Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6499 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gambia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gambia is 0.6499 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.6499 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0882 people per person, in 1963.
That places Gambia 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0907 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0893 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0884 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0882 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0898 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0933 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0986 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1054 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1133 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1221 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1316 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1414 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1514 people per person | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1613 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1729 people per person | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1871 people per person | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2032 people per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2204 people per person | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2381 people per person | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2556 people per person | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2722 people per person | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2872 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2999 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3098 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3177 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3245 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3305 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3359 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3411 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3463 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3518 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3579 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3649 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3731 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3834 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3957 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4095 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4243 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4396 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4549 people per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4697 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4835 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4957 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.506 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5151 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5236 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5316 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5392 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5464 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5534 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5601 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5667 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5732 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5797 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5861 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5925 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5987 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6047 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6106 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6164 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6221 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6276 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6329 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.638 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.643 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.6499 people per person | +1.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.6499 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.6499 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0979 people per person | 0.0882 people per person | 0.1221 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1863 people per person | 0.1316 people per person | 0.2556 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3165 people per person | 0.2722 people per person | 0.3463 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3955 people per person | 0.3518 people per person | 0.4549 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5164 people per person | 0.4697 people per person | 0.5534 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5889 people per person | 0.5601 people per person | 0.6164 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6356 people per person | 0.6221 people per person | 0.6499 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 104 Panama 0.6615 people per person compare
- 105 Suriname 0.6579 people per person compare
- 106 Tuvalu 0.6545 people per person compare
- 108 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.6419 people per person compare
- 109 Congo 0.6412 people per person compare
- 110 Serbia 0.6398 people per person compare
More population data for Gambia
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.023 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1454 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 4,674 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.23 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5608 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 563.54 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 334,764 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gambia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gambia was 0.6499 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6499 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0882 people per person in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.