Non-agricultural population in Gambia
Gambia: Non-agricultural population was 450,000 FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Gambia, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural population in Gambia is 450,000 FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Gambia peaked at 450,000 FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 97,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Gambia 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 127,400 FAO, number | 97,000 FAO, number | 165,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 215,700 FAO, number | 174,000 FAO, number | 260,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 331,900 FAO, number | 271,000 FAO, number | 398,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 432,333 FAO, number | 415,000 FAO, number | 450,000 FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 43 Gabon 1.18 million FAO, number compare
- 44 Burundi 971,000 FAO, number compare
- 45 Eswatini 884,000 FAO, number compare
- 47 Cape Verde 425,000 FAO, number compare
- 48 Guinea-Bissau 337,000 FAO, number compare
- 49 Equatorial Guinea 272,000 FAO, number compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -25.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.1 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.1836 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -16.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Gambia?
- Non-agricultural population in Gambia was 450,000 FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 450,000 FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Gambia rank for non-agricultural population?
- Gambia ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.