Average age of mothers at childbirth in Gambia
Gambia: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.82 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
89th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.14 years
in 2012
All-time low
27.59 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Gambia is 29.82 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Gambia peaked at 30.14 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.59 years, in 1950.
That places Gambia 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 27.59 years | — |
| 1951 | 27.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 27.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 27.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 27.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 27.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 27.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 27.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 27.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 27.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 27.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 27.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 27.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 27.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 27.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 27.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 27.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 27.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 27.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 27.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 27.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 27.86 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 27.87 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 27.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 28 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 28.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 28.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 28.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 28.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 28.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 28.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 28.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 28.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 28.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 28.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 28.37 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 28.38 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 28.4 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 28.4 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 28.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 28.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 28.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 28.64 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.64 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 28.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 28.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 28.99 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 29.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 29.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 29.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 29.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 29.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 29.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.96 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 30.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 30.01 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 30.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 30.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.14 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.13 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.11 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 30.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 30.02 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.91 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 29.86 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 29.82 years | -0.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 29.82 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.09 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 29.82 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.67 years | 27.59 years | 27.74 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.8 years | 27.75 years | 27.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.02 years | 27.85 years | 28.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.36 years | 28.23 years | 28.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.84 years | 28.59 years | 29.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.77 years | 29.33 years | 30.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.09 years | 29.99 years | 30.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.89 years | 29.82 years | 29.95 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Gambia?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Gambia was 29.82 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.14 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.59 years in 1950.
- How does Gambia rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Gambia ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.