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