Population: 959,300 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.08% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 46.39 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 15.64 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 123.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 50.08 years
male: 47.83 years
female: 52.39 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.29 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Gambian(s)
adjective: Gambian

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

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

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

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 27%
male: 39%
female: 16%
Labor force: 400,000 (1986 est.)
by occupation: agriculture 75.0%, industry, commerce, and services 18.9%, government 6.1%
note: 55% population of working age (1983)

NOTE: The information regarding The Gambia on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Gambia People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Gambia People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.