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Share of total population living in areas classified as urban by national statistical offices. Urbanization tends to rise with economic development. · World Bank

64.30% +0.50% from 2023 G20 rank: 109th · all-time high: 64.30% (2024)

Gambia, The's urban population was 64.30% in 2024, an increase of +0.50% from 63.80% in 2023. This ranked 109th in the G20.

APA

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

BibTeX

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

Data & Projection▾

Gambia, The Urban Population – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	65.89%	–	–
2026* trend	65.36%	–	–
2025* trend	64.84%	–	–
2024	64.30%	+0.50%	109th
2023	63.80%	+0.52%	109th
2022	63.29%	+0.53%	107th
2021	62.76%	+0.55%	106th
2020	62.21%	+0.56%	106th
2019	61.64%	+0.58%	103rd
2018	61.06%	+0.59%	102nd
2017	60.47%	+0.61%	102nd
2016	59.87%	+0.62%	101st
2015	59.25%	+0.63%	101st
2014	58.61%	+0.64%	99th
2013	57.97%	+0.65%	99th
2012	57.32%	+0.65%	99th
2011	56.67%	+0.66%	99th
2010	56.01%	+0.67%	100th
2009	55.34%	+0.69%	100th
2008	54.64%	+0.72%	97th
2007	53.92%	+0.76%	96th
2006	53.16%	+0.80%	94th
2005	52.36%	+0.85%	92nd
2004	51.51%	+0.91%	92nd
2003	50.60%	+1.03%	90th
2002	49.57%	+1.22%	90th
2001	48.35%	+1.38%	88th
2000	46.97%	+1.48%	87th
1999	45.49%	+1.53%	85th
1998	43.96%	+1.53%	82nd
1997	42.43%	+1.48%	77th
1996	40.95%	+1.38%	74th
1995	39.57%	+1.23%	72nd
1994	38.34%	+1.02%	69th
1993	37.31%	+0.83%	67th
1992	36.49%	+0.70%	63rd
1991	35.79%	+0.61%	63rd
1990	35.18%	+0.55%	63rd
1989	34.63%	+0.52%	62nd
1988	34.11%	+0.52%	62nd
1987	33.59%	+0.54%	62nd
1986	33.05%	+0.60%	63rd
1985	32.45%	+0.68%	62nd
1984	31.77%	+0.79%	61st
1983	30.98%	+0.99%	60th
1982	29.99%	+1.28%	60th
1981	28.72%	+1.50%	59th
1980	27.22%	+1.66%	56th
1979	25.56%	+1.75%	50th
1978	23.81%	+1.77%	48th
1977	22.04%	+1.72%	45th
1976	20.32%	+1.61%	40th
1975	18.71%	+1.42%	36th
1974	17.29%	+1.16%	33rd
1973	16.13%	+0.99%	32nd
1972	15.14%	+0.99%	31st
1971	14.14%	+0.98%	29th
1970	13.16%	+0.95%	28th
1969	12.21%	+0.88%	27th
1968	11.33%	+0.79%	26th
1967	10.54%	+0.68%	26th
1966	9.86%	+0.53%	25th
1965	9.33%	+0.36%	23rd
1964	8.98%	+0.15%	23rd
1963	8.82%	−0.02%	26th
1962	8.84%	−0.09%	27th
1961	8.93%	−0.14%	27th
1960	9.07%	–	27th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* 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 urban population improve within 24 months. View full analysis →