Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Gambia
Gambia: Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke was 554,570 in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
554,570
World rank
49th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.07 million
in 1998
All-time low
383,430
in 2015
Years of data
5
1998β2020
Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Gambia, 1998β2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Gambia is 554,570, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Gambia peaked at 1.07 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 383,430, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 49th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 million | 1.07 million | 1.07 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 877,398 | 877,398 | 877,398 | 1 |
| 2010s | 522,204 | 383,430 | 660,977 | 2 |
| 2020s | 554,570 | 554,570 | 554,570 | 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 thresholds stacke in Gambia?
- Distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke in Gambia was 554,570 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 383,430 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke?
- Gambia ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty thresholds stacke rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 thresholds stacked bar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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