Gambia vs Namibia: Population

Gambia
5.70 million people
in 2100
Namibia
5.90 million people
in 2100
Gambia rank
122nd
Namibia rank
119th

Population over time

  • Gambia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 5.90 million people against 5.70 million people in Gambia, a difference of 194,900 people.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 119th of 236 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Namibia Difference Ahead
2020s 2.91 million people 3.18 million people 267,242 people Namibia
2030s 3.40 million people 3.65 million people 247,388 people Namibia
2040s 3.99 million people 4.21 million people 220,381 people Namibia
2050s 4.53 million people 4.74 million people 203,795 people Namibia
2060s 4.99 million people 5.17 million people 176,738 people Namibia
2070s 5.34 million people 5.49 million people 149,732 people Namibia
2080s 5.57 million people 5.73 million people 154,854 people Namibia
2090s 5.68 million people 5.86 million people 180,464 people Namibia
2100s 5.70 million people 5.90 million people 194,900 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Gambia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 5.90 million people against 5.70 million people in Gambia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population between Gambia and Namibia?
194,900 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Namibia?
77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Gambia and Namibia rank globally for population?
Gambia ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 119th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.