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Gambia, The
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#84out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

10082.063.945.927.8196019932025Gambia, The · 2025: 28Gambia, The

Analytical takeaways

  • Gambia, The records 28 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #84 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) declined from 100 in 1960 to 28 in 2025, a decrease of 72.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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