People
Population:
1,204,984 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
46% (male 276,782; female 275,683)
15-64 years:
51% (male 307,405; female 312,736)
65 years and over:
3% (male 17,278; female 15,100) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.55% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
44.44 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
13.66 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
4.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.14 male(s)/female
all ages:
1 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
80.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
52.96 years
male:
50.74 years
female:
55.24 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.06 children born/woman (1996 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 (1995 est.)
total population:
38.6%
male:
52.8%
female:
24.9%
