Gambia Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Gambia urban population for 2021 was 1,669,008, a 3.61% increase from 2020.
  • Gambia urban population for 2020 was 1,610,858, a 3.67% increase from 2019.
  • Gambia urban population for 2019 was 1,553,776, a 3.72% increase from 2018.
  • Gambia urban population for 2018 was 1,498,000, a 3.81% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 44,336,645
Ethiopia 26,671,558
Tanzania 22,862,550
North Korea 16,269,323
Yemen 12,713,103
Mozambique 12,069,961
Syrian Arab Republic 11,968,088
Uganda 11,717,016
Madagascar 11,336,960
Afghanistan 10,551,772
Mali 9,786,489
Senegal 8,202,086
Somalia 7,974,917
Burkina Faso 6,904,253
Haiti 6,635,469
Benin 6,364,839
Nepal 6,309,750
Zimbabwe 5,166,388
Guinea 5,042,529
Niger 4,230,083
Chad 4,085,514
Togo 3,748,225
Sierra Leone 3,652,200
Malawi 3,519,490
Liberia 2,730,335
Tajikistan 2,703,303
Rwanda 2,364,984
Central African Republic 2,327,367
South Sudan 2,204,901
Burundi 1,764,450
Gambia 1,669,008
Eritrea 1,519,988
Guinea-Bissau 919,432
Comoros 243,308
Gambia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 1,669,008 63.22 3.55%
2020 1,610,858 62.58 3.61%
2019 1,553,776 61.93 3.66%
2018 1,498,000 61.27 3.74%
2017 1,442,972 60.60 3.85%
2016 1,388,423 59.92 3.96%
2015 1,334,486 59.23 4.08%
2014 1,281,189 58.53 4.19%
2013 1,228,599 57.82 4.30%
2012 1,176,942 57.11 4.37%
2011 1,126,672 56.38 4.39%
2010 1,078,326 55.66 4.41%
2009 1,031,782 54.94 4.44%
2008 986,934 54.21 4.46%
2007 943,877 53.48 4.46%
2006 902,725 52.75 4.42%
2005 863,723 52.02 4.36%
2004 826,878 51.29 4.33%
2003 791,821 50.56 4.59%
2002 756,286 49.68 4.69%
2001 721,601 48.78 4.75%
2000 688,121 47.87 4.81%
1999 655,810 46.96 4.87%
1998 624,620 46.06 4.91%
1997 594,692 45.16 4.93%
1996 566,091 44.26 4.97%
1995 538,623 43.36 5.04%
1994 512,162 42.47 5.27%
1993 485,853 41.59 6.18%
1992 456,722 40.52 6.72%
1991 427,022 39.41 6.87%
1990 398,681 38.31 6.88%
1989 372,160 37.23 6.89%
1988 347,391 36.16 6.90%
1987 324,238 35.09 6.88%
1986 302,689 34.05 6.86%
1985 282,629 33.02 6.82%
1984 263,993 32.01 6.78%
1983 246,688 31.01 6.42%
1982 231,350 30.11 6.25%
1981 217,327 29.26 6.24%
1980 204,179 28.41 6.28%
1979 191,759 27.59 6.23%
1978 180,169 26.77 6.20%
1977 169,333 25.97 6.18%
1976 159,193 25.19 6.14%
1975 149,709 24.43 6.10%
1974 140,844 23.68 6.12%
1973 132,482 22.94 8.01%
1972 122,279 21.81 8.52%
1971 112,293 20.63 8.56%
1970 103,081 19.50 8.62%
1969 94,570 18.41 8.67%
1968 86,718 17.37 8.74%
1967 79,460 16.38 8.75%
1966 72,806 15.43 8.77%
1965 66,693 14.53 8.84%
1964 61,051 13.68 8.92%
1963 55,843 12.86 5.34%
1962 52,937 12.54 4.40%
1961 50,656 12.33 4.41%
1960 48,473 12.13 %