Rural population, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Rural population, per capita was 0.3501 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Gambia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Gambia stood at 0.3501 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.9118 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3501 units per person, in 2025.
That places Gambia 110th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9021 units per person | 0.8779 units per person | 0.9118 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8137 units per person | 0.7444 units per person | 0.8684 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6835 units per person | 0.6537 units per person | 0.7278 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6045 units per person | 0.5451 units per person | 0.6482 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4836 units per person | 0.4466 units per person | 0.5303 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4111 units per person | 0.3836 units per person | 0.4399 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3644 units per person | 0.3501 units per person | 0.3779 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 35.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Gambia?
- Rural population, per capita in Gambia was 0.3501 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9118 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3501 units per person in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for rural population, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 110th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.