Nationality:
noun: Gambian(s)
adjective:
Gambian
Ethnic groups:
African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1% (2003 census)
Languages:
English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
Religions:
Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2%
Population: Age structure:
Dependency ratios:
Median age:
Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization:
Major urban areas - population: Sex ratio:
Maternal mortality rate: Infant mortality rate:
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: Contraceptive prevalence rate: Health expenditures: Physicians density: Hospital bed density: Drinking water source:
Sanitation facility access:
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases:
Obesity - adult prevalence rate: Children under the age of 5 years underweight: Education expenditures: Literacy:
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
Child labor - children ages 5-14:
1,925,527 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years:
38.7% (male 374,353/female 371,488)
15-24 years:
21% (male 199,306/female 204,324)
25-54 years:
33% (male 310,901/female 324,227)
55-64 years:
4% (male 37,506/female 39,958)
65 years and over:
3.2% (male 29,793/female 33,671) (2014 est.)
population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio:
93 %
youth dependency ratio:
88.4 %
elderly dependency ratio:
4.5 %
potential support ratio:
22 (2014 est.)
total:
20.2 years
male:
19.9 years
female:
20.5 years (2014 est.)
2.23% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
31.75 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
7.26 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-2.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population:
57.3% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization:
3.63% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
BANJUL (capital) 506,000 (2011)
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-24 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
25-54 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
55-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.9 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2014 est.)
360 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
total:
65.74 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 18
male:
71.21 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
60.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)
total population:
64.36 years
country comparison to the world: 176
male:
62.04 years
female:
66.74 years (2014 est.)
3.85 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
13.3% (2010)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
4.4% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 154
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
0.11 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
1.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 94.2% of population
rural: 84.4% of population
total: 90.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 5.8% of population
rural: 15.6% of population
total: 9.9% of population (2012 est.)
improved:
urban: 64% of population
rural: 55% of population
total: 60.2% of population
unimproved:
urban: 36% of population
rural: 45% of population
total: 39.8% of population (2012 est.)
1.3% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 35
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
14,300 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
500 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk:
very high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases:
malaria and dengue fever
water contact disease:
schistosomiasis
respiratory disease:
meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease:
rabies (2013)
7.9% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
15.8% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
4.1% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
51.1%
male:
60.9%
female:
41.9% (2011 est.)
total:
9 years (2008)
total number:
103,389
percentage:
25 % (2006 est.)