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Name: Gambia, The Population Density
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Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Captures how concentrated the population is across the country. · World Bank

266.6 +6.1 from 2022 G20 rank: 169th · all-time high: 266.6 (2023)

Gambia, The's population density was 266.6 in 2023, an increase of +6.1 from 260.5 in 2022. This ranked 169th in the G20.

APA

Gambia, The Population Density. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/gambia-the/population-density

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_gambia-the_population-density,
  title = {Gambia, The Population Density},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/gambia-the/population-density},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Gambia, The Population Density – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	284.4	–	–
2025* trend	278.4	–	–
2023	266.6	+6.1	169th
2022	260.5	+6.0	167th
2021	254.5	+6.0	168th
2020	248.6	+5.8	167th
2019	242.8	+5.7	165th
2018	237.1	+5.7	163rd
2017	231.4	+5.8	162nd
2016	225.7	+5.9	162nd
2015	219.8	+5.9	162nd
2014	213.9	+6.0	162nd
2013	207.9	+6.0	160th
2012	201.9	+5.9	158th
2011	196.0	+5.6	156th
2010	190.4	+5.5	154th
2009	184.9	+5.3	153rd
2008	179.6	+5.1	152nd
2007	174.5	+5.0	152nd
2006	169.5	+4.8	152nd
2005	164.7	+4.5	150th
2004	160.2	+4.3	150th
2003	155.9	+4.1	149th
2002	151.7	+4.0	149th
2001	147.7	+3.9	148th
2000	143.8	+3.9	148th
1999	139.9	+3.8	147th
1998	136.1	+3.8	147th
1997	132.3	+3.7	146th
1996	128.6	+3.7	144th
1995	124.9	+3.7	142nd
1994	121.3	+3.8	142nd
1993	117.4	+4.2	140th
1992	113.2	+4.5	137th
1991	108.7	+4.5	115th
1990	104.2	+4.3	111th
1989	99.9	+4.1	109th
1988	95.9	+3.9	107th
1987	92.0	+3.7	106th
1986	88.3	+3.5	105th
1985	84.9	+3.3	104th
1984	81.6	+3.1	104th
1983	78.5	+2.8	102nd
1982	75.7	+2.6	100th
1981	73.0	+2.5	99th
1980	70.5	+2.4	99th
1979	68.2	+2.2	100th
1978	65.9	+2.1	100th
1977	63.8	+2.0	100th
1976	61.8	+1.9	100th
1975	60.0	+1.8	101st
1974	58.2	+1.7	101st
1973	56.5	+1.6	102nd
1972	54.9	+1.6	102nd
1971	53.3	+1.5	102nd
1970	51.8	+1.4	102nd
1969	50.3	+1.4	102nd
1968	48.9	+1.4	102nd
1967	47.6	+1.3	102nd
1966	46.3	+1.2	101st
1965	45.1	+1.2	101st
1964	43.8	+1.2	101st
1963	42.7	+1.1	101st
1962	41.5	+1.1	101st
1961	40.4	–	100th

Show all years (1961–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Orthodox Tightening Cycle

Inflation above 40%, lending rate above 30%, rate-inflation gap narrowing, reserves stable or rising. Signals credible monetary tightening.

Inflation 17.0% Rate 20.8% Gap +3.8pp Reserves YoY +1.5%

This pattern occurred 271 times in G20 history, 157 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Rate

19.4%

Gap

-8.8pp

Reserves YoY

+2.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Rate

61.7%

Gap

-158.2pp

Reserves YoY

+28.1%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Rate

24.3%

Gap

-4.0pp

Reserves YoY

+35.8%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2023

Inflation

33.9%

Rate

17.8%

Gap

-16.1pp

Reserves YoY

+2.9%

Gambia, The 2023

Inflation

17.0%

Rate

20.8%

Gap

+3.8pp

Reserves YoY

+1.5%

Hungary 2023

Inflation

17.1%

Rate

15.3%

Gap

-1.8pp

Reserves YoY

+10.9%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Gambia, The matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2023. Historically, 58% of countries showing this pattern (157 out of 271) saw population density improve within 24 months. View full analysis →