Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0318 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Gambia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Gambia is 0.0318 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0447 units per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0261 units per person, in 2015.
That places Gambia 188th out of 217 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 65 and above, total, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0268 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0269 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.027 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0271 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0272 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0273 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0274 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0275 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0276 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0277 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0278 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0279 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.028 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0281 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0291 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0309 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0328 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0348 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0368 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0387 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0405 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.042 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0433 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0446 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0447 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0436 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0427 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0419 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0412 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0406 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.04 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0394 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0387 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0376 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0362 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0349 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0338 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0328 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0319 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.031 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0302 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0295 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0289 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0283 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0278 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0274 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.027 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0268 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0266 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0266 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0266 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0266 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0266 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0265 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0263 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0261 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0262 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0264 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0267 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0272 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0277 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0282 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0289 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0298 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0308 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0318 units per person | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0273 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 0.0277 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0315 units per person | 0.0278 units per person | 0.0387 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0425 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | 0.0447 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0356 units per person | 0.031 units per person | 0.04 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0279 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0302 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0265 units per person | 0.0261 units per person | 0.0272 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0277 units per person | 0.0318 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 185 Sierra Leone 0.0328 units per person compare
- 186 Mauritania 0.0325 units per person compare
- 187 Guinea-Bissau 0.0324 units per person compare
- 189 Kuwait 0.0317 units per person compare
- 190 Benin 0.0315 units per person compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0308 units per person compare
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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1966 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9166 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Gambia?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Gambia was 0.0318 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0447 units per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0261 units per person in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 188th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total 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 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.