GMB / Sub-Saharan Africa

Gambia

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Capital
Banjul
Currency
dalasi
Continent
Africa
Area
11,300 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1005 · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
2.82M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
2.59B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
919.06 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
11.56 · 2024
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
6.52 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.91 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
66.06 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Gambia: 2.82M
Gambia · Population1.6M1.94M2.27M2.6M2.93M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Gambia · Population · people
YearGambia
20252,822,093
20242,759,988
20232,697,845
20222,636,470
20212,576,010
20202,515,733
20192,456,844
20182,399,632
20172,342,189
20162,283,769
20152,224,529
20142,164,528
20132,103,820
20122,043,094
20111,983,784
20101,926,630
20091,871,422
20081,817,852
20071,765,774
20061,715,275
current US$ · 20062025
2025Gambia: 2.59B
Gambia · GDP900.16M1.36B1.82B2.29B2.75B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Gambia · GDP · current US$
YearGambia
20252,593,673,987.53
20242,404,888,737.55
20232,382,262,185.38
20222,204,734,527.88
20212,014,158,842.15
20201,812,170,891.19
20191,813,609,692.5
20181,670,671,327.82
20171,504,909,462.7
20161,484,578,885.97
20151,378,176,608.93
20141,229,461,721.41
20131,375,609,453.44
20121,415,004,738.27
20111,409,693,596.94
20101,543,294,926.87
20091,450,142,508.58
20081,561,766,955.73
20071,279,703,047.02
20061,054,112,487.74

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Gambia: 919.06
Gambia · GDP per capita532.9638.22743.53848.85954.172006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Gambia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearGambia
2025919.06
2024871.34
2023883.02
2022836.24
2021781.89
2020720.34
2019738.19
2018696.22
2017642.52
2016650.06
2015619.54
2014568
2013653.86
2012692.58
2011710.61
2010801.03
2009774.89
2008859.13
2007724.73
2006614.54
% · 20062025
2025Gambia:
Gambia · Inflation0.565.049.5213.9918.472006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Gambia · Inflation · %
YearGambia
2025No data available
202411.56
202316.97
202211.51
20217.37
20205.93
20197.12
20186.52
20178.03
20167.23
20156.81
20145.95
20135.7
20124.25
20114.8
20105.05
20094.56
20084.44
20075.37
20062.06

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Gambia: 6.52
Gambia · Unemployment3.425.337.249.1511.062006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Gambia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearGambia
20256.52
20246.48
20236.48
20226.07
20216.21
20205.84
20194.48
20184.06
20175.1
20166.24
20157.23
20148.19
20139.45
201210.35
201110.28
20109.67
20099.78
200810.07
200710.43
200610.24

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Gambia:
Gambia · Fertility rate3.724.274.825.375.922006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Gambia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearGambia
2025No data available
20243.91
20234.01
20224.08
20214.17
20204.25
20194.33
20184.42
20174.61
20164.81
20155
20145.2
20135.39
20125.52
20115.54
20105.56
20095.57
20085.63
20075.69
20065.74

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Gambia:
Gambia · Life expectancy59.0360.9562.8664.7866.72006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Gambia · Life expectancy · years
YearGambia
2025No data available
202466.06
202365.86
202264.86
202163.85
202064.42
201964.43
201864.03
201763.71
201663.39
201562.97
201462.58
201362.25
201261.9
201161.56
201061.17
200960.74
200860.47
200760
200659.67
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology