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Belarus vs Gambia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Belarus
935,888 people
in 2050
Gambia
943,349 people
in 2050
Belarus rank
124th
Gambia rank
123rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Belarus
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 943,349 people against 935,888 people in Belarus, a difference of 7,461 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 124th and Gambia ranks 123rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 42 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Gambia Difference Ahead
1000s 192,000 people 1,798 people 190,202 people Belarus
1100s 287,998 people 2,055 people 285,943 people Belarus
1200s 431,992 people 2,349 people 429,643 people Belarus
1300s 431,975 people 2,684 people 429,291 people Belarus
1400s 431,925 people 3,067 people 428,858 people Belarus
1500s 575,701 people 3,503 people 572,198 people Belarus
1600s 718,878 people 3,995 people 714,883 people Belarus
1700s 955,513 people 4,540 people 950,973 people Belarus
1710s 1.13 million people 4,095 people 1.12 million people Belarus
1720s 1.22 million people 3,694 people 1.22 million people Belarus
1730s 1.33 million people 3,332 people 1.32 million people Belarus
1740s 1.44 million people 3,005 people 1.43 million people Belarus
1750s 1.56 million people 2,710 people 1.55 million people Belarus
1760s 1.68 million people 2,443 people 1.68 million people Belarus
1770s 1.83 million people 2,203 people 1.82 million people Belarus
1780s 1.98 million people 1,986 people 1.98 million people Belarus
1790s 2.14 million people 1,790 people 2.14 million people Belarus
1800s 2.32 million people 1,613 people 2.32 million people Belarus
1810s 2.51 million people 1,453 people 2.51 million people Belarus
1820s 2.72 million people 2,175 people 2.72 million people Belarus
1830s 2.94 million people 3,254 people 2.94 million people Belarus
1840s 3.18 million people 4,867 people 3.17 million people Belarus
1850s 3.43 million people 7,278 people 3.42 million people Belarus
1860s 3.69 million people 10,880 people 3.68 million people Belarus
1870s 3.98 million people 16,258 people 3.96 million people Belarus
1880s 4.27 million people 24,287 people 4.24 million people Belarus
1890s 4.57 million people 36,265 people 4.53 million people Belarus
1900s 4.87 million people 54,127 people 4.81 million people Belarus
1910s 5.16 million people 80,745 people 5.08 million people Belarus
1920s 5.42 million people 107,010 people 5.31 million people Belarus
1930s 5.63 million people 141,731 people 5.48 million people Belarus
1940s 5.74 million people 187,588 people 5.55 million people Belarus
1950s 5.55 million people 310,799 people 5.23 million people Belarus
1960s 5.37 million people 406,789 people 4.96 million people Belarus
1970s 4.65 million people 487,357 people 4.16 million people Belarus
1980s 3.83 million people 579,161 people 3.25 million people Belarus
1990s 3.26 million people 746,599 people 2.51 million people Belarus
2000s 2.73 million people 795,539 people 1.93 million people Belarus
2010s 2.25 million people 898,477 people 1.35 million people Belarus
2020s 1.87 million people 978,013 people 891,580 people Belarus
2030s 1.46 million people 935,499 people 524,523 people Belarus
2040s 1.11 million people 897,727 people 210,264 people Belarus
2050s 935,888 people 943,349 people 7,461 people Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Belarus or Gambia?
Gambia, at 943,349 people against 935,888 people in Belarus as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belarus and Gambia?
7,461 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Gambia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Belarus and Gambia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Belarus ranks 124th and Gambia ranks 123rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data 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 Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.