Table 1.

Demographic and socio-economic data

Variables	2000	2009
Population (in millions)	1.384**	1.705
Annual Growth Rate (%)	3.8	3.0
Urban Residents (%)	49	57
Total Fertility Rate (/woman)	5.6	5.0
Adult Literacy Rate (%)	-	45
GNI per Capita Income ($)	920	1,330
Population (%) Living on <$1/day (2000-2008)	34.3	34.3

Sources: World Health Statistics, 2011

^**Others: - Central Statistics Department, the Gambia