Population aged 15–64 — all countries

Population aged 15–64 — Gambia

Population aged 15–64 in the Gambia in 2025 — 1,611,183 people. Ranked 142 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 618.7%.

2025 1.61M people +3% vs 2024
World rank 142of 217
Period maximum 1.61M people2025
Period minimum 224,173 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 15–64 — Gambia, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 224,173 people1962: 237,752 people1964: 249,567 people1966: 261,296 people1968: 274,749 people1970: 289,574 people1972: 305,638 people1974: 322,046 people1976: 337,097 people1978: 354,011 people1980: 372,922 people1982: 393,335 people1984: 418,350 people1986: 451,598 people1988: 488,907 people1990: 530,541 people1992: 575,535 people1994: 614,941 people1996: 649,183 people1998: 687,091 people2000: 729,637 people2002: 776,370 people2004: 828,185 people2006: 886,348 people2008: 950,260 people2010: 1,018,120 people2012: 1,088,038 people2014: 1,160,710 people2016: 1,234,441 people2018: 1,309,339 people2020: 1,388,425 people2022: 1,474,468 people2024: 1,564,189 people2025: 1,611,183 people
Change over the period: +1.39M (+618.72%) Average annual rate: 3.08 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 1.61M people
World 5.36B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 745M people
Western Africa computed 262M people
Low-income countries computed 441M people
Population aged 15–64 — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.61M +46,994 +3%
2024 1.56M +45,537 +3%
2023 1.52M +44,184 +3%
2022 1.47M +43,373 +3.03%
2021 1.43M +42,670 +3.07%
2020 1.39M +40,592 +3.01%
2019 1.35M +38,494 +2.94%
2018 1.31M +37,684 +2.96%
2017 1.27M +37,214 +3.01%
2016 1.23M +36,883 +3.08%
2015 1.2M +36,848 +3.17%
2014 1.16M +36,707 +3.27%
2013 1.12M +35,965 +3.31%
2012 1.09M +35,208 +3.34%
2011 1.05M +34,710 +3.41%
2010 1.02M +34,289 +3.49%
2009 983,831 +33,571 +3.53%
2008 950,260 +32,532 +3.54%
2007 917,728 +31,380 +3.54%
2006 886,348 +29,928 +3.49%
2005 856,420 +28,235 +3.41%
2004 828,185 +26,649 +3.32%
2003 801,536 +25,166 +3.24%
2002 776,370 +23,889 +3.17%
2001 752,481 +22,844 +3.13%
2000 729,637 +21,822 +3.08%
1999 707,815 +20,724 +3.02%
1998 687,091 +19,511 +2.92%
1997 667,580 +18,397 +2.83%
1996 649,183 +17,387 +2.75%
1995 631,796 +16,855 +2.74%
1994 614,941 +18,339 +3.07%
1993 596,602 +21,067 +3.66%
1992 575,535 +22,590 +4.09%
1991 552,945 +22,404 +4.22%
1990 530,541 +21,356 +4.19%
1989 509,185 +20,278 +4.15%
1988 488,907 +19,185 +4.08%
1987 469,722 +18,124 +4.01%
1986 451,598 +17,104 +3.94%
1985 434,494 +16,144 +3.86%
1984 418,350 +13,686 +3.38%
1983 404,664 +11,329 +2.88%
1982 393,335 +10,467 +2.73%
1981 382,868 +9,946 +2.67%
1980 372,922 +9,716 +2.68%
1979 363,206 +9,195 +2.6%
1978 354,011 +8,687 +2.52%
1977 345,324 +8,227 +2.44%
1976 337,097 +7,748 +2.35%
1975 329,349 +7,303 +2.27%
1974 322,046 +7,890 +2.51%
1973 314,156 +8,518 +2.79%
1972 305,638 +8,193 +2.75%
1971 297,445 +7,871 +2.72%
1970 289,574 +7,563 +2.68%
1969 282,011 +7,262 +2.64%
1968 274,749 +6,948 +2.59%
1967 267,801 +6,505 +2.49%
1966 261,296 +6,095 +2.39%
1965 255,201 +5,634 +2.26%
1964 249,567 +5,578 +2.29%
1963 243,989 +6,237 +2.62%
1962 237,752 +6,736 +2.92%
1961 231,016 +6,843 +3.05%
1960 224,173

About the indicator

The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.

Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.