Gambia, The People:
Population:
1,593,256 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.5% (male:356,079; female:352,894)
15-64 years: 52.8% (male:416,809; female:424,429)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male:22,111; female:20,934) (2005)
Median age:
total: 17.59 years
male: 17.45 years
female: 17.74 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.93% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
39.86 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
11.81 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
1.27 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 72.02 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 78.6 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 65.24 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 55.2 years (2005 est.)
male: 53.14 years
female: 57.31 years
Total fertility rate:
5.38 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
1.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
6,800 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
600 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory_disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
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: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003)
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