Sub-Saharan Africa
Gambia, The in numbers Gambia, The is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Banjul. Its population was 2.82 million in 2025, ranking 141 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$919 in 2025.
Population 2.82 million 2025
GDP US$2.6 billion 2025
GDP per person US$919 2025
Life expectancy 66.1 2024
Area 11,295 2024
Urban share 65.0% 2025
People 2.82 million
2025 · +94% since 2000 · Rank 141 of 217
2.23%
2025 · 2.74% in 2000 · Rank 37 of 217
272.7
2024 · +90% since 2000 · Rank 46 of 216
65.0%
2025 · 47.0% in 2000 · Rank 107 of 217
39.7%
2025 · 46.8% in 2000 · Rank 27 of 217
3.2%
2025 · 3.0% in 2000 · Rank 188 of 217
3.91
2024 · -32% since 2000 · Rank 28 of 217
Health and living standards 66.1
2024 · +16% since 2000 · Rank 187 of 217
42.4
2024 · -62% since 2000 · Rank 37 of 196
US$26
2023 · -66% since 2000 · Rank 189 of 193
69.0%
2024 · 34.3% in 2000 · Rank 179 of 215
49.5%
2024 · 0.9% in 2000 · Rank 148 of 186
100.4%
2025 · 71.0% in 2000 · Rank 94 of 190
Economy US$2.6 billion
2025 · +231% since 2000 · Rank 183 of 210
US$919
2025 · +71% since 2000 · Rank 199 of 210
Int$3,706
2025 · +114% since 2000 · Rank 179 of 199
5.89%
2025 · 5.50% in 2000 · Rank 35 of 210
11.56%
2024 · 0.84% in 2000 · Rank 19 of 180
6.5%
2025 · 9.7% in 2000 · Rank 70 of 187
12.7%
2025 · 25.8% in 2000 · Rank 169 of 183
23.8%
2025 · 11.1% in 2003 · Rank 9 of 176
Land and environment 11,295
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 162 of 216
21.3%
2024 · 35.4% in 2000 · Rank 130 of 214
0.18
2024 · -3% since 2000 · Rank 181 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Gambia, The. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.