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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Gambia

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Gambia in 2025 — 3.2%. Ranked 188 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2025 3.2% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 188of 217
Period maximum 4.5%1984
Period minimum 2.6%2015

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Gambia, 1960–20252.533.544.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.7%1962: 2.7%1964: 2.7%1966: 2.7%1968: 2.8%1970: 2.8%1972: 2.8%1974: 2.9%1976: 3.3%1978: 3.7%1980: 4%1982: 4.3%1984: 4.5%1986: 4.3%1988: 4.1%1990: 4%1992: 3.9%1994: 3.6%1996: 3.4%1998: 3.2%2000: 3%2002: 2.9%2004: 2.8%2006: 2.7%2008: 2.7%2010: 2.7%2012: 2.7%2014: 2.6%2016: 2.6%2018: 2.7%2020: 2.8%2022: 2.9%2024: 3.1%2025: 3.2%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gambia 3.2%
World 10.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 3.2%
Western Africa computed 3.1%
Low-income countries computed 3.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.2 +0.1 pp
2024 3.1 +0.1 pp
2023 3 +0.1 pp
2022 2.9 +0.1 pp
2021 2.8 +0.1 pp
2020 2.8 +0.1 pp
2019 2.7 +0 pp
2018 2.7 +0 pp
2017 2.6 +0 pp
2016 2.6 +0 pp
2015 2.6 −0 pp
2014 2.6 −0 pp
2013 2.7 −0 pp
2012 2.7 +0 pp
2011 2.7 +0 pp
2010 2.7 +0 pp
2009 2.7 −0 pp
2008 2.7 −0 pp
2007 2.7 −0 pp
2006 2.7 −0 pp
2005 2.7 −0 pp
2004 2.8 −0 pp
2003 2.8 −0.1 pp
2002 2.9 −0.1 pp
2001 3 −0.1 pp
2000 3 −0.1 pp
1999 3.1 −0.1 pp
1998 3.2 −0.1 pp
1997 3.3 −0.1 pp
1996 3.4 −0.1 pp
1995 3.5 −0.1 pp
1994 3.6 −0.1 pp
1993 3.8 −0.1 pp
1992 3.9 −0.1 pp
1991 3.9 −0.1 pp
1990 4 −0.1 pp
1989 4.1 −0.1 pp
1988 4.1 −0.1 pp
1987 4.2 −0.1 pp
1986 4.3 −0.1 pp
1985 4.4 −0.1 pp
1984 4.5 +0 pp
1983 4.5 +0.1 pp
1982 4.3 +0.1 pp
1981 4.2 +0.2 pp
1980 4 +0.2 pp
1979 3.9 +0.2 pp
1978 3.7 +0.2 pp
1977 3.5 +0.2 pp
1976 3.3 +0.2 pp
1975 3.1 +0.2 pp
1974 2.9 +0.1 pp
1973 2.8 +0 pp
1972 2.8 +0 pp
1971 2.8 +0 pp
1970 2.8 +0 pp
1969 2.8 +0 pp
1968 2.8 +0 pp
1967 2.7 +0 pp
1966 2.7 +0 pp
1965 2.7 +0 pp
1964 2.7 +0 pp
1963 2.7 +0 pp
1962 2.7 +0 pp
1961 2.7 +0 pp
1960 2.7 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 7.2 GH Ghana 3.8 SN Senegal 3.6 TG Togo 3.5 GN Guinea 3.5 LR Liberia 3.3 SL Sierra Leone 3.3 MR Mauritania 3.2 GW Guinea-Bissau 3.2 GM Gambia 3.2 BJ Benin 3.2 NG Nigeria 3.1 BF Burkina Faso 2.7 CI Côte d'Ivoire 2.7 NE Niger 2.6 ML Mali 2.4
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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

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