Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Gambia
Gambia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 65.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Gambia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 65.0% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Gambia peaked at 65.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
That places Gambia 123rd out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1880s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 1930s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 1940s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 1950s | 10.1% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 13.2% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 27.2% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.6% | 35.2% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 47.0% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 56.0% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.2% | 65.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 120 Suriname 65.8% compare
- 121 Montenegro 65.6% compare
- 122 Tuvalu 65.4% compare
- 125 North Korea 64.2% compare
- 126 Congo 64.1% compare
More reference data data for Gambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6654 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2116 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.109 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7792 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 285.89 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Gambia?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Gambia was 65.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Gambia rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Gambia ranks 123rd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.