Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Population ages 55-59, male, per capita was 0.0124 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Gambia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Gambia stood at 0.0124 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0129 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 units per person, in 2007.
That places Gambia 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0115 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0115 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0115 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0115 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0115 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0116 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0116 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0117 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0117 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.012 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0122 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0125 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0127 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0129 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0129 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0128 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0126 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0123 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.012 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0116 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0113 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0108 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0105 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0103 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.01 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0095 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.009 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.009 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.009 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0093 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0091 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0085 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0088 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0098 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0101 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0124 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0125 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0124 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0106 units per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0124 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0118 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0116 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 units per person | 0.009 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 6 |
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 population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Gambia?
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita in Gambia was 0.0124 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0129 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, male, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for population ages 55-59, male, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, male, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 55-59, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 55-59, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, male World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 55-59, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.