Gambia Population Pyramid 2053
Gambia in 2053
By 2053, the population of the Gambia is expected to reach 4,459,829. Ten years before, in 2043, the projected population is 3,909,027 — 14.1% lower.
With a projected median age of 28.1 years, the Gambia would have a youth dependency ratio of 41.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.8 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 4,459,829 | 28.1 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3,568,019 | 27.5 | |
| Cabo Verde | 565,911 | 43.3 | |
| Liberia | 9,244,652 | 26.4 | |
| Mauritania | 9,947,450 | 24.0 |





