Population 1,455,842 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 45.1% (male 329,530; female 326,627)
15-64 years: 52.3% (male 377,357; female 383,548)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 20,237; female 18,543) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 3.09% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 41.25 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 12.63 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 2.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
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: 1.09 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 76.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 53.98 years
female: 56.01 years (2002 est.)
male: 52.02 years

Total fertility rate 5.61 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 1.95% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 13,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 1,400 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Gambian(s)
adjective: Gambian

Ethnic groups African 99% (Mandinka 42%, Fula 18%, Wolof 16%, Jola 10%, Serahuli 9%, other 4%), non-African 1%

Religions Muslim 90%, Christian 9%, indigenous beliefs 1%

Languages English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.5%
male: 58.4%
female: 37.1% (2001 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Gambia, The on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gambia, The People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gambia, The People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.