Gambia vs Namibia: Population by world region
Gambia
5.70 million people
in 2100
Namibia
5.90 million people
in 2100
Gambia rank
122nd
Namibia rank
119th
Population by world region over time
- Gambia
- Namibia
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 318 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 119th of 238 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1,798 people | 93,535 people | 91,737 people | Namibia |
| 1100s | 2,055 people | 100,464 people | 98,409 people | Namibia |
| 1200s | 2,348 people | 107,906 people | 105,558 people | Namibia |
| 1300s | 2,684 people | 115,899 people | 113,215 people | Namibia |
| 1400s | 3,067 people | 124,484 people | 121,417 people | Namibia |
| 1500s | 3,506 people | 133,705 people | 130,199 people | Namibia |
| 1600s | 4,006 people | 143,609 people | 139,603 people | Namibia |
| 1700s | 4,579 people | 154,247 people | 149,668 people | Namibia |
| 1710s | 4,134 people | 161,148 people | 157,014 people | Namibia |
| 1720s | 3,733 people | 168,386 people | 164,653 people | Namibia |
| 1730s | 3,370 people | 175,979 people | 172,609 people | Namibia |
| 1740s | 3,043 people | 183,945 people | 180,902 people | Namibia |
| 1750s | 2,748 people | 192,304 people | 189,556 people | Namibia |
| 1760s | 2,481 people | 201,078 people | 198,597 people | Namibia |
| 1770s | 2,240 people | 210,288 people | 208,048 people | Namibia |
| 1780s | 2,022 people | 219,958 people | 217,936 people | Namibia |
| 1790s | 1,826 people | 230,112 people | 228,286 people | Namibia |
| 1800s | 103,274 people | 215,817 people | 112,543 people | Namibia |
| 1810s | 103,280 people | 188,899 people | 85,619 people | Namibia |
| 1820s | 104,574 people | 165,309 people | 60,735 people | Namibia |
| 1830s | 107,438 people | 144,666 people | 37,227 people | Namibia |
| 1840s | 110,412 people | 126,655 people | 16,242 people | Namibia |
| 1850s | 115,500 people | 123,761 people | 8,261 people | Namibia |
| 1860s | 123,356 people | 137,812 people | 14,457 people | Namibia |
| 1870s | 133,598 people | 153,722 people | 20,124 people | Namibia |
| 1880s | 146,974 people | 171,454 people | 24,480 people | Namibia |
| 1890s | 160,244 people | 191,244 people | 31,000 people | Namibia |
| 1900s | 172,882 people | 219,630 people | 46,748 people | Namibia |
| 1910s | 185,630 people | 259,443 people | 73,813 people | Namibia |
| 1920s | 205,774 people | 311,167 people | 105,393 people | Namibia |
| 1930s | 237,570 people | 381,471 people | 143,901 people | Namibia |
| 1940s | 278,153 people | 463,750 people | 185,597 people | Namibia |
| 1950s | 345,412 people | 545,140 people | 199,729 people | Namibia |
| 1960s | 451,344 people | 657,040 people | 205,696 people | Namibia |
| 1970s | 601,517 people | 865,497 people | 263,980 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 850,451 people | 1.10 million people | 247,782 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.24 million people | 1.58 million people | 334,476 people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.65 million people | 1.95 million people | 300,465 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.19 million people | 2.36 million people | 163,480 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.79 million people | 3.05 million people | 256,945 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 by world region, 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 by world region between Gambia and Namibia?
- 194,900 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Namibia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Gambia and Namibia rank globally for population by world region?
- Gambia ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 119th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.