Gambia vs Liberia: Fertility rate, total
Gambia
4.01 births per woman
in 2023
Liberia
3.95 births per woman
in 2023
Gambia rank
26th
Liberia rank
29th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Gambia
- Liberia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.01 births per woman against 3.95 births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.06 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Liberia ahead.
Gambia ranks 26th and Liberia ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 0.3342 births per woman | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.35 births per woman | 6.68 births per woman | 0.3326 births per woman | Liberia |
| 1990s | 6 births per woman | 6.18 births per woman | 0.18 births per woman | Liberia |
| 2000s | 5.67 births per woman | 5.54 births per woman | 0.1341 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2010s | 5.04 births per woman | 4.63 births per woman | 0.4131 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.12 births per woman | 4.06 births per woman | 0.067 births per woman | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Gambia or Liberia?
- Gambia, at 4.01 births per woman against 3.95 births per woman in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Gambia and Liberia?
- 0.06 births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Gambia ranks 26th and Liberia ranks 29th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release