Gambia People Stats
Definitions
- Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
- Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
- Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
- Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
- Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
- Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
- Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
- Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
- Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
- Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
- Gender > Female population: Total female population.
- Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
- Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
- Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
- Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
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Gambia People Profiles (Subcategories)
| Age distribution 22 | Immigration 24 |
| Cities 7 | Marriage, divorce and children 12 |
| Gender 5 | Urban and rural 9 |
- Gambia ranked #16 for population growth rate amongst Hot countries in 2007.
- Gambia has had the highest age distribution > population aged 15-59 since 2075.
- Gambia has ranked last for age distribution > total dependency ratio since 2085.
- Gambia has had the highest age distribution > population aged 15-64 since 2085.
- Gambia has ranked in the top 8 for immigration > nationality compositions of > norway > africans since 1970.
- Gambia has ranked 6th from the bottom for age distribution > population aged 65 or over > percent since 2070.
- Gambia has ranked in the top 13 for age distribution > population aged 15-24 > percent since 2035.
- Gambia has ranked 4th from the bottom for age distribution > population aged 80 or over > percent since 2095.
- Gambia has ranked in the top 18 for age distribution > population aged 0-14 since 1995.
- Gambia has ranked in the top 16 for age distribution > population aged 5-14 > percent since 2010.
