Gambia Population Density 1950-2023

Chart and table of Gambia population density from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Gambia in 2023 is 245.41 people per square kilometer, a 2.48% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Gambia in 2022 was 239.47 people per square kilometer, a 2.5% increase from 2021.
  • The population density of Gambia in 2021 was 233.62 people per square kilometer, a 2.56% increase from 2020.
  • The population density of Gambia in 2020 was 227.79 people per square kilometer, a 2.6% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2023 Population Density
Rwanda 535.11
Burundi 475.69
Comoros 457.86
Haiti 422.51
Gambia 245.41
North Korea 217.03
Nepal 209.92
Uganda 201.13
Malawi 176.67
Togo 159.43
Sierra Leone 121.59
Benin 119.49
Ethiopia 111.36
Senegal 90.30
Burkina Faso 84.79
Tajikistan 71.75
Tanzania 71.19
Yemen 65.25
Afghanistan 64.70
Guinea-Bissau 59.53
Guinea 57.72
Madagascar 51.64
Liberia 48.65
Democratic Republic of Congo 43.61
Zimbabwe 42.65
Mozambique 42.40
Eritrea 30.82
Somalia 28.45
Niger 21.47
Mali 18.78
South Sudan 17.14
Chad 14.24
Central African Republic 9.22
Gambia - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2023 245.41 2.48%
2022 239.47 2.50%
2021 233.62 2.56%
2020 227.79 2.60%
2019 222.03 2.62%
2018 216.36 2.68%
2017 210.72 2.76%
2016 205.06 2.84%
2015 199.39 2.93%
2014 193.72 3.02%
2013 188.04 3.10%
2012 182.39 3.14%
2011 176.83 3.15%
2010 171.44 3.15%
2009 166.21 3.16%
2008 161.11 3.15%
2007 156.18 3.13%
2006 151.44 3.07%
2005 146.94 2.99%
2004 142.67 2.93%
2003 138.61 2.89%
2002 134.71 2.89%
2001 130.92 2.92%
2000 127.22 2.94%
1999 123.58 2.97%
1998 120.02 2.98%
1997 116.55 2.97%
1996 113.19 2.97%
1995 109.93 3.01%
1994 106.72 3.22%
1993 103.39 3.65%
1992 99.75 4.03%
1991 95.89 4.12%
1990 92.09 4.09%
1989 88.47 4.05%
1988 85.03 4.00%
1987 81.76 3.93%
1986 78.67 3.86%
1985 75.75 3.78%
1984 72.99 3.67%
1983 70.40 3.55%
1982 67.99 3.42%
1981 65.74 3.38%
1980 63.59 3.37%
1979 61.52 3.30%
1978 59.56 3.23%
1977 57.69 3.17%
1976 55.92 3.10%
1975 54.24 3.03%
1974 52.65 3.02%
1973 51.11 3.02%
1972 49.61 2.98%
1971 48.17 2.95%
1970 46.79 2.93%
1969 45.46 2.91%
1968 44.17 2.89%
1967 42.93 2.84%
1966 41.75 2.80%
1965 40.61 2.81%
1964 39.50 2.81%
1963 38.42 2.81%
1962 37.37 2.80%
1961 36.35 2.79%
1960 35.37 2.77%
1959 34.41 2.75%
1958 33.49 2.73%
1957 32.60 2.69%
1956 31.75 2.68%
1955 30.92 2.68%
1954 30.11 2.67%
1953 29.33 2.65%
1952 28.57 2.61%
1951 27.84 2.55%
1950 27.15 0.00%