Congo vs Gambia: Birth rate

Congo
30.63 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia
30.43 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
29th
Gambia rank
31st

Birth rate over time

  • Congo
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 30.63 births per 1,000 people against 30.43 births per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.2 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.

Congo ranks 29th and Gambia ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Gambia Difference Ahead
1950s 44.58 births per 1,000 people 50.55 births per 1,000 people 5.97 births per 1,000 people Gambia
1960s 43.53 births per 1,000 people 49.11 births per 1,000 people 5.58 births per 1,000 people Gambia
1970s 43.71 births per 1,000 people 47.48 births per 1,000 people 3.76 births per 1,000 people Gambia
1980s 40.18 births per 1,000 people 48.61 births per 1,000 people 8.42 births per 1,000 people Gambia
1990s 38.34 births per 1,000 people 45.03 births per 1,000 people 6.69 births per 1,000 people Gambia
2000s 37.2 births per 1,000 people 39.82 births per 1,000 people 2.62 births per 1,000 people Gambia
2010s 35.52 births per 1,000 people 35.95 births per 1,000 people 0.4351 births per 1,000 people Gambia
2020s 31.17 births per 1,000 people 30.97 births per 1,000 people 0.1975 births per 1,000 people Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Congo or Gambia?
Congo, at 30.63 births per 1,000 people against 30.43 births per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Congo and Gambia?
0.2 births per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Congo and Gambia rank globally for birth rate?
Congo ranks 29th and Gambia ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.