Gambia Population Pyramid 2081
Gambia in 2081
In 2081, the Gambia is projected to have a population of 5,509,186 people. Ten years before, in 2071, the projected population is 5,236,938 — 5.2% lower.
The median age is projected at 35.9 years, with 31.1 children under 15 and 20.0 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 5,509,187 | 35.9 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4,441,582 | 34.1 | |
| Cabo Verde | 497,147 | 53.1 | |
| Liberia | 11,960,823 | 32.9 | |
| Mauritania | 14,672,015 | 31.1 |





