Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Gambia
Gambia: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 554,570 people in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 554,570 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2020.
That represents a change of down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Gambia peaked at 1.07 million people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 383,430 people, in 2015.
That places Gambia 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 million people | 1.07 million people | 1.07 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 877,398 people | 877,398 people | 877,398 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 522,204 people | 383,430 people | 660,977 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 554,570 people | 554,570 people | 554,570 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.578 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1725 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1939 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.9% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4011 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Gambia?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Gambia was 554,570 people in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million people in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 383,430 people in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Gambia ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data 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 World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.