Gambia vs Zambia: Fertility rate, total
Gambia
4.01 births per woman
in 2023
Zambia
4.1 births per woman
in 2023
Gambia rank
26th
Zambia rank
24th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Gambia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.1 births per woman against 4.01 births per woman in Gambia, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 7.32 births per woman | 0.9265 births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 6.35 births per woman | 6.92 births per woman | 0.5664 births per woman | Zambia |
| 1990s | 6 births per woman | 6.25 births per woman | 0.2558 births per woman | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.67 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 0.0214 births per woman | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.04 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 0.1808 births per woman | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.12 births per woman | 4.21 births per woman | 0.087 births per woman | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Gambia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.1 births per woman against 4.01 births per woman in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Gambia and Zambia?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Gambia ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 24th 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