Gambia vs Madagascar: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Gambia
2.4%
in 2023
Madagascar
2.5%
in 2023
Gambia rank
26th
Madagascar rank
23rd
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Gambia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Gambia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Gambia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Gambia and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Gambia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.