Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Birth rate
Gambia
30.43 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
30.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
32nd
Birth rate over time
- Gambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 30.43 births per 1,000 people against 30.41 births per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.02 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Gambia ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.55 births per 1,000 people | 48.83 births per 1,000 people | 1.72 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 49.11 births per 1,000 people | 46.47 births per 1,000 people | 2.64 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 47.48 births per 1,000 people | 46.27 births per 1,000 people | 1.21 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 48.61 births per 1,000 people | 42.24 births per 1,000 people | 6.37 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 45.03 births per 1,000 people | 33.66 births per 1,000 people | 11.37 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 39.82 births per 1,000 people | 36.26 births per 1,000 people | 3.56 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 35.95 births per 1,000 people | 34.71 births per 1,000 people | 1.25 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 30.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.171 births per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
- Gambia, at 30.43 births per 1,000 people against 30.41 births per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.02 births per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for birth rate?
- Gambia ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.