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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Gambia

Share of population under 15 in the Gambia in 2025 — 39.7%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.3 pp.

2025 39.7% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 217
Period maximum 46.9%1998
Period minimum 39.7%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Gambia, 1960–202538404244464819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41%1962: 40.7%1964: 41%1966: 41.5%1968: 41.8%1970: 42%1972: 42.2%1974: 42.4%1976: 42.8%1978: 43.3%1980: 43.7%1982: 44.3%1984: 44.9%1986: 45.2%1988: 45.5%1990: 45.7%1992: 45.9%1994: 46.3%1996: 46.7%1998: 46.9%2000: 46.8%2002: 46.6%2004: 46.1%2006: 45.6%2008: 45.1%2010: 44.5%2012: 44.1%2014: 43.7%2016: 43.3%2018: 42.8%2020: 42%2022: 41.2%2024: 40.2%2025: 39.7%
Change over the period: −1.3 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gambia 39.7%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.7 −0.5 pp
2024 40.2 −0.5 pp
2023 40.7 −0.5 pp
2022 41.2 −0.4 pp
2021 41.6 −0.4 pp
2020 42 −0.4 pp
2019 42.4 −0.3 pp
2018 42.8 −0.3 pp
2017 43.1 −0.3 pp
2016 43.3 −0.2 pp
2015 43.6 −0.2 pp
2014 43.7 −0.2 pp
2013 43.9 −0.2 pp
2012 44.1 −0.2 pp
2011 44.3 −0.2 pp
2010 44.5 −0.3 pp
2009 44.8 −0.3 pp
2008 45.1 −0.3 pp
2007 45.3 −0.3 pp
2006 45.6 −0.3 pp
2005 45.9 −0.3 pp
2004 46.1 −0.2 pp
2003 46.4 −0.2 pp
2002 46.6 −0.2 pp
2001 46.7 −0.1 pp
2000 46.8 −0.1 pp
1999 46.9 −0 pp
1998 46.9 +0.1 pp
1997 46.9 +0.1 pp
1996 46.7 +0.2 pp
1995 46.5 +0.3 pp
1994 46.3 +0.2 pp
1993 46 +0.1 pp
1992 45.9 +0.1 pp
1991 45.8 +0.1 pp
1990 45.7 +0.1 pp
1989 45.6 +0.1 pp
1988 45.5 +0.1 pp
1987 45.4 +0.1 pp
1986 45.2 +0.2 pp
1985 45 +0.2 pp
1984 44.9 +0.3 pp
1983 44.6 +0.3 pp
1982 44.3 +0.3 pp
1981 44 +0.3 pp
1980 43.7 +0.2 pp
1979 43.5 +0.2 pp
1978 43.3 +0.2 pp
1977 43 +0.2 pp
1976 42.8 +0.2 pp
1975 42.6 +0.2 pp
1974 42.4 +0.2 pp
1973 42.3 +0.1 pp
1972 42.2 +0.1 pp
1971 42.1 +0.1 pp
1970 42 +0.1 pp
1969 41.9 +0.1 pp
1968 41.8 +0.1 pp
1967 41.6 +0.2 pp
1966 41.5 +0.2 pp
1965 41.3 +0.3 pp
1964 41 +0.3 pp
1963 40.8 +0.1 pp
1962 40.7 −0.1 pp
1961 40.8 −0.2 pp
1960 41 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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