Gambia vs New Zealand: Population by world region
Gambia
5.70 million people
in 2100
New Zealand
5.81 million people
in 2100
Gambia rank
123rd
New Zealand rank
122nd
Population by world region over time
- Gambia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 5.81 million people against 5.70 million people in Gambia, a difference of 109,250 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 316 shared years of data; in 1200 it was New Zealand ahead.
Gambia ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 239 countries.
Across the 46 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 2,348 people | 16,000 people | 13,652 people | New Zealand |
| 1300s | 2,684 people | 20,000 people | 17,316 people | New Zealand |
| 1400s | 3,067 people | 20,000 people | 16,933 people | New Zealand |
| 1500s | 3,506 people | 80,000 people | 76,494 people | New Zealand |
| 1600s | 4,006 people | 140,000 people | 135,994 people | New Zealand |
| 1700s | 4,579 people | 200,000 people | 195,421 people | New Zealand |
| 1710s | 4,134 people | 187,739 people | 183,605 people | New Zealand |
| 1720s | 3,733 people | 185,880 people | 182,147 people | New Zealand |
| 1730s | 3,370 people | 184,040 people | 180,670 people | New Zealand |
| 1740s | 3,043 people | 182,218 people | 179,175 people | New Zealand |
| 1750s | 2,748 people | 180,414 people | 177,666 people | New Zealand |
| 1760s | 2,481 people | 178,627 people | 176,146 people | New Zealand |
| 1770s | 2,240 people | 176,859 people | 174,619 people | New Zealand |
| 1780s | 2,022 people | 175,108 people | 173,086 people | New Zealand |
| 1790s | 1,826 people | 173,374 people | 171,548 people | New Zealand |
| 1800s | 103,274 people | 171,968 people | 68,694 people | New Zealand |
| 1810s | 103,280 people | 121,814 people | 18,534 people | New Zealand |
| 1820s | 104,574 people | 100,214 people | 4,360 people | Gambia |
| 1830s | 107,438 people | 85,520 people | 21,919 people | Gambia |
| 1840s | 110,412 people | 79,003 people | 31,409 people | Gambia |
| 1850s | 115,500 people | 107,920 people | 7,580 people | Gambia |
| 1860s | 123,356 people | 194,655 people | 71,299 people | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 133,598 people | 383,286 people | 249,688 people | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 146,974 people | 580,553 people | 433,579 people | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 160,244 people | 725,569 people | 565,324 people | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 172,882 people | 908,057 people | 735,175 people | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 185,630 people | 1.13 million people | 941,826 people | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 205,774 people | 1.35 million people | 1.14 million people | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 237,570 people | 1.55 million people | 1.31 million people | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 278,153 people | 1.75 million people | 1.47 million people | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 345,412 people | 2.12 million people | 1.77 million people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 451,344 people | 2.60 million people | 2.15 million people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 601,517 people | 3.03 million people | 2.43 million people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 850,451 people | 3.25 million people | 2.40 million people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.24 million people | 3.64 million people | 2.40 million people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.65 million people | 4.09 million people | 2.44 million people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.19 million people | 4.62 million people | 2.42 million people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.79 million people | 5.23 million people | 2.44 million people | New Zealand |
| 2030s | 3.40 million people | 5.51 million people | 2.10 million people | New Zealand |
| 2040s | 3.99 million people | 5.69 million people | 1.70 million people | New Zealand |
| 2050s | 4.53 million people | 5.80 million people | 1.26 million people | New Zealand |
| 2060s | 4.99 million people | 5.85 million people | 854,621 people | New Zealand |
| 2070s | 5.34 million people | 5.86 million people | 523,237 people | New Zealand |
| 2080s | 5.57 million people | 5.85 million people | 280,930 people | New Zealand |
| 2090s | 5.68 million people | 5.83 million people | 147,286 people | New Zealand |
| 2100s | 5.70 million people | 5.81 million people | 109,250 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Gambia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 5.81 million people against 5.70 million people in Gambia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Gambia and New Zealand?
- 109,250 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and New Zealand?
- 316 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2100.
- How do Gambia and New Zealand rank globally for population by world region?
- Gambia ranks 123rd and New Zealand ranks 122nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.