| People | The Gambia |
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Population:
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1,782,893 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 57% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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179 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.6% (male 390,806/female 387,172)
15-64 years: 53.6% (male 473,478/female 481,315)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 25,071/female 25,051) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 17.9 years
male: 17.8 years
female: 18.1 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.668% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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37.87 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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11.74 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 67.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 73.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 60.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 55.35 years
male: 53.43 years
female: 57.34 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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5.04 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.9% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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8,200 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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600 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Gambian(s)
adjective: Gambian |
Ethnic groups:
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African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1% (2003 census) |
Religions:
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Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2% |
Languages:
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English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 7 years
male: 7 years
female: 7 years (2004) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2% of GDP (2004) |
People - note:
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