Gambia vs Madagascar: Fertility rate: births per woman

Gambia
4.01 live births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar
3.97 live births per woman
in 2023
Gambia rank
27th
Madagascar rank
29th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Gambia
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.

Gambia ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 6.33 live births per woman 7.4 live births per woman 1.08 live births per woman Madagascar
1960s 6.21 live births per woman 7.2 live births per woman 0.9886 live births per woman Madagascar
1970s 6.39 live births per woman 6.98 live births per woman 0.5938 live births per woman Madagascar
1980s 6.35 live births per woman 6.49 live births per woman 0.1352 live births per woman Madagascar
1990s 6 live births per woman 6.04 live births per woman 0.0388 live births per woman Madagascar
2000s 5.67 live births per woman 5.27 live births per woman 0.4054 live births per woman Gambia
2010s 5.04 live births per woman 4.45 live births per woman 0.5844 live births per woman Gambia
2020s 4.12 live births per woman 4.07 live births per woman 0.0537 live births per woman Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Gambia or Madagascar?
Gambia, at 4.01 live births per woman against 3.97 live births per woman in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Gambia and Madagascar?
0.04 live births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Gambia ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.