What is population, age 8, male in Gambia?

Population, age 8, male in Gambia was 26,442 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 26,442 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 13,024 in 1990.

How does Gambia rank for population, age 8, male?

Gambia ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Gambia data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 8, male in Gambia

Name: Population, age 8, male in Gambia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Gambia: Population, age 8, male was 26,442 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

26,442

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

128th

of 191 countries

All-time high

26,442

in 2015

All-time low

13,024

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 8, male in Gambia, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 26,442 for population, age 8, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 8, male in Gambia peaked at 26,442 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13,024, in 1990.

Gambia ranks 128th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	15,344	13,024	17,916	10
2000s	21,252	18,538	23,859	10
2010s	25,460	24,369	26,442	6

Countries ranked near Gambia

125 Oman 28,759 compare
126 Slovakia 27,213 compare
127 Jamaica 26,641 compare
129 Lesotho 26,343 compare
130 Kuwait 26,065 compare
131 Albania 25,700 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Gambia

Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Population ages 15-64 57.1% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 39.7% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2025)
Primary education, teachers 13,495 (2025)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.91 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2025)

All data for Gambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 8, male in Gambia?: Population, age 8, male in Gambia was 26,442 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 26,442 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 13,024 in 1990.
How does Gambia rank for population, age 8, male?: Gambia ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 8, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 8, male refers to the male population at the specified age.