2024 Population
2,422,712
Preliminary (GBOS)
Growth 1963→2024
+668%
61-year span
Annual Rate
~2.3%
2013–2024
Brikama LGA
45.2%
of national pop.
✅ Tier 1: Official Modern Censuses (1963–2024) — High Reliability. 2024 is first fully digital census (CAPI + GIS). Final report expected late 2025.
National Population Growth
1963315,486—GBOS First Modern Census
1973493,499+4.58%Population & Housing Census
1983687,817+3.38%Population & Housing Census
19931,038,145+4.2%Population & Housing Census
20031,360,681+2.74%Population & Housing Census
20131,882,450+3.3%Population & Housing Census
20242,422,712+2.32%Digital Census (Preliminary)
2024 Census Highlights
Total Population
2,422,712
Female
~51% of population
Male
~49% of population
Gambian citizens
95.2%
Brikama + Kanifing
~62% of national
Density
227 persons/km²
Sources: GBOS 2024 Preliminary Report · UNFPA · Colonial Blue Books · Curtin (1975) · Barry (1998) · FORTIS OS™ — © FORTIS INVICTA LTD