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% (2003 census)

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

Religions:
Muslim 90%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 2%

Population:
1,840,454 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 149
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 40% (male 360,732/female 358,440)
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15-64 years: 56.9% (male 501,946/female 520,826)
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65 years and over: 3.1% (male 26,645/female 29,271) (2011 est.)
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Median age:
total: 19.4 years
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male: 19.2 years
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female: 19.7 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
2.344% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
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Birth rate:
33.41 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
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Death rate:
7.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
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Net migration rate:
-2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169
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Urbanization:
urban population: 58% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 3.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major cities - population:
BANJUL (capital) 436,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
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15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
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total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
400 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 37
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 69.58 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 20
male: 75.15 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 63.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 63.82 years
country comparison to the world: 173
male: 61.52 years
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female: 66.18 years (2012 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
4.1 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
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Health expenditures:
10.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 27
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Physicians density:
0.038 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 181
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Hospital bed density:
1.13 beds/1,000 population (2009)
country comparison to the world: 139
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Drinking water source:
improved: