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Gambia, The — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Gambia, The, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
64.99%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +616.7% since 1960
Urban population for Gambia, The was 64.99% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 8.82% in 1963 (about 7.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.08% per year.
Gambia, The ranks 107 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 49%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 45.11%, so Gambia, The sits above it. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 10%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
64.99%
First (1960)
9.07%
Change
+616.7%
Highest
64.99%
in 2025
Lowest
8.82%
in 1963
Average
37.62%
Annual growth (CAGR)
3.08%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 64.99% |
| 2024 | 64.3% |
| 2023 | 63.8% |
| 2022 | 63.29% |
| 2021 | 62.76% |
| 2020 | 62.21% |
| 2019 | 61.64% |
| 2018 | 61.06% |
| 2017 | 60.47% |
| 2016 | 59.87% |
| 2015 | 59.25% |
| 2014 | 58.61% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.