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The Gambia People 1996

Population:

989,273 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

47% (female 231,636; male 231,053)

15-64 years:

51% (female 257,329; male 244,947)

65 years and over:

2% (female 11,850; male 12,458) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.08% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

45.97 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

15.19 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

120.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

50.55 years

male:

48.25 years

female:

52.92 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.23 children born/woman (1995 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%

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