Ethiopia vs Gambia: Fertility rate, total
Ethiopia
3.99 births per woman
in 2023
Gambia
4.01 births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
27th
Gambia rank
26th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.01 births per woman against 3.99 births per woman in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Gambia ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.04 births per woman | 6.39 births per woman | 0.6469 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.9584 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 births per woman | 6 births per woman | 0.9952 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 births per woman | 5.67 births per woman | 0.5035 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 births per woman | 5.04 births per woman | 0.3701 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.13 births per woman | 4.12 births per woman | 0.0062 births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 4.01 births per woman against 3.99 births per woman in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th and Gambia ranks 26th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release