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Africa > Gambia, The > People

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African countries by population density > area 11,300 [48th of 56]
African countries by population density > pop. dens. 129 [10th of 56]
African countries by population density > population 1,455,842 [43rd of 56]
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.78 Time series [44th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 44.3 % [21st of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 44.5 [21st of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 378,853 Time series [134th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 43.9% Time series [24th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 382,385 Time series [135th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 52.8 [208th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 53 % [205th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 466,689 Time series [147th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 53.4% Time series [194th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 459,315 Time series [147th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 2.7 % [203rd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 23,919 Time series [156th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 2.8% Time series [190th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 24,303 Time series [153rd of 225]
Birth rate 38.36 births/1,000 population Time series [26th of 226]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of rural 29 [45th of 52]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of total 32 [50th of 56]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of urban 37 [45th of 52]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of female 22 [25th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of male 23 [25th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of poorest 20% 29 [26th of 43]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of richest 20% 9 [31st of 43]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of rural 28 [24th of 42]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of total 22 [26th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of urban 10 [29th of 42]
CPIA social protection rating 2.5 Time series [70th of 75]
Death rate 11.74 deaths/1,000 population Time series [42nd of 226]
Education expenditures 2 % of GDP Time series [29th of 55]
Female population > Age 10-14 103,134 [144th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.28 [32nd of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 87,064 [146th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.3 [73rd of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 72,397 [147th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.41 [109th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 61,242 [148th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.73 [128th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 51,111 [147th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.11 [171st of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 42,446 [149th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.59 [183rd of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 35,807 [150th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.18 [178th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 30,164 [152nd of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.84 [172nd of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 24,415 [153rd of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.49 [181st of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 19,321 [152nd of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.18 [180th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 14,192 [153rd of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.86 [185th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 9,548 [157th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.58 [210th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 6,254 [160th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.38 [209th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 3,585 [165th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.22 [210th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 2,524 [165th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.15 [204th of 224]
Gender development 0.397 [132nd of 141]
Male population > Age 10-14 103,674 [144th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.32 [42nd of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 87,240 [146th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.31 [85th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 71,966 [147th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.38 [124th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 60,642 [148th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 3.69 [150th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 50,404 [147th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.07 [193rd of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 41,444 [150th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.52 [199th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 34,779 [152nd of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.12 [187th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 28,874 [153rd of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.76 [178th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 23,460 [153rd of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.43 [168th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 18,708 [152nd of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.14 [161st of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 14,110 [152nd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.86 [159th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 9,982 [152nd of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.61 [181st of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 6,578 [154th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.4 [184th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 3,755 [156th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.23 [191st of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 2,574 [159th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.16 [178th of 224]
Median age > Female 18 years Time series [196th of 224]
Median age > Male 17.7 years Time series [197th of 224]
Median age > Total 17.9 years Time series [196th of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Gambian Time series
Nationality > Noun Gambian(s) Time series
Percentage living in rural areas. 74% [26th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 26% [176th of 199]
Persons per room 1.5 [12th of 60]
Population 1,735,464 Time series [147th of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 1,735,464 Time series [147th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 40.12 % Time series [45th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 56.15 % Time series [139th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 3.73 % Time series [124th of 185]
Population growth > annual % 2.63 annual % Time series [25th of 195]
Population growth rate 2.724% Time series [27th of 235]
Population in 2015 1,889 [144th of 225]
Population, female > % of total 50.4 % Time series [97th of 190]
Projected population growth 195.18% [9th of 141]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 8 Aug 1990
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 5 Feb 1990
Rural population 699,373.4 Time series [140th of 193]
    Rural population (per capita) 0.461 per capita Time series [92nd of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % 0.57 annual % Time series [83rd of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.98 [154th of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.98 male(s)/female Time series [143rd of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 1.02 male(s)/female Time series [16th of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.03 male(s)/female Time series [168th of 223]
Sex ratio > Total population 1 male(s)/female Time series [78th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female Time series [187th of 224]
Total fertility rate 5.13 children born/woman Time series [30th of 225]
Total Population 1,641,564 [147th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 206,808 [144th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 12.6 [35th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 174,304 [146th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 10.62 [78th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 144,363 [147th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 8.79 [118th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 121,884 [148th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 7.42 [142nd of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 101,515 [147th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 6.18 [183rd of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 83,890 [149th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 5.11 [195th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 70,586 [150th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 4.3 [187th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 59,038 [152nd of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.6 [179th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 47,875 [153rd of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.92 [170th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 38,029 [152nd of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.32 [171st of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 28,302 [152nd of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.72 [174th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 19,530 [154th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.19 [194th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 12,832 [156th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.78 [199th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 7,340 [162nd of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.45 [200th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 5,098 [164th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.31 [193rd of 224]
Total Population > Female 821,891 [148th of 227]
Total Population > Male 819,673 [147th of 227]
Urban population 817,705.6 Time series [143rd of 195]
    Urban population (per capita) 0.539 per capita Time series [103rd of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 4.43 annual % Time series [17th of 195]
Urbanization 31 [171st of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 17% [136th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 40.5% [129th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 68 [116th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 91 [58th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 10 [157th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 104 [143rd of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 540 [43rd of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 55 [136th of 172]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of African countries by population density ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNICEF; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 2001 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XVII.5), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XVII.11) and United Nations, Compendium of Human Settlements Statistics 1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.84.XVII.5); World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Gambia, The, Republic of The Gambia, The Gambia, gambia

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