Number of local governments in Gambia
Gambia: Number of local governments was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 75 countries
All-time high
8
in 2020
All-time low
7
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2025
Number of local governments in Gambia, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 8 for number of local governments in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of local governments in Gambia peaked at 8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2017.
That places Gambia 69th out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of local governments in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | — |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More public sector data for Gambia
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.006 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.43 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,379 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Gambia?
- Number of local governments in Gambia was 8 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for number of local governments?
- Gambia ranks 69th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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