Gambia vs Namibia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Gambia
1.10 million people
in 2023
Namibia
1.11 million people
in 2023
Gambia rank
121st
Namibia rank
120th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Gambia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.11 million people against 1.10 million people in Gambia, a difference of 6,160 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Gambia ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 146,057 people | 221,466 people | 75,409 people | Namibia |
| 1960s | 186,268 people | 282,335 people | 96,067 people | Namibia |
| 1970s | 256,588 people | 388,328 people | 131,740 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 381,729 people | 503,886 people | 122,157 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 576,056 people | 662,279 people | 86,223 people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 757,974 people | 770,264 people | 12,290 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 954,260 people | 864,451 people | 89,810 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.08 million people | 1.06 million people | 15,862 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Gambia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.11 million people against 1.10 million people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Gambia and Namibia?
- 6,160 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Namibia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Gambia ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 120th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.