Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Gambia
Gambia: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 10,948 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
10,948
World rank
111th
of 120 countries
All-time high
10,948
in 2020
All-time low
683
in 1998
Years of data
5
1998–2020
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Gambia stood at 10,948. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Gambia peaked at 10,948 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 683, in 1998.
That places Gambia 111th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 683 | — |
| 2003 | 5,000 | +632.1% |
| 2010 | 10,771 | +115.4% |
| 2015 | 9,115 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 10,948 | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 683 | 683 | 683 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,943 | 9,115 | 10,771 | 2 |
| 2020s | 10,948 | 10,948 | 10,948 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.01 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 800.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.578 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Gambia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Gambia was 10,948 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,948 in 2020.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 683 in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Gambia ranks 111th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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