Basic Indicators:
| Population: |
1983 |
1993 |
2003 |
2006f |
| Total |
687,817 |
1,038,145 |
1,360,681 |
1,509,928 |
| Urban |
211,889 |
385,400 |
684,158 |
820,193 |
| Rural |
475,928 |
652,745 |
676,523 |
689,735 |
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Urbanisation rate % |
30.80 % |
37.12 % |
50.28 % |
54.32% |
| Population
density per Km2 |
64 |
97 |
127 |
138 |
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Annual population growth rate (%) |
3.8 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
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Structure of Population
per age group % |
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- 0 to 14 years |
43.76% |
43.80% |
41.98% |
43.11% |
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- 15 to 49 years |
45.12 |
45.60% |
48.13% |
49.43% |
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- 50 to 59 years |
|
3.95% |
3.94% |
4.05% |
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- 60 years and above |
10.03% |
4.98% |
5.05% |
5.19% |
|
- (Not Stated) |
1.08% |
1.68% |
0.90% |
0.92% |
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Source : Gambia
Bureau Of Statistics (GBoS); f = forecast |
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