Population: 874,553 (July 1991), growth rate 3.1% (1991)

Birth rate: 48 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 17 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 138 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 47 years male, 51 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 6.5 children born/woman (1991)

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%

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

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

Literacy: 27% (male 39%, female 16%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 400,000 (1986 est.); agriculture 75.0%, industry, commerce, and services 18.9%, government 6.1%; 55% population of working age (1983)

Organized labor: 25-30% of wage labor force

NOTE: The information regarding The Gambia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of The Gambia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about The Gambia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.