Which has higher births, by age of mother, Gambia or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 40 births against 35 births in Gambia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Births, by age of mother

Gambia

35 births

in 2023

Zimbabwe

40 births

in 2023

Gambia rank

66th

Zimbabwe rank

64th

Births, by age of mother over time

Gambia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 40 births against 35 births in Gambia, a difference of 5 births.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Gambia ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6.8 births	123.2 births	116.4 births	Zimbabwe
1960s	11.7 births	151.5 births	139.8 births	Zimbabwe
1970s	20.6 births	167.2 births	146.6 births	Zimbabwe
1980s	25.1 births	157.7 births	132.6 births	Zimbabwe
1990s	27.9 births	108.3 births	80.4 births	Zimbabwe
2000s	39.6 births	63.5 births	23.9 births	Zimbabwe
2010s	61.1 births	29.9 births	31.2 births	Gambia
2020s	41.5 births	37.5 births	4 births	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Gambia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 40 births against 35 births in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Gambia and Zimbabwe?: 5 births, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Gambia ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.