Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Gambia
Gambia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.274 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Gambia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Gambia is 0.274 Persons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Gambia peaked at 0.274 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1028 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Gambia 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1028 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1071 Persons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1114 Persons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1154 Persons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1192 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1227 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1264 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1301 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.134 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.138 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.142 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1462 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1504 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1548 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1593 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1641 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1691 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1744 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1799 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1856 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1914 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1975 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2037 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.21 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2163 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.229 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2353 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2416 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2479 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2543 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2674 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.274 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.274 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.274 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1207 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1028 Persons per square kilometre | 0.138 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1626 Persons per square kilometre | 0.142 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1856 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2195 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1914 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2479 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2642 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2543 Persons per square kilometre | 0.274 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2992 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 0.2955 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 28 United Kingdom 0.28 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2659 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 31 Jamaica 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 32 Luxembourg 0.2543 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 4,674 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1454 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.023 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.023 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 334,764 people (2100)
- Population density 563.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5608 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Gambia?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Gambia was 0.274 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.274 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1028 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Gambia ranks 29th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.