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Gambia vs Switzerland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Gambia
943,349 people
in 2050
Switzerland
1.03 million people
in 2050
Gambia rank
123rd
Switzerland rank
120th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Gambia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.03 million people against 943,349 people in Gambia, a difference of 82,071 people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 120th of 238 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 1,798 people 300,000 people 298,202 people Switzerland
1100s 2,055 people 400,000 people 397,945 people Switzerland
1200s 2,349 people 500,000 people 497,651 people Switzerland
1300s 2,684 people 800,000 people 797,316 people Switzerland
1400s 3,067 people 595,847 people 592,780 people Switzerland
1500s 3,503 people 781,014 people 777,511 people Switzerland
1600s 3,995 people 975,279 people 971,284 people Switzerland
1700s 4,540 people 1.21 million people 1.20 million people Switzerland
1710s 4,095 people 1.24 million people 1.24 million people Switzerland
1720s 3,694 people 1.27 million people 1.27 million people Switzerland
1730s 3,332 people 1.30 million people 1.30 million people Switzerland
1740s 3,005 people 1.33 million people 1.33 million people Switzerland
1750s 2,710 people 1.36 million people 1.36 million people Switzerland
1760s 2,443 people 1.39 million people 1.39 million people Switzerland
1770s 2,203 people 1.42 million people 1.42 million people Switzerland
1780s 1,986 people 1.45 million people 1.45 million people Switzerland
1790s 1,790 people 1.48 million people 1.48 million people Switzerland
1800s 1,613 people 1.51 million people 1.50 million people Switzerland
1810s 1,453 people 1.53 million people 1.53 million people Switzerland
1820s 2,175 people 1.69 million people 1.68 million people Switzerland
1830s 3,254 people 1.80 million people 1.80 million people Switzerland
1840s 4,867 people 1.91 million people 1.91 million people Switzerland
1850s 7,278 people 2.02 million people 2.02 million people Switzerland
1860s 10,880 people 2.08 million people 2.07 million people Switzerland
1870s 16,258 people 2.17 million people 2.15 million people Switzerland
1880s 24,287 people 2.24 million people 2.22 million people Switzerland
1890s 36,265 people 2.25 million people 2.22 million people Switzerland
1900s 54,127 people 2.47 million people 2.42 million people Switzerland
1910s 80,745 people 2.69 million people 2.61 million people Switzerland
1920s 107,010 people 2.66 million people 2.56 million people Switzerland
1930s 141,731 people 2.65 million people 2.51 million people Switzerland
1940s 187,588 people 2.61 million people 2.42 million people Switzerland
1950s 310,799 people 2.62 million people 2.31 million people Switzerland
1960s 406,789 people 2.65 million people 2.25 million people Switzerland
1970s 487,357 people 2.56 million people 2.08 million people Switzerland
1980s 579,161 people 2.30 million people 1.72 million people Switzerland
1990s 746,599 people 2.01 million people 1.27 million people Switzerland
2000s 795,539 people 1.97 million people 1.17 million people Switzerland
2010s 898,477 people 1.97 million people 1.07 million people Switzerland
2020s 978,013 people 1.31 million people 328,757 people Switzerland
2030s 935,499 people 1.13 million people 197,843 people Switzerland
2040s 897,727 people 1.04 million people 144,704 people Switzerland
2050s 943,349 people 1.03 million people 82,071 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Gambia or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 1.03 million people against 943,349 people in Gambia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Gambia and Switzerland?
82,071 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Switzerland?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Gambia and Switzerland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Gambia ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 120th 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.