Editing Demographics of the Gambia

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{{Infobox place demographics
 | place              = [[The Gambia]]
 | image              = Gambia single age population pyramid 2020.png
 | image_size         = 350
 | caption            = Gambia [[population pyramid]] in 2020

<!-- main demographics -->
 | size_of_population = {{UN_Population|Gambia}} ({{UN_Population|Year}} est.)
 | density            = 176.1/sq km (2013)
 | growth             = {{#expr: (1882450 - 1360681)*100 / 1360681 round 1}}%
 | birth              = 29.4 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
 | death              = 7 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
 | life               = 65.1 (2017 est.)
 | life_male          = 62.8 (2017 est.)
 | life_female        = 67.5 (2017 est.)
 | infant_mortality   = 60.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
 | fertility          = 3.52 children born/woman (2017 est.)

<!-- age structure -->
 | age_0–14_years     = 37.44% (2017 est.)
 | age_15–64_years    = 59.08% (2017 est.)
 | age_65_years       = 3.48% (2017 est.)

<!-- sex ratio -->
 | total_mf_ratio     = 0.98 (2013)
 | sr_at_birth        = 1.03 (2013 est.)
 | sr_under_15        = 1.01 (2013 est.)
 | sr_15–64_years     = 0.96 (2013 est.)
 | sr_65_years_over   = 0.90 (2013 est.)

<!-- nationality -->
 | nation             = ''Noun:'' Gambian
 | major_ethnic       = [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]] (99%) (2003)
 | minor_ethnic       = Non-African (1%) (2003)

<!-- language -->
 | official           = English
 | spoken             = [[Mandinka language|Mandinka]], [[Wolof language|Wolof]], [[Fula language|Fula]]
}}

The '''demographic characteristics of the population of The Gambia''' are known through national [[census]]es, conducted in ten-year intervals and analyzed by The Gambian Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) since 1963. The latest census was conducted in 2013. The population of [[The Gambia]] at the 2013 census was 1.8 million. The [[population density]] is 176.1 per square kilometer, and the overall [[life expectancy]] in The Gambia is 64.1 years. Since the first census of 1963, the population of The Gambia has increased every ten years by an average of 43.2 percent. Since 1950s, the [[birth rate]] has constantly exceeded the [[death rate]]; the natural growth rate is positive. The Gambia is in the second stage of [[demographic transition]]. In terms of age structure, The Gambia is dominated by 15- to 24-year-old segment (57.6%). The median age of the population is 19.9 years, and the gender ratio of the total population is 0.98 males per female.

== Population ==
{{Historical populations
|title       = Census population
|align       = left
|percentages =pagr
|source      = The Gambia Bureau of Statistics<ref name="gbos6">{{Harvnb|The Gambia Bureau of Statistics|2013|p=6}}</ref>
|1963 |315,486
|1973 |493,499
|1983 |687,817
|1993 |1,038,145
|2003 |1,360,681
|2013 |1,882,450
|2024 |2,422,712
}}

With a population of 1.88 million in 2013, The Gambia [[List of countries by population|ranks 149th in the world by population]].<ref name="gbos6" /> Its [[population density]] is {{convert|176.1|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants&nbsp;|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name="gbos10">{{Harvnb|The Gambia Bureau of Statistics|2013|p=10}}</ref> The overall [[List of countries by life expectancy|life expectancy in The Gambia]] is 64.1 years.<ref name="factbook">{{Cite web | url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gambia-the/ | title=Africa :: Gambia, The | work=[[The World Factbook]] | publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] | access-date=23 February 2014}}</ref> The [[total fertility rate]] of 3.98 is one of the highest in the world.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html?countryname=Gambia,%20The&countrycode=ga&regionCode=afr&rank=41#ga | title=Country Comparison :: Total Fertility Rate | work=[[The World Factbook]] | publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] | access-date=23 February 2014 | archive-date=26 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226230331/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html?countryname=Gambia,%20The&countrycode=ga&regionCode=afr&rank=41#ga | url-status=dead }}</ref> Since 1950, the [[United Nations]] (UN) estimated the [[birth rate]] exceeds the [[death rate]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm |title=World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision |publisher=[[United Nations]] |access-date=February 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm |archive-date=May 6, 2011 }}</ref> The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) estimates the population of The Gambia is expected to reach 3.6 million in 20 years.<ref name="gbos6" /> The population of The Gambia has increased each census, starting with 315 thousand in 1963 to 1.8 million in 2013.<ref name="gbos6" /> The GBOS predicted the reason for the increase from 2003 to 2013 was more coverage in the latter census compared to the former's.<ref name="gbos6-7">{{Harvnb|The Gambia Bureau of Statistics|2013|pp=6–7}}</ref>

==Vital statistics==
Registration of vital events in Gambia is not complete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=5261:5332|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
!
! style="width:80pt;" |Mid-year population (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;" |Live births (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;" |Deaths (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;" |Natural change (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;" |Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;" |Crude death rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;" |Natural change (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;" |[[Total fertility rate]] (TFR)
! style="width:80pt;" |[[Infant mortality]] (per 1000 live births)
! style="width:80pt;" |[[Life expectancy]] (in years)
|-
|1950
|   307
|   15
|   10
|   5
|49.6
|32.2
|17.4
|6.35
|174.0
|31.76
|-
|1951
|  315
|  16
|  10
|  6
|50.1
|31.8
|18.4
|6.35
|173.1
|31.87
|-
|1952
|  323
|  16
|  10
|  6
|50.5
|31.5
|19.0
|6.35
|171.6
|32.08
|-
|1953
|  331
|  17
|  10
|  6
|50.7
|31.2
|19.5
|6.35
|170.1
|32.43
|-
|1954
|  340
|  17
|  11
|  7
|50.9
|31.1
|19.8
|6.34
|168.8
|32.67
|-
|1955
|  349
|  18
|  11
|  7
|style="color:blue"|51.0
|30.9
|20.0
|6.33
|167.6
|32.88
|-
|1956
|  359
|  18
|  11
|  7
|51.0
|30.9
|20.2
|6.32
|166.5
|33.05
|-
|1957
|  368
|  19
|  11
|  8
|51.0
|30.4
|20.6
|6.30
|163.8
|33.53
|-
|1958
|  378
|  19
|  11
|  8
|51.0
|29.9
|21.1
|6.29
|161.0
|34.08
|-
|1959
|  389
|  20
|  11
|  8
|50.9
|29.4
|21.4
|6.27
|158.4
|34.59
|-
|1960
|  400
|  20
|  12
|  9
|50.7
|28.9
|21.8
|6.25
|155.8
|35.10
|-
|1961
|  411
|  21
|  12
|  9
|50.6
|28.5
|22.1
|6.23
|153.3
|35.57
|-
|1962
|  422
|  21
|  12
|  9
|50.4
|28.1
|22.3
|6.21
|150.9
|35.99
|-
|1963
|  434
|  22
|  12
|  10
|50.1
|27.6
|22.5
|6.20
|148.6
|36.50
|-
|1964
|  446
|  22
|  12
|  10
|49.8
|27.1
|22.6
|6.20
|146.3
|36.95
|-
|1965
|  459
|  23
|  12
|  10
|49.4
|26.6
|22.8
|6.19
|143.9
|37.45
|-
|1966
|  472
|  23
|  12
|  11
|48.9
|26.1
|22.8
|6.18
|141.6
|37.90
|-
|1967
|  485
|  24
|  12
|  11
|48.6
|25.6
|23.0
|6.21
|139.3
|38.43
|-
|1968
|  499
|  24
|  13
|  12
|48.4
|25.1
|23.2
|6.22
|137.0
|38.87
|-
|1969
|  514
|  25
|  13
|  12
|48.2
|24.7
|23.5
|6.25
|134.7
|39.35
|-
|1970
|  529
|  25
|  13
|  13
|47.9
|24.2
|23.7
|6.26
|132.4
|39.87
|-
|1971
|  544
|  26
|  13
|  13
|47.8
|23.7
|24.0
|6.28
|130.1
|40.35
|-
|1972
|  561
|  27
|  13
|  14
|47.8
|23.2
|24.6
|6.32
|127.7
|40.92
|-
|1973
|  577
|  28
|  13
|  14
|47.8
|22.8
|24.9
|6.37
|125.3
|41.39
|-
|1974
|  595
|  28
|  13
|  15
|47.6
|22.4
|25.2
|6.38
|122.9
|41.95
|-
|1975
|  613
|  29
|  14
|  15
|47.4
|22.1
|25.3
|6.41
|120.4
|42.44
|-
|1976
|  632
|  30
|  14
|  16
|47.3
|21.8
|25.5
|style="color: blue" |6.43
|117.9
|43.04
|-
|1977
|  652
|  31
|  14
|  17
|47.1
|21.6
|25.5
|6.43
|115.5
|43.44
|-
|1978
|  673
|  31
|  14
|  17
|46.9
|21.5
|25.4
|6.42
|114.0
|43.58
|-
|1979
|  695
|  32
|  14
|  18
|46.8
|20.9
|25.9
|6.41
|110.9
|44.56
|-
|1980
|  719
|  33
|  15
|  19
|46.7
|20.6
|26.2
|6.40
|108.5
|45.15
|-
|1981
|  743
|  35
|  16
|  19
|46.7
|21.0
|25.8
|6.40
|106.1
|44.48
|-
|1982
|  768
|  36
|  15
|  21
|46.8
|19.8
|26.9
|6.39
|103.7
|46.38
|-
|1983
|  796
|  37
|  15
|  22
|46.6
|19.5
|27.1
|6.38
|101.2
|46.92
|-
|1984
|  825
|  38
|  16
|  22
|46.5
|19.1
|27.4
|6.37
|98.7
|47.49
|-
|1985
|  856
|  40
|  16
|  24
|46.4
|18.6
|27.8
|6.34
|96.1
|48.19
|-
|1986
|  889
|  41
|  16
|  25
|46.4
|18.1
|28.3
|6.33
|93.6
|48.71
|-
|1987
|  924
|  42
|  16
|  26
|46.2
|17.6
|28.7
|6.29
|91.1
|49.41
|-
|1988
|  961
|  44
|  16
|  28
|46.1
|17.1
|29.0
|6.26
|88.7
|50.05
|-
|1989
|  1 000
|  46
|  17
|  29
|45.8
|16.6
|29.2
|6.24
|86.3
|50.64
|-
|1990
|  1 041
|  47
|  17
|  31
|45.7
|16.1
|29.6
|6.22
|84.0
|51.32
|-
|1991
|  1 084
|  49
|  17
|  32
|45.6
|15.5
|30.1
|6.17
|81.8
|52.13
|-
|1992
|  1 127
|  51
|  17
|  34
|45.4
|15.0
|30.4
|6.11
|79.5
|52.94
|-
|1993
|  1 168
|  53
|  17
|  36
|45.1
|14.4
|30.7
|6.04
|77.3
|53.75
|-
|1994
|  1 206
|  54
|  17
|  38
|45.0
|13.7
|31.3
|6.04
|75.0
|54.72
|-
|1995
|  1 242
|  56
|  16
|  39
|44.7
|13.2
|31.5
|6.01
|72.8
|55.46
|-
|1996
|  1 279
|  57
|  16
|  40
|44.3
|12.8
|31.5
|5.96
|70.6
|56.01
|-
|1997
|  1 317
|  58
|  17
|  42
|44.1
|12.6
|31.5
|5.92
|68.7
|56.06
|-
|1998
|  1 356
|  60
|  17
|  43
|44.1
|12.3
|31.8
|5.93
|66.3
|56.55
|-
|1999
|  1 396
|  61
|  17
|  44
|43.6
|12.0
|31.6
|5.87
|64.5
|56.82
|-
|2000
|  1 438
|  62
|  17
|  45
|43.1
|11.8
|31.3
|5.80
|62.1
|56.94
|-
|2001
|  1 479
|  64
|  17
|  46
|42.9
|11.7
|31.2
|5.75
|60.1
|57.04
|-
|2002
|  1 522
|  65
|  18
|  47
|42.5
|11.6
|30.9
|5.73
|58.1
|57.08
|-
|2003
|  1 566
|  66
|  18
|  49
|42.3
|11.2
|31.0
|5.70
|56.1
|57.59
|-
|2004
|  1 612
|  68
|  18
|  51
|42.2
|10.8
|31.4
|5.71
|54.2
|58.09
|-
|2005
|  1 660
|  70
|  18
|  53
|42.1
|10.6
|31.6
|5.72
|52.4
|58.39
|-
|2006
|  1 711
|  73
|  17
|  55
|42.4
|10.1
|32.2
|5.76
|50.5
|59.06
|-
|2007
|  1 765
|  74
|  17
|  57
|42.1
|9.9
|32.2
|5.73
|48.7
|59.39
|-
|2008
|  1 821
|  76
|  17
|  59
|41.8
|9.4
|style="color: blue" |32.3
|5.71
|47.0
|60.08
|-
|2009
|  1 878
|  78
|  17
|  61
|41.5
|9.2
|32.3
|5.69
|45.4
|60.43
|-
|2010
|  1 937
|  80
|  17
|  62
|41.1
|8.9
|32.1
|5.67
|43.9
|60.72
|-
|2011
|  1 998
|  81
|  17
|  64
|40.7
|8.5
|32.2
|5.64
|42.3
|61.53
|-
|2012
|  2 061
|  83
|  17
|  66
|40.1
|8.2
|32.0
|5.59
|40.9
|62.10
|-
|2013
|  2 125
|  84
|  17
|  67
|39.4
|8.1
|31.3
|5.51
|39.5
|62.11
|-
|2014
|  2 189
|  84
|  17
|  67
|38.5
|7.9
|30.6
|5.42
|38.2
|62.27
|-
|2015
|  2 253
|  85
|  17
|  67
|37.6
|7.7
|29.8
|5.31
|36.9
|62.49
|-
|2016
|  2 317
|  85
|  17
|  68
|36.6
|7.5
|29.1
|5.20
|35.7
|63.01
|-
|2017
|  2 381
|  85
|  18
|  68
|35.7
|7.4
|28.3
|5.09
|34.5
|63.00
|-
|2018
|  2 445
|  85
|  18
|  68
|34.9
|7.3
|27.6
|4.97
|33.4
|63.04
|-
|2019
|  2 509
|  86
|  18
| 69
|34.3
|7.0
|27.3
|4.87
|32.4
|63.76
|-
|2020
|  2 516
|  79
|  17
|  62
|31.5
|6.8
|24.7
|4.25
|32.5
|64.4
|-
|2021
|  2 576
|  80
|  18
|  62
|31.2
|7.0
|24.2
|4.17
|31.5
|63.8
|-
|2022
|  2 636
|  81
|  17
|  64
|30.8
|6.6
|24.1
|4.08
|30.5
|64.9
|-
|2023
|  2 698
|  82
|  17
|  65
|30.4
|6.3
|24.1
|4.01
|29.5
|65.9
|-
|}

===Demographic and Health Surveys===
[[File:Gambia Population 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg|thumb|350px|[[Population]], [[fertility rate]] and [[net reproduction rate]], United Nations estimates]]
Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhsprogram.com/|title=The DHS Program - Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs|website=www.dhsprogram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mics-surveys-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/MICS6/West%20and%20Central%20Africa/Gambia/2018/Survey%20findings/The%20Gambia%202018%20MICS%20Survey%20Findings%20Report_English.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629221304/https://mics-surveys-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/MICS6/West%20and%20Central%20Africa/Gambia/2018/Survey%20findings/The%20Gambia%202018%20MICS%20Survey%20Findings%20Report_English.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2021|title=The Gambia MICS 2018}}</ref>

Fertility Rate TFR (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:50pt;"| Year
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Total)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Total)
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Urban)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Urban)
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Rural)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Rural)
|-
| 2013
| style="text-align:right;"| 40.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.6 (4.7)
| style="text-align:right;"| 37.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.7 (4.1)
| style="text-align:right;"| 43.4
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.8 (5.6)
|-
|2019-20
| style="text-align:right;"| 34.4
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.4 (4.0)
| style="text-align:right;"| 32.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.9 (3.6)
| style="text-align:right;"| 38.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.9 (5.3)
|-
|}
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| y1= 0.31,0.32,0.32,0.33,0.34,0.35,0.36,0.37,0.38,0.39,0.4,0.41,0.42,0.43,0.45,0.46,0.47,0.49,0.5,0.51,0.53,0.54,0.56,0.58,0.59,0.61,0.63,0.65,0.67,0.7,
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| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 17.4,18.4,19.0,19.5,19.8,20.0,20.2,20.6,21.1,21.4,21.8,22.1,22.3,22.5,22.6,22.8,22.8,23.0,23.2,23.5,23.7,24.0,24.6,24.9,25.2,25.3,25.5,25.5,25.4,25.9,26.2,
25.8,26.9,27.1,27.4,27.8,28.3,28.7,29.0,29.2,29.6,30.1,30.4,30.7,31.3,31.5,31.5,31.5,31.8,31.6,31.3,31.2,30.9,31.0,31.4,31.6,32.2,32.2,32.3,32.3,32.1,32.2,32.0,31.3,30.6,29.8,29.1,28.3,27.6,27.3,26.3,25.7

| y1Title=Natural change (per 1000)
}}
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| height = 150
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| yAxisTitle= ‰
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| yGrid= 0,1
| xGrid= 10
| hAnnotatonsLine=
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| type = line
| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 174.0,173.1,171.6,170.1,168.8,167.6,166.5,163.8,161.0,158.4,155.8,153.3,150.9,148.6,146.3,143.9,141.6,139.3,137.0,134.7,132.4,130.1,127.7,125.3,122.9,120.4,117.9,115.5,114.0,110.9,108.5,106.1,103.7,101.2,98.7,96.1,93.6,91.1,88.7,86.3,84.0,81.8,79.5,77.3,75.0,72.8,70.6,68.7,66.3,64.5,62.1,60.1,58.1,56.1,54.2,52.4,50.5,48.7,47.0,45.4,43.9,42.3,40.9,39.5,38.2,36.9,35.7,34.5,33.4,32.4,31.4,30.5

| y1Title=Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
}}
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| height = 150
| xAxisTitle=years
| yAxisTitle= TFR
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| x = 1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

| y1= 6.35,6.35,6.35,6.35,6.34,6.33,6.32,6.30,6.29,6.27,6.25,6.23,6.21,6.20,6.20,6.19,6.18,6.21,6.22,6.25,6.26,6.28,6.32,6.37,6.38,6.41,6.43,6.43,6.42,6.41,
6.40,6.40,6.39,6.38,6.37,6.34,6.33,6.29,6.26,6.24,6.22,6.17,6.11,6.04,6.04,6.01,5.96,5.92,5.93,5.87,5.80,5.75,5.73,5.70,5.71,5.72,5.76,5.73,5.71,5.69,5.67,5.64,5.59,5.51,5.42,5.31,5.20,5.09,4.97,4.87,4.78,4.68

| y1Title=Total Fertility Rate
}}
Structure of the population ([[Demographic and Health Surveys|DHS]] 2013) (males 23,904, females 25,649, total 49,553) :
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male (%)
! width="80pt"|Female (%)
! width="80pt"|Total (%)
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 18.5
| align="right" | 16.4
| align="right" | 17.4
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 16.6
| align="right" | 15.3
| align="right" | 15.9
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 12.8
| align="right" | 12.5
| align="right" | 12.6
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 10.3
| align="right" | 10.4
| align="right" | 10.3
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 8.8
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 8.0
| align="right" | 7.4
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 5.5
| align="right" | 6.5
| align="right" | 6.0
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 4.5
| align="right" | 4.7
| align="right" | 4.6
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 3.8
| align="right" | 3.3
| align="right" | 3.5
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 2.9
| align="right" | 2.4
| align="right" | 2.6
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 2.1
| align="right" | 4.1
| align="right" | 3.1
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 1.5
| align="right" | 1.9
| align="right" | 1.7
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 2.3
| align="right" | 1.9
| align="right" | 2.1
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 1.5
| align="right" | 1.2
| align="right" | 1.3
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 1.0
| align="right" | 0.9
| align="right" | 1.0
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 0.7
| align="right" | 0.5
| align="right" | 0.6
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 0.8
| align="right" | 1.0
| align="right" | 0.9
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male (%)
! width="80"|Female (%)
! width="80"|Total (%)
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 47.9
| align="right" | 44.2
| align="right" | 45.9
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 48.1
| align="right" | 52.2
| align="right" | 50.3  
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 4.0
| align="right" | 3.6
| align="right" | 3.8
|-
|}

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (30.XII.2015) (Source: Integrated Household Survey (IHS) 2015/2016.):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 915 357
| align="right" | 1 007 593
| align="right" | 1 922 950
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 155 654
| align="right" | 155 502
| align="right" | 311 156
| align="right" | 16.18
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 150 122
| align="right" | 147 966
| align="right" | 298 089
| align="right" | 15.50
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 115 261
| align="right" | 113 727
| align="right" | 228 988
| align="right" | 11.91
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 87 274
| align="right" | 111 093
| align="right" | 198 367
| align="right" | 10.32
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 76 050
| align="right" | 104 429
| align="right" | 180 479
| align="right" | 9.39
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 62 431
| align="right" | 89 237
| align="right" | 151 669
| align="right" | 7.89
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 57 532
| align="right" | 70 222
| align="right" | 127 754
| align="right" | 6.64
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 49 913
| align="right" | 59 248
| align="right" | 109 161
| align="right" | 5.68
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 39 032
| align="right" | 42 666
| align="right" | 81 698 
| align="right" | 4.25
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 32 235
| align="right" | 29 522
| align="right" | 61 757
| align="right" | 3.21
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 27 286
| align="right" | 25 441
| align="right" | 52 727
| align="right" | 2.74
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 18 075
| align="right" | 17 685
| align="right" | 35 759
| align="right" | 1.86
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 16 034
| align="right" | 14 121
| align="right" | 30 155
| align="right" | 1.57
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 28 457
| align="right" | 26 734
| align="right" | 55 191
| align="right" | 2.87
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 421 037
| align="right" | 417 195
| align="right" | 838 232
| align="right" | 43.59
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 465 863
| align="right" | 563 664
| align="right" | 1 029 527
| align="right" | 53.54
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 28 457
| align="right" | 26 734
| align="right" | 55 191
| align="right" | 2.87
|-
|}

Fertility data as of 2019-20 (DHS Program):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR369/FR369.pdf|title=The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20|date=2021|website=The Gambia Demographic and Health Survey}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:100pt;"| Local Government Area
! style="width:100pt;"| Total fertility rate
! style="width:100pt;"| Percentage of women age 15–49 currently pregnant
! style="width:100pt;"| Mean number of children ever born to women age 40–49
|-
| Banjul || 3.1 || 5.3 || 4.2
|-
| Kanifing || 3.3 || 5.7 || 4.5
|-
| Brikama || 4.1 || 6.9 || 5.7
|-
| Mansakonko || 5.4 || 9.7 || 7.1
|-
| Kerewan || 5.4 || 8.2 || 6.9
|-
| Kuntaur || 6.4 || 11.9 || 7.2
|-
| Janjanbureh || 5.7 || 8.7 || 7.0
|-
| Basse || 5.7 || 9.6 || 6.5
|}
[[File:Gambia girl.jpg|thumb|Gambian girl]]

=== Life expectancy ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Period
!Life expectancy in <br /> Years<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|website=esa.un.org|access-date=2018-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919061238/https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|archive-date=2016-09-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|1950–1955
|30.24  
|-
|1955–1960
|{{increase}} 31.52  
|-
|1960–1965
|{{increase}} 32.79 
|-
|1965–1970
|{{increase}} 35.78  
|-
|1970–1975
|{{increase}} 40.04  
|-
|1975–1980
|{{increase}} 44.21  
|-
|1980–1985
|{{increase}} 48.20  
|-
|1985–1990
|{{increase}} 51.33  
|-
|1990–1995
|{{increase}} 52.85  
|-
|1995–2000
|{{increase}} 54.91 
|-
|2000–2005
|{{increase}} 56.92 
|-
|2005–2010
|{{increase}} 58.83  
|-
|2010–2015
|{{increase}} 60.31  
|}

==Ethnic groups==
[[File:Elderly Gambian woman face portrait.jpg|thumb|Elderly Gambian woman, January 2008, [[The Gambia]].]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+
'''Population of Gambia according to ethnic group 1973-2023'''<ref>https://www.gbosdata.org/downloads/8-2013-population-and-housing-census-reports</ref><ref>https://www.gbosdata.org/downloads/142-2024-population-and-housing-census-reports</ref>
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! rowspan="2" | Ethnic<br />group
! colspan="2" | census 1973
! colspan="2" | census 1983
! colspan="2" | census 1993
! colspan="2" | census 2003
! colspan="2" | census 2013
! colspan="2" | census 2023
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
|-
| [[Mandinka people|Mandinka/Jahanka]]
|| 186,241
|| 42.3
|| 251,997
|| 40.8
|| 353,840
|| 39.5
|| 446,914
|| 35.9
|| 600,165
|| 34.4
|| 793,300
|| 34.4
|-
| [[Fula people|Fula/Tukulor/Lorobo]]
|| 79,994
|| 18.2
|| 117,092
|| 19.0
|| 168,284
|| 18.8
|| 272,54
|| 21.9
|| 420,206
|| 24.1
|| 576,500
|| 25.0
|-
| [[Wolof people|Wolof]]
|| 69,291
|| 15.7
|| 84,404
|| 13.7
|| 130,546
|| 14.6
|| 179,890
|| 14.5
|| 258,065
|| 14.8
|| 355,100
|| 15.4
|-
| [[Jola people|Jola]]
| | 41,988
| | 9.5
| | 64,494
| | 10.4
| | 95,262
| | 10.6
| | 141,360
| | 11.4
| | 182,807
| | 10.5
| | 219,100
| | 9.5
|-
| [[Soninke people|Sarahule]]
|| 38,478
|| 8.7
|| 51,137
|| 8.3
|| 79,690
|| 8.9
|| 101,347
|| 8.1
|| 142,606
|| 8.2
|| 189,100
|| 8.2
|-
| [[Serer people|Serere]]
|| 9,229
|| 2.1
|| 15,511
|| 2.5
|| 24,710
|| 2.8
|| 37,979
|| 3.1
|| 53,567
|| 3.1
|| 66,900
|| 2.9
|-
| [[Gambian Creole people|Krio (Creole)]]
| | 5,596
| | 1.3
| | 10,741
| | 1.7
| | 7,458
| | 0.8
| | 24,492
| | 2.0
| | 8,477
| | 0.5
| | 9,200
| | 0.4
|-
| [[Manjak people|Manjago]]
|| 1,722
|| 0.4
|| 3,035
|| 0.5
|| 6,194
|| 0.7
|| 13,043
|| 1.0
|| 32,408
|| 1.9
|| 39,200
|| 1.7
|-
| [[Bambara people|Bambara]]
|| 4,386
|| 1.0
|| 5,032
|| 0.8
|| 16,550
|| 1.8
|| 6,556
|| 0.5
|| 22,583
|| 1.3
|| 27,700
|| 1.2
|-
| Other/not stated
|| 3,791
|| 0.9
|| 13,796
|| 2.2
|| 13,601
|| 1.5
|| 19,938
|| 1.6
|| 25,548
|| 1.5
|| 30,000
|| 1.3
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! style="text-align:left;"| Total
! colspan="2" | 440,716
! colspan="2" | 617,239
! colspan="2" | 896,135
! colspan="2" | 1,243,873
! colspan="2" | 1,746,432
! colspan="2" | 2,306,066
|-
| colspan=“13” | The figures refer to the Gambian population only. Foreigners are excluded.
|}

==See also==
*[[Languages of the Gambia]]
*[[Religion in the Gambia]]

== References ==
<references />

== References ==
{{Commons category|Demographics of the Gambia}}
* {{Cite web|author=The Gambia Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.gbos.gov.gm/CENSUS/The%20Gambia%202013%20Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%20Preliminary%20Results.pdf |title=The Gambia 2013 Population and Housing Census Preliminary Results |year=2013 |publisher=The Gambia Bureau of Statistics |access-date=February 24, 2014 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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