Gambia vs Madagascar: Fertility rate, total

Gambia
4.01 births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar
3.97 births per woman
in 2023
Gambia rank
26th
Madagascar rank
28th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Gambia
  • Madagascar
02468197019962023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 4.01 births per woman against 3.97 births per woman in Madagascar, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Gambia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 6.39 births per woman 6.98 births per woman 0.5938 births per woman Madagascar
1980s 6.35 births per woman 6.49 births per woman 0.1352 births per woman Madagascar
1990s 6 births per woman 6.04 births per woman 0.0388 births per woman Madagascar
2000s 5.67 births per woman 5.27 births per woman 0.4054 births per woman Gambia
2010s 5.04 births per woman 4.45 births per woman 0.5844 births per woman Gambia
2020s 4.12 births per woman 4.07 births per woman 0.0537 births per woman Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Gambia or Madagascar?
Gambia, at 4.01 births per woman against 3.97 births per woman in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Gambia and Madagascar?
0.04 births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Gambia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 28th 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

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release