Gambia vs Zambia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Gambia
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Zambia
4.04 births per woman
in 2024
Gambia rank
28th
Zambia rank
25th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Gambia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 4.04 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Gambia, a difference of 0.13 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.8722 births per woman | Zambia |
| 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 | 4.08 births per woman | 4.18 births per woman | 0.0954 births per woman | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Gambia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.04 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Gambia and Zambia?
- 0.13 births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 25th 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.