🇬🇲 Gambia
GM / GMB #159
Nomad Score
51.0
Cities
12
Currency
GMD
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
2.6M
Density
247.0/km²
HDI
0.524
(Low)
Gini Index (2015)
35.9
Life Expectancy (2023)
65.9 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.01
Urban Population (2024)
64.3%
Literacy Rate (2021)
51.6%
Labor Force (2025)
48.7%
Gender Wage Gap (2018)
-0.5%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 95.7% |
| Christianity | 4.2% |
| Others | 0.1% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mandinka | 34.4% |
| Fula | 25.0% |
| Wolof | 15.4% |
| Jola | 9.5% |
| Soninke | 8.2% |
| Serer | 2.9% |
| Others | 4.6% |
Demonym (male)
Gambian
Demonym (female)
Gambian
National Anthem
For The Gambia Our Homeland
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 40.3% | |
| 15-64 Working | 56.7% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.1% |
Dependency Ratio
76.5%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
64.3%
Birth Rate (2023)
30.4 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
6.3 /1000
Largest City (2025)
27.8%
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.01
Infant Mortality (2023)
33.8 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
37.1%
Tourism (2020)
246.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
65.9 yrs
HALE (2021)
55.8 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
2.9% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
33.8/1000
UHC Index (2021)
46/100
Hospital Beds (2023)
1.1/1000
Physicians (2023)
0.09/1000
Nurses (2023)
0.66/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$26
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
33.8%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2021)
51.6%
Education Spending (2023)
2.8% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
353
Internet Users (2023)
45.9%
Mobile Subscriptions (2022)
106.8/100
Broadband (2022)
0.2/100
Secure Servers (2024)
59/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2022)
0.2
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
10,689 km²
Capital
Banjul
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Gambia is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, blue with white top and bottom edges, and green.
National Anthem
For The Gambia Our Homeland
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