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Population density in Gambia

Gambia: Population density was 563.54 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
563.54
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
25th
of 235 countries
All-time high
563.54
in 2100
All-time low
0.1777
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Gambia, 1000–2100

0200400600100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 563.54 for population density in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Gambia peaked at 563.54 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.1777, in 1000.

Gambia ranks 25th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Gambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.1777 —
1100 0.2031 +14.3%
1200 0.232 +14.3%
1300 0.2652 +14.3%
1400 0.3031 +14.3%
1500 0.3464 +14.3%
1600 0.3958 +14.3%
1700 0.4525 +14.3%
1710 0.4085 -9.7%
1720 0.3689 -9.7%
1730 0.333 -9.7%
1740 0.3007 -9.7%
1750 0.2715 -9.7%
1760 0.2452 -9.7%
1770 0.2213 -9.7%
1780 0.1998 -9.7%
1790 0.1804 -9.7%
1800 10.2 +5555.7%
1801 10.2 +0.0%
1802 10.2 +0.0%
1803 10.2 +0.0%
1804 10.2 +0.0%
1805 10.2 +0.0%
1806 10.2 +0.0%
1807 10.2 +0.0%
1808 10.2 +0.0%
1809 10.2 +0.0%
1810 10.2 +0.0%
1811 10.2 +0.0%
1812 10.2 +0.0%
1813 10.2 +0.0%
1814 10.2 +0.0%
1815 10.2 +0.0%
1816 10.2 +0.0%
1817 10.2 +0.0%
1818 10.2 +0.0%
1819 10.21 +0.1%
1820 10.22 +0.1%
1821 10.24 +0.2%
1822 10.26 +0.2%
1823 10.29 +0.3%
1824 10.32 +0.3%
1825 10.35 +0.3%
1826 10.37 +0.3%
1827 10.4 +0.3%
1828 10.43 +0.3%
1829 10.46 +0.3%
1830 10.49 +0.3%
1831 10.52 +0.3%
1832 10.54 +0.3%
1833 10.57 +0.3%
1834 10.6 +0.3%
1835 10.63 +0.3%
1836 10.66 +0.3%
1837 10.69 +0.3%
1838 10.72 +0.3%
1839 10.75 +0.3%
1840 10.78 +0.3%
1841 10.81 +0.3%
1842 10.84 +0.3%
1843 10.86 +0.3%
1844 10.89 +0.3%
1845 10.92 +0.3%
1846 10.95 +0.3%
1847 10.98 +0.3%
1848 11.01 +0.3%
1849 11.05 +0.3%
1850 11.1 +0.4%
1851 11.15 +0.5%
1852 11.22 +0.6%
1853 11.3 +0.7%
1854 11.37 +0.7%
1855 11.45 +0.7%
1856 11.52 +0.7%
1857 11.6 +0.7%
1858 11.67 +0.7%
1859 11.75 +0.7%
1860 11.83 +0.7%
1861 11.91 +0.7%
1862 11.99 +0.7%
1863 12.07 +0.7%
1864 12.15 +0.7%
1865 12.23 +0.7%
1866 12.31 +0.7%
1867 12.39 +0.7%
1868 12.47 +0.7%
1869 12.56 +0.7%
1870 12.66 +0.8%
1871 12.77 +0.8%
1872 12.88 +0.9%
1873 13.01 +1.0%
1874 13.13 +1.0%
1875 13.26 +1.0%
1876 13.38 +1.0%
1877 13.51 +1.0%
1878 13.64 +1.0%
1879 13.77 +1.0%
1880 13.91 +1.0%
1881 14.04 +1.0%
1882 14.18 +1.0%
1883 14.31 +1.0%
1884 14.45 +1.0%
1885 14.59 +1.0%
1886 14.73 +1.0%
1887 14.87 +1.0%
1888 15.01 +1.0%
1889 15.15 +0.9%
1890 15.28 +0.9%
1891 15.41 +0.8%
1892 15.54 +0.8%
1893 15.65 +0.8%
1894 15.77 +0.8%
1895 15.89 +0.8%
1896 16.01 +0.8%
1897 16.14 +0.8%
1898 16.26 +0.8%
1899 16.38 +0.8%
1900 16.51 +0.8%
1901 16.63 +0.8%
1902 16.76 +0.8%
1903 16.89 +0.8%
1904 17.01 +0.8%
1905 17.14 +0.8%
1906 17.27 +0.8%
1907 17.41 +0.8%
1908 17.54 +0.8%
1909 17.67 +0.7%
1910 17.8 +0.7%
1911 17.92 +0.7%
1912 18.04 +0.7%
1913 18.16 +0.7%
1914 18.28 +0.7%
1915 18.4 +0.7%
1916 18.52 +0.7%
1917 18.65 +0.7%
1918 18.76 +0.6%
1919 18.9 +0.8%
1920 19.09 +1.0%
1921 19.3 +1.1%
1922 19.56 +1.3%
1923 19.85 +1.5%
1924 20.15 +1.5%
1925 20.45 +1.5%
1926 20.76 +1.5%
1927 21.07 +1.5%
1928 21.39 +1.5%
1929 21.7 +1.5%
1930 22.02 +1.5%
1931 22.34 +1.4%
1932 22.66 +1.4%
1933 22.97 +1.4%
1934 23.29 +1.4%
1935 23.62 +1.4%
1936 23.95 +1.4%
1937 24.29 +1.4%
1938 24.63 +1.4%
1939 24.99 +1.5%
1940 25.38 +1.6%
1941 25.8 +1.6%
1942 26.24 +1.7%
1943 26.72 +1.8%
1944 27.2 +1.8%
1945 27.69 +1.8%
1946 28.18 +1.8%
1947 28.69 +1.8%
1948 29.21 +1.8%
1949 29.75 +1.9%
1950 30.31 +1.9%
1951 31.08 +2.5%
1952 31.88 +2.6%
1953 32.72 +2.6%
1954 33.58 +2.6%
1955 34.47 +2.6%
1956 35.38 +2.6%
1957 36.32 +2.7%
1958 37.29 +2.7%
1959 38.3 +2.7%
1960 39.34 +2.7%
1961 40.41 +2.7%
1962 41.52 +2.7%
1963 42.66 +2.8%
1964 43.84 +2.8%
1965 45.06 +2.8%
1966 46.3 +2.8%
1967 47.59 +2.8%
1968 48.94 +2.8%
1969 50.34 +2.9%
1970 51.79 +2.9%
1971 53.3 +2.9%
1972 54.88 +3.0%
1973 56.52 +3.0%
1974 58.21 +3.0%
1975 59.96 +3.0%
1976 61.83 +3.1%
1977 63.81 +3.2%
1978 65.92 +3.3%
1979 68.16 +3.4%
1980 70.55 +3.5%
1981 73.04 +3.5%
1982 75.67 +3.6%
1983 78.51 +3.8%
1984 81.58 +3.9%
1985 84.87 +4.0%
1986 88.34 +4.1%
1987 92.01 +4.1%
1988 95.87 +4.2%
1989 99.94 +4.2%
1990 104.22 +4.3%
1991 108.69 +4.3%
1992 113.2 +4.1%
1993 117.43 +3.7%
1994 121.27 +3.3%
1995 124.93 +3.0%
1996 128.6 +2.9%
1997 132.3 +2.9%
1998 136.07 +2.8%
1999 139.9 +2.8%
2000 143.78 +2.8%
2001 147.73 +2.7%
2002 151.75 +2.7%
2003 155.89 +2.7%
2004 160.21 +2.8%
2005 164.73 +2.8%
2006 169.5 +2.9%
2007 174.48 +2.9%
2008 179.63 +2.9%
2009 184.92 +2.9%
2010 190.38 +2.9%
2011 196.03 +3.0%
2012 201.89 +3.0%
2013 207.89 +3.0%
2014 213.89 +2.9%
2015 219.81 +2.8%
2016 225.67 +2.7%
2017 231.44 +2.6%
2018 237.12 +2.5%
2019 242.77 +2.4%
2020 248.59 +2.4%
2021 254.55 +2.4%
2022 260.52 +2.3%
2023 266.59 +2.3%
2024 272.73 +2.3%
2025 278.86 +2.2%
2026 284.99 +2.2%
2027 291.1 +2.1%
2028 297.19 +2.1%
2029 303.26 +2.0%
2030 309.3 +2.0%
2031 315.32 +1.9%
2032 321.33 +1.9%
2033 327.33 +1.9%
2034 333.31 +1.8%
2035 339.27 +1.8%
2036 345.22 +1.8%
2037 351.14 +1.7%
2038 357.07 +1.7%
2039 362.98 +1.7%
2040 368.86 +1.6%
2041 374.68 +1.6%
2042 380.49 +1.5%
2043 386.27 +1.5%
2044 391.99 +1.5%
2045 397.65 +1.4%
2046 403.26 +1.4%
2047 408.81 +1.4%
2048 414.31 +1.3%
2049 419.74 +1.3%
2050 425.09 +1.3%
2051 430.37 +1.2%
2052 435.58 +1.2%
2053 440.7 +1.2%
2054 445.75 +1.1%
2055 450.73 +1.1%
2056 455.61 +1.1%
2057 460.41 +1.1%
2058 465.13 +1.0%
2059 469.76 +1.0%
2060 474.32 +1.0%
2061 478.82 +0.9%
2062 483.22 +0.9%
2063 487.49 +0.9%
2064 491.65 +0.9%
2065 495.72 +0.8%
2066 499.67 +0.8%
2067 503.46 +0.8%
2068 507.14 +0.7%
2069 510.71 +0.7%
2070 514.16 +0.7%
2071 517.48 +0.6%
2072 520.68 +0.6%
2073 523.78 +0.6%
2074 526.79 +0.6%
2075 529.68 +0.5%
2076 532.43 +0.5%
2077 535.06 +0.5%
2078 537.6 +0.5%
2079 539.99 +0.4%
2080 542.25 +0.4%
2081 544.39 +0.4%
2082 546.4 +0.4%
2083 548.28 +0.3%
2084 550.04 +0.3%
2085 551.71 +0.3%
2086 553.24 +0.3%
2087 554.65 +0.3%
2088 555.98 +0.2%
2089 557.19 +0.2%
2090 558.28 +0.2%
2091 559.24 +0.2%
2092 560.1 +0.2%
2093 560.88 +0.1%
2094 561.53 +0.1%
2095 562.07 +0.1%
2096 562.52 +0.1%
2097 562.89 +0.1%
2098 563.18 +0.1%
2099 563.41 +0.0%
2100 563.54 +0.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 563.54 is above the median for low income countries, which is 165.91, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 563.54 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +5555.7% 0.1804 10.2

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.1777 0.1777 0.1777 1
1100s 0.2031 0.2031 0.2031 1
1200s 0.232 0.232 0.232 1
1300s 0.2652 0.2652 0.2652 1
1400s 0.3031 0.3031 0.3031 1
1500s 0.3464 0.3464 0.3464 1
1600s 0.3958 0.3958 0.3958 1
1700s 0.4525 0.4525 0.4525 1
1710s 0.4085 0.4085 0.4085 1
1720s 0.3689 0.3689 0.3689 1
1730s 0.333 0.333 0.333 1
1740s 0.3007 0.3007 0.3007 1
1750s 0.2715 0.2715 0.2715 1
1760s 0.2452 0.2452 0.2452 1
1770s 0.2213 0.2213 0.2213 1
1780s 0.1998 0.1998 0.1998 1
1790s 0.1804 0.1804 0.1804 1
1800s 10.2 10.2 10.2 10
1810s 10.21 10.2 10.21 10
1820s 10.33 10.22 10.46 10
1830s 10.62 10.49 10.75 10
1840s 10.91 10.78 11.05 10
1850s 11.41 11.1 11.75 10
1860s 12.19 11.83 12.56 10
1870s 13.2 12.66 13.77 10
1880s 14.52 13.91 15.15 10
1890s 15.83 15.28 16.38 10
1900s 17.08 16.51 17.67 10
1910s 18.34 17.8 18.9 10
1920s 20.33 19.09 21.7 10
1930s 23.48 22.02 24.99 10
1940s 27.49 25.38 29.75 10
1950s 34.13 30.31 38.3 10
1960s 44.6 39.34 50.34 10
1970s 59.44 51.79 68.16 10
1980s 84.04 70.55 99.94 10
1990s 122.66 104.22 139.9 10
2000s 163.26 143.78 184.92 10
2010s 216.69 190.38 242.77 10
2020s 275.84 248.59 303.26 10
2030s 336.23 309.3 362.98 10
2040s 394.61 368.86 419.74 10
2050s 447.91 425.09 469.76 10
2060s 493.22 474.32 510.71 10
2070s 527.77 514.16 539.99 10
2080s 550.41 542.25 557.19 10
2090s 561.41 558.28 563.41 10
2100s 563.54 563.54 563.54 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Gambia?
Population density in Gambia was 563.54 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 563.54 in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1777 in 1000.
How does Gambia rank for population density?
Gambia ranks 25th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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