbosdata.org/downloads-file/213-census-2013-spatial-distribution-report |archive-date=2025-02-15 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.gbosdata.org |page=12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=THE GAMBIA 2024 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS - Preliminary Report |url=https://www.gbosdata.org/downloads-file/544-2024-gphc-preliminary-report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203001814/https://www.gbosdata.org/downloads-file/544-2024-gphc-preliminary-report |archive-date=2024-12-03 |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=www.gbosdata.org |page=13}}</ref> |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! rowspan="2" | Ethnic<br />group ! colspan="2" | census 1973 ! colspan="2" | census 1983 ! colspan="2" | census 1993 ! colspan="2" | census 2003 ! colspan="2" | census 2013 ! colspan="2" | census 2023 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! Number ! % ! Number ! % ! Number ! % ! Number ! % ! Number ! % ! Number ! % |- | Mandinka/Jahanka || 186,241 || 42.3 || 251,997 || 40.8 || 353,840 || 39.5 || 446,914 || 35.9 || 600,165 || 34.4 || 793,300 || 34.4 |- | Fula/Tukulor/Lorobo || 79,994 || 18.2 || 117,092 || 19.0 || 168,284 || 18.8 || 272,54 || 21.9 || 420,206 || 24.1 || 576,500 || 25.0 |- | Wolof || 69,291 || 15.7 || 84,404 || 13.7 || 130,546 || 14.6 || 179,890 || 14.5 || 258,065 || 14.8 || 355,100 || 15.4 |- | Jola | | 41,988 | | 9.5 | | 64,494 | | 10.4 | | 95,262 | | 10.6 | | 141,360 | | 11.4 | | 182,807 | | 10.5 | | 219,100 | | 9.5 |- | Sarahule || 38,478 || 8.7 || 51,137 || 8.3 || 79,690 || 8.9 || 101,347 || 8.1 || 142,606 || 8.2 || 189,100 || 8.2 |- | Serere || 9,229 || 2.1 || 15,511 || 2.5 || 24,710 || 2.8 || 37,979 || 3.1 || 53,567 || 3.1 || 66,900 || 2.9 |- | Krio (Creole) | | 5,596 | | 1.3 | | 10,741 | | 1.7 | | 7,458 | | 0.8 | | 24,492 | | 2.0 | | 8,477 | | 0.5 | | 9,200 | | 0.4 |- | Manjago || 1,722 || 0.4 || 3,035 || 0.5 || 6,194 || 0.7 || 13,043 || 1.0 || 32,408 || 1.9 || 39,200 || 1.7 |- | Bambara || 4,386 || 1.0 || 5,032 || 0.8 || 16,550 || 1.8 || 6,556 || 0.5 || 22,583 || 1.3 || 27,700 || 1.2 |- | Other/not stated || 3,791 || 0.9 || 13,796 || 2.2 || 13,601 || 1.5 || 19,938 || 1.6 || 25,548 || 1.5 || 30,000 || 1.3 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! style="text-align:left;"| Total ! colspan="2" | 440,716 ! colspan="2" | 617,239 ! colspan="2" | 896,135 ! colspan="2" | 1,243,873 ! colspan="2" | 1,746,432 ! colspan="2" | 2,306,066 |- | colspan=“13” | The figures refer to the Gambian population only. Foreigners are excluded. |}
==See also== *Languages of the Gambia *Religion in the Gambia
== References == <references />
== References == {{Commons category|Demographics of the Gambia}} * {{Cite web|author=The Gambia Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.gbos.gov.gm/CENSUS/The%20Gambia%202013%20Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%20Preliminary%20Results.pdf |title=The Gambia 2013 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results |year=2013 |publisher=The Gambia Bureau of Statistics |access-date=February 24, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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