Gambia Population Pyramid 2046
Gambia in 2046
By 2046, the population of the Gambia is expected to reach 4,080,969. That would be 16.8% more than in 2036 (3,493,576).
The median age is projected at 25.9 years, with 45.7 children under 15 and 7.5 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 4,080,970 | 25.9 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3,251,468 | 25.7 | |
| Cabo Verde | 564,354 | 39.9 | |
| Liberia | 8,428,910 | 24.8 | |
| Mauritania | 8,713,260 | 22.5 |





