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Gambia, The
Population, total

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Global rank#141out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

2.8 M2.2 M1.6 M1.0 M398 K196019932025Gambia, The · 2025: 2.82MGambia, The

Analytical takeaways

  • Gambia, The records 2.82M for Population, total in 2025, ranking #141 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Population, total increased from 398,060 in 1960 to 2.82M in 2025, a gain of 2.42M.
  • 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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