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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 0-14 years: 47% (female 231,636; male 231,053) 15-64 years: 51% (female 257,329; male 244,947) 65 years and over: 2% (female 11,850; male 12,458) (July 1995 est.)
1996 0-14 years: 46% (male 276,782; female 275,683) 15-64 years: 51% (male 307,405; female 312,736) 65 years and over: 3% (male 17,278; female 15,100) (July 1996 est.)
1997 0-14 years: 46% (male 286,422; female 285,379) 15-64 years: 51% (male 318,699; female 324,264) 65 years and over: 3% (male 17,723; female 15,598) (July 1997 est.)
1998 0-14 years: 46% (male 296,108; female 295,136) 15-64 years: 52% (male 330,215; female 336,056) 65 years and over: 2% (male 18,194; female 16,149) (July 1998 est.)
1999 0-14 years: 46% (male 305,839; female 304,905) 15-64 years: 52% (male 341,947; female 348,163) 65 years and over: 2% (male 18,706; female 16,760) (1999 est.)
2000 0-14 years: 45% (male 311,293; female 308,570) 15-64 years: 52% (male 352,765; female 358,258) 65 years and over: 3% (male 19,099; female 17,139) (2000 est.)
2001 0-14 years: 45.22% (male 320,458; female 317,647) 15-64 years: 52.13% (male 364,900; female 370,717) 65 years and over: 2.65% (male 19,660; female 17,823) (2001 est.)
2002 0-14 years: 45.1% (male 329,530; female 326,627) 15-64 years: 52.3% (male 377,357; female 383,548) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 20,237; female 18,543) (2002 est.)
2003 0-14 years: 44.9% (male 338,497; female 335,503) 15-64 years: 52.4% (male 390,150; female 396,763) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 20,836; female 19,301) (2003 est.)
2004 0-14 years: 44.7% (male 347,349; female 344,264) 15-64 years: 52.6% (male 403,297; female 410,382) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 21,459; female 20,097) (2004 est.)
2005 0-14 years: 44.5% (male 356,079/female 352,894) 15-64 years: 52.8% (male 416,809/female 424,429) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 22,111/female 20,934) (2005 est.)
2006 0-14 years: 44.3% (male 365,157/female 361,821) 15-64 years: 53% (male 431,627/female 438,159) 65 years and over: 2.7% (male 22,889/female 21,911) (2006 est.)
2007 0-14 years: 44.1% (male 373,831/female 370,397) 15-64 years: 53.2% (male 445,365/female 452,311) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 23,582/female 22,873) (2007 est.)
2008 0-14 years: 43.9% (male 382,385/female 378,853) 15-64 years: 53.4% (male 459,315/female 466,689) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 24,303/female 23,919) (2008 est.)
2009 0-14 years: 43.6% (male 390,806/female 387,172) 15-64 years: 53.6% (male 473,478/female 481,315) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 25,071/female 25,051) (2009 est.)
2010 0-14 years: 43.6% (male 389,877/female 386,218) 15-64 years: 53.5% (male 472,216/female 479,595) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 24,985/female 25,190) (2010 est.)
2011 0-14 years: 40% (male 360,732/female 358,440) 15-64 years: 56.9% (male 501,946/female 520,826) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 26,645/female 29,271) (2011 est.)
2012 0-14 years: 39.6% (male 365,397/ female 362,905) 15-64 years: 57.3% (male 517,113/ female 536,648) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 27,675/ female 30,716) (2012 est.)
2013 0-14 years: 39.2% (male 369,966/female 367,285) 15-24 years: 21.1% (male 196,194/female 201,206) 25-54 years: 32.5% (male 299,837/female 312,864) 55-64 years: 4% (male 36,330/female 38,464) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 28,722/female 32,183) (2013 est.)
2014 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.)
2015 0-14 years: 38.31% (male 378,449/female 375,417) | 15-24 years: 20.81% (male 202,218/female 207,194) | 25-54 years: 33.45% (male 322,250/female 335,860) | 55-64 years: 4.08% (male 38,717/female 41,532) | 65 years and over: 3.36% (male 30,886/female 35,186) (2015 est.)
2016 0-14 years: 37.88% (male 382,215/female 379,029) | 15-24 years: 20.64% (male 204,979/female 209,866) | 25-54 years: 33.92% (male 333,875/female 347,779) | 55-64 years: 4.14% (male 39,978/female 43,177) | 65 years and over: 3.42% (male 32,011/female 36,739) (2016 est.)
2017 0-14 years: 37.44% (male 385,646/female 382,328) | 15-24 years: 20.47% (male 207,611/female 212,366) | 25-54 years: 34.4% (male 345,788/female 359,976) | 55-64 years: 4.2% (male 41,295/female 44,865) | 65 years and over: 3.48% (male 33,153/female 38,335) (2017 est.)
2018 0-14 years: 36.97% (male 388,615 /female 385,172) | 15-24 years: 20.31% (male 210,217 /female 214,807) | 25-54 years: 34.9% (male 357,934 /female 372,428) | 55-64 years: 4.26% (male 42,655 /female 46,591) | 65 years and over: 3.55% (male 34,328 /female 39,984) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Gambia, The Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Gambia, The. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country'
2019 0-14 years: 36.97% (male 388,615 /female 385,172) | 15-24 years: 20.31% (male 210,217 /female 214,807) | 25-54 years: 34.9% (male 357,934 /female 372,428) | 55-64 years: 4.26% (male 42,655 /female 46,591) | 65 years and over: 3.55% (male 34,328 /female 39,984) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Gambia, The Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for The Gambia. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's
2020 0-14 years: 35.96% (male 392,714/female 389,027) | 15-24 years: 20.09% (male 216,307/female 220,514) | 25-54 years: 35.85% (male 382,138/female 397,324) | 55-64 years: 4.4% (male 45,614/female 50,143) | 65 years and over: 3.69% (male 36,773/female 43,445) (2020 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Gambia, The Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for The Gambia. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's popu
2021 0-14 years: 35.15% (male 391,993/female 388,816) 15-24 years: 20.12% (male 221,519/female 225,414) 25-54 years: 36.39% (male 396,261/female 412,122) 55-64 years: 4.53% (male 48,032/female 52,538) 65 years and over: 3.81% (male 38,805/female 45,801) (2021 est.)
2022 0-14 years: 35.15% (male 391,993/female 388,816) 15-24 years: 20.12% (male 221,519/female 225,414) 25-54 years: 36.39% (male 396,261/female 412,122) 55-64 years: 4.53% (male 48,032/female 52,538) 65 years and over: 3.81% (male 38,805/female 45,801) (2021 est.)
2023 0-14 years: 38.86% (male 484,113/female 475,134) 15-64 years: 57.57% (male 700,049/female 721,057) 65 years and over: 3.57% (2023 est.) (male 38,954/female 49,262)
2024 0-14 years: 38.2% (male 486,472/female 477,309) 15-64 years: 58.1% (male 723,360/female 743,127) 65 years and over: 3.7% (2024 est.) (male 40,658/female 52,401)
2025 0-14 years: 38.2% (male 486,472/female 477,309) 15-64 years: 58.1% (male 723,360/female 743,127) 65 years and over: 3.7% (2024 est.) (male 40,658/female 52,401)