Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Burkina Faso
3.67 children per women
in 2023
Gambia
3.68 children per women
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
27th
Gambia rank
26th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.68 children per women against 3.67 children per women in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th and Gambia ranks 26th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 children per women | 3.21 children per women | 0.0634 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 3.79 children per women | 3.6 children per women | 0.1988 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 4.44 children per women | 4.18 children per women | 0.2569 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 5.08 children per women | 4.65 children per women | 0.43 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 5.05 children per women | 4.79 children per women | 0.2578 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 4.94 children per women | 4.84 children per women | 0.1001 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 4.62 children per women | 4.51 children per women | 0.1119 children per women | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3.77 children per women | 3.78 children per women | 0.0045 children per women | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 3.68 children per women against 3.67 children per women in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.01 children per women, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th and Gambia ranks 26th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).