Number of people living in the capital city in Gambia
Gambia: Number of people living in the capital city was 82,395 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Gambia, 2040–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 82,395 people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Gambia peaked at 82,395 people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 52,488 people, in 2040.
Gambia ranks 181st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Gambia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2040 | 52,488 people | — |
| 2045 | 58,883 people | +12.2% |
| 2050 | 63,195 people | +7.3% |
| 2055 | 67,114 people | +6.2% |
| 2060 | 70,727 people | +5.4% |
| 2065 | 73,748 people | +4.3% |
| 2070 | 76,328 people | +3.5% |
| 2075 | 78,359 people | +2.7% |
| 2080 | 79,954 people | +2.0% |
| 2085 | 81,120 people | +1.5% |
| 2090 | 81,861 people | +0.9% |
| 2095 | 82,297 people | +0.5% |
| 2100 | 82,395 people | +0.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 82,395 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.33 million people, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 82,395 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.04 million people, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2040s | 55,686 people | 52,488 people | 58,883 people | 2 |
| 2050s | 65,154 people | 63,195 people | 67,114 people | 2 |
| 2060s | 72,238 people | 70,727 people | 73,748 people | 2 |
| 2070s | 77,343 people | 76,328 people | 78,359 people | 2 |
| 2080s | 80,537 people | 79,954 people | 81,120 people | 2 |
| 2090s | 82,079 people | 81,861 people | 82,297 people | 2 |
| 2100s | 82,395 people | 82,395 people | 82,395 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 178 Cayman Islands 91,615 people compare
- 179 Gibraltar 84,956 people compare
- 180 Barbados 83,543 people compare
- 182 French Polynesia 81,378 people compare
- 183 Monaco 78,496 people compare
- 184 Brunei Darussalam 77,100 people compare
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Gambia?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Gambia was 82,395 people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 82,395 people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,488 people in 2040.
- How does Gambia rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Gambia ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.