Gambia Population Pyramid 1950
Gambia in 1950
As of 1950, the Gambia counted 306,736 inhabitants. Half of the population was younger than 18.1 years; 43.7% were children under 15 and 2.5% were 65 or older.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of the Gambia was 4.01 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 65.9 years in 2023: 67.5 for women and 64.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
229,280 immigrants live in Gambia, 8.3% of the population.
| Senegal | 145,276 |
| Guinea | 49,508 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 15,119 |
| Mali | 11,344 |
| Mauritania | 3,992 |
72,452 people born in Gambia live in other countries.
| Spain | 29,653 |
| Italy | 26,164 |
| Senegal | 5,764 |
| Ghana | 2,109 |
| Mali | 1,629 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 306,736 | 18.1 | |
| Cabo Verde | 184,973 | 18.0 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 543,627 | 21.4 | |
| Mauritania | 657,715 | 17.8 | |
| Liberia | 918,902 | 18.9 |





