Key demographics
- Population
- 2.6M
- Density
- 247.0/km²
- HDI
- 0.524 (Low)
- Gini index (2015)
- 35.9
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.1 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.91
- Urban population (2025)
- 65.0%
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 51.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 48.7%
- Gender wage gap (2018)
- -0.5%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 75.1%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 65.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 29.9 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.3 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 27.8%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.91
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 32.7 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 37.1%
- Tourism (2020)
- 246.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 95.7% |
| Christianity | 4.2% |
| Others | 0.1% |
| 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
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 66.1 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 55.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 2.9% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 32.7/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 53/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.1/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.09/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 0.66/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $26
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 33.8%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 51.6%
- Education spending (2023)
- 2.8% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 353
- Internet users (2024)
- 49.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 126.2/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 0.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 59/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 0.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 10,689 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+00:00
- Calling codes
- +220
- TLD
- .gm
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
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