Gambia vs Liberia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Gambia
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Liberia
3.86 births per woman
in 2024
Gambia rank
28th
Liberia rank
29th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Gambia
- Liberia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.91 births per woman against 3.86 births per woman in Liberia, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 births per woman | 6.57 births per woman | 0.3546 births per woman | Liberia |
| 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 | 4.08 births per woman | 4.02 births per woman | 0.0622 births per woman | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Gambia or Liberia?
- Gambia, at 3.91 births per woman against 3.86 births per woman in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Gambia and Liberia?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Liberia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Liberia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.