Fertility rate: births per woman in Gambia
Gambia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 4.01 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 4.01 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Gambia peaked at 6.43 live births per woman in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4.01 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Gambia 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.27 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.21 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.26 live births per woman | 6.43 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.35 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 live births per woman | 5.77 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.67 live births per woman | 5.57 live births per woman | 5.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 live births per woman | 4.33 live births per woman | 5.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 4.25 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 445.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 33.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 765.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 27.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 997.02 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Gambia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Gambia was 4.01 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 live births per woman in 1976.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.01 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Gambia ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.