Urban Population: Gambia, The
Gambia, The's urban population is currently 64.3% as of 2024. # Gambia, The Urban Population Gambia's urban population reached 64.
Current (2024)
64.3%
+0.8% y/y
Peak (2024)
64.3%
Low (1963)
8.8%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Gambia, The
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Gambia, The
Analysis# Gambia, The Urban Population
Gambia's urban population reached 64.299% in 2024, marking the highest level on record. Since 1960, when just 8.821% of the population lived in urban areas, the nation has experienced a dramatic 609.2% increase in urbanization. This trajectory reflects one of West Africa's most significant demographic shifts, driven by rural-to-urban migration and economic development centered in urban hubs.
The period from 2015 to 2024 reveals steady, consistent urbanization, with the urban share growing nearly 5 percentage points across the decade. Annual gains have remained remarkably stable, typically ranging from 0.5 to 0.7 percentage points yearly. This sustained upward momentum suggests Gambia's urbanization process remains on a clear acceleration path, with urban centers likely to absorb an even larger share of the population in coming years.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.3% | +0.78% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +0.81% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +0.85% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +0.88% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +0.91% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +0.95% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | +0.98% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +1.01% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +1.04% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | +1.08% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +1.11% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +1.13% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +1.15% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +1.18% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +1.22% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +1.27% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +1.34% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +1.43% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | +1.53% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +1.65% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.5% | +1.79% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +2.07% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +2.53% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +2.93% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +3.25% |
| 1999 | 45.5% | +3.48% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | +3.61% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +3.62% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | +3.49% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | +3.21% |
| 1994 | 38.3% | +2.74% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | +2.26% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | +1.96% |
| 1991 | 35.8% | +1.73% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | +1.59% |
| 1989 | 34.6% | +1.52% |
| 1988 | 34.1% | +1.54% |
| 1987 | 33.6% | +1.64% |
| 1986 | 33.0% | +1.84% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | +2.14% |
| 1984 | 31.8% | +2.55% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +3.30% |
| 1982 | 30.0% | +4.45% |
| 1981 | 28.7% | +5.52% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | +6.49% |
| 1979 | 25.6% | +7.34% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | +8.03% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | +8.48% |
| 1976 | 20.3% | +8.59% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +8.24% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | +7.19% |
| 1973 | 16.1% | +6.55% |
| 1972 | 15.1% | +7.01% |
| 1971 | 14.1% | +7.47% |
| 1970 | 13.2% | +7.75% |
| 1969 | 12.2% | +7.80% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +7.53% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | +6.84% |
| 1966 | 9.9% | +5.68% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | +3.97% |
| 1964 | 9.0% | +1.76% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | -0.19% |
| 1962 | 8.8% | -0.99% |
| 1961 | 8.9% | -1.56% |
| 1960 | 9.1% | — |
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