Life expectancy for people of different ages in Gambia
Gambia: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 65.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.86 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.86 years
in 2023
All-time low
31.16 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 65.86 years for life expectancy for people of different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Gambia peaked at 65.86 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.16 years, in 1950.
That places Gambia 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31.16 years | — |
| 1951 | 31.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 31.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 31.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 32.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 32.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 32.76 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 33.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 33.61 years | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 34.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 34.57 years | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 35.06 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 35.6 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 36.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 36.58 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 37.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 37.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 38.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 38.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 39 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 39.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 40.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 40.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 41.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 41.68 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 42.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 42.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 43.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 43.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 44.52 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 44.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 44.49 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 46.25 years | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 46.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 47.51 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 48.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 48.8 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 49.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 50.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 50.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 51.28 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 51.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 52.48 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 53.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 54.29 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 54.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 55.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.01 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 56.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 56.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 57.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.22 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 59.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.43 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.85 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 64.86 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.86 years | +1.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 65.86 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.65 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 65.86 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.44 years | 31.16 years | 34.09 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.82 years | 34.57 years | 39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.94 years | 39.53 years | 44.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.73 years | 44.49 years | 50.72 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.94 years | 51.28 years | 56.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.89 years | 56.9 years | 60.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8 years | 61.17 years | 64.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.75 years | 63.85 years | 65.86 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Gambia?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Gambia was 65.86 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.86 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.16 years in 1950.
- How does Gambia rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Gambia ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.