Population density rose 3.24% to 177 km per capita in Gambia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Gambia reached an all time high of 183 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 37.2 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Gambia's main peers, population density in Guinea Bissau amounted to 59.2 km per capita, 12.2 km per capita in Mali, 3.68 km per capita in Mauritania and 71.3 km per capita in Senegal in 2015.
Gambia has been ranked 44th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Algeria | km per capita | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | km per capita | 55.2 | 56.8 | 58.5 | 60.2 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | km per capita | 161 | 166 | 171 | 177 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | km per capita | 43.1 | 44.3 | 45.4 | 46.6 | 47.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | km per capita | 55.2 | 56.4 | 57.8 | 59.2 | 60.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | km per capita | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | km per capita | 3.41 | 3.50 | 3.59 | 3.68 | 3.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | km per capita | 70.1 | 70.9 | 71.8 | 72.9 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | km per capita | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | km per capita | 65.4 | 67.3 | 69.2 | 71.3 | 73.4 |
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