Urban population, male in Gambia
Gambia: Urban population, male was 29.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Gambia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 29.9% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Gambia peaked at 29.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1980.
Gambia ranks 89th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.5% | — |
| 1985 | 16.9% | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.7% | 14.5% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 19.9% | 22.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.4% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 28.3% | 29.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Gambia?
- Urban population, male in Gambia was 29.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1980.
- How does Gambia rank for urban population, male?
- Gambia ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.