Birth rate in Gambia
Gambia: Birth rate was 30.43 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 30.43 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Gambia peaked at 50.86 births per 1,000 people in 1955 and was at its lowest, 30.43 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.55 births per 1,000 people | 49.68 births per 1,000 people | 50.86 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.11 births per 1,000 people | 47.65 births per 1,000 people | 50.43 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.48 births per 1,000 people | 47.25 births per 1,000 people | 47.83 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.61 births per 1,000 people | 47.91 births per 1,000 people | 49.3 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.03 births per 1,000 people | 41.78 births per 1,000 people | 47.72 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.82 births per 1,000 people | 38.94 births per 1,000 people | 41.05 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.95 births per 1,000 people | 31.92 births per 1,000 people | 38.87 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.97 births per 1,000 people | 30.43 births per 1,000 people | 31.52 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 28 Liberia 30.96 births per 1,000 people compare
- 29 Congo 30.63 births per 1,000 people compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 30.6 births per 1,000 people compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 30.41 births per 1,000 people compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 30.04 births per 1,000 people compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 29.6 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Gambia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 334,764 people (2100)
- Population density 563.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 3,964 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Gambia?
- Birth rate in Gambia was 30.43 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.86 births per 1,000 people in 1955.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.43 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for birth rate?
- Gambia ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.