Gambians

The demographic characteristics of the population of The Gambia are known through national censuses, conducted in ten-year intervals and analyzed by The Gambian Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) since 1963. The latest census was conducted in 2013. The population of The Gambia at the 2013 census was 1.8 million. The population density is 176.1 per square kilometer, and the overall life expectancy in The Gambia is 64.1 years. Since the first census of 1963, the population of The Gambia has increased every ten years by an average of 43.2 percent. Since 1950s, the birth rate has constantly exceeded the death rate; …

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HBS: Heinrich Boll Foundation · 11 April 2024 English

Contested Mobility Norms in Africa 4/ 86 through a set of sub-norm statements that look at the place of migration in the process of development, the political economy of migration, …

Contested Mobility Norms in Africa 29/ 86 of Gambians say it is difficult for people to cross international there will still be trade» (Dig11). 53 Ebere, «Gambians See Sharp Decline in Emigration»; see also Appiah-Nyamekye ce-for-many-but-not-for-all. Ebere, Charles. «Gambians See Sharp Decline in Emigration, Though Interest


Afrobarometer · 7 April 2024 English

Health care is a priority In 2001, the member countries of the African Union signed the Abuja Declaration, in which they agreed to spend at least 15% of their budgets …

economy (29%) (Figure 2). As shown in Figure 3, Gambians (52%) and Zambians (48%) are most likely to mention one-third agree in Liberia (33%) and Sudan (34%). Gambians, who report one of the highest contact levels


USAID: United States Agency for International Development · 22 March 2024 English

The Request integrates solutions to these issues across sectors and seeks to prevent and respond to GBV by addressing the root causes of violence, improving protection services for survivors, and …

government’s top priority for The Gambia is to support Gambians in the creation of a truly democratic state in


World Bank Group · 18 March 2024 English

pro-poor, capable of lifting the poor one million Gambians, most of whom live in rural areas and depend on


Afrobarometer · 6 March 2024

The journalists and civil society advocates/activists, fundraising function was moved to the Secretariat, an outreach programme to universities on the where direct oversight by the COO and CEO has continent …

the United Commission, retweeting an AB chart on Gambians’ Nations General Assembly to highlight Africans’


IMF: International Monetary Fund · 15 February 2024 English

We present the current status of labor market gender gaps in The Gambia and examine the macroeconomic and distributional gains from closing the gaps. We also study the impacts of …

observed. • Expand social safety nets to vulnerable Gambians building on a reliable and dynamic social registry equal rights and opportunities for women Survey of Gambians in Ownership and Governance 95.00 54.00 59


World Bank Group · 30 January 2024 English

pro-poor, capable of lifting the poor one million Gambians, most of whom live in rural areas and depend on


World Bank Group · 25 January 2024 English

greater stability. As a result of COVID-19, many Gambians were pushed into poverty. The poverty rate (US$2


DGAP: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik · 24 January 2024 English

We also extend our great thanks to the colleagues of the Nigerian-German Centres for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration in Lagos, Benin City, and Abuja, and the DIMAK in Pristina for …

Reintegration West The Gambia Gambia 2017 Young Gambians created this network after returning from Libya Against 2017 The network was also formed by young Gambians returning from Libya. Africa Irregular It engages


IMF: International Monetary Fund · 18 January 2024 English

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observed. • Expand social safety nets to vulnerable Gambians building on a reliable and dynamic social registry equal rights and opportunities for women Survey of Gambians in Ownership and Governance 95.00 54.00 59


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