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Fertility & birth rates in Chile and Gambia

Updated on by Georank team

Chile has an annual birth rate of 8.96 births per 1,000 people, compared to 30.4 for the Gambia. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.17 in Chile and 4.01 in the Gambia — 243.3% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -75.2% in Chile and by -35.9% in the Gambia — in 1960, it was 4.7 and 6.25, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Chile is ranked 164/196 by birth rate compared to 30/196 for the Gambia.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.5 in Chile — it's 29.8 in the Gambia.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 6.54 in Chile vs 58.1 in the Gambia.
  • In Chile, 25.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.5% in the Gambia.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.25% in Chile and +2.41% in the Gambia.

Birth rate data compared

Chile Gambia
Fertility rate 1.17 4.01
Birth rate 8.96 30.4
Birth rate rank 164/196 30/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 20.7 years
Average age at childbearing 31.5 years 29.8 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 4.9 54.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 44.3 173
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 16.6 68.1
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.2% 24.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 69.8% 17.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.8% 83.8%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.35%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.46% 2.37%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.62% 3.38%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.72% 4.41%
Population change due to births and deaths +48,518 +65,118
Natural population change rank 96/196 88/196
Natural population change rate +0.25% +2.41%
Population growth +0.54% +2.3%
Population growth rank 131/197 39/197
Life expectancy 81.5 years 66.3 years

Fertility rate in Chile vs Gambia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chile was 1.17 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.01 in the Gambia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Chile vs the Gambia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Chile
Factual

UN forecast
Gambia
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Chile Gambia
1960 4.7 6.25
1961 4.66 6.23
1962 4.6 6.21
1963 4.54 6.2
1964 4.46 6.2
1965 4.36 6.19
1966 4.26 6.18
1967 4.14 6.21
1968 4.03 6.22
1969 3.9 6.25
1970 3.78 6.26
1971 3.65 6.33
1972 3.53 6.37
1973 3.41 6.41
1974 3.29 6.42
1975 3.18 6.43
1976 3.08 6.43
1977 2.98 6.43
1978 2.89 6.42
1979 2.81 6.41
1980 2.74 6.41
1981 2.69 6.4
1982 2.65 6.4
1983 2.62 6.39
1984 2.6 6.39
1985 2.59 6.36
1986 2.59 6.34
1987 2.59 6.3
1988 2.59 6.26
1989 2.59 6.25
1990 2.58 6.25
1991 2.56 6.19
1992 2.48 6.11
1993 2.43 6.03
1994 2.38 6.04
1995 2.35 5.99
1996 2.28 5.93
1997 2.2 5.85
1998 2.15 5.82
1999 2.07 5.77
2000 2.05 5.72
2001 2.01 5.67
2002 1.93 5.66
2003 1.89 5.66
2004 1.84 5.68
2005 1.83 5.71
2006 1.8 5.74
2007 1.83 5.69
2008 1.85 5.63
2009 1.86 5.57
2010 1.84 5.56
2011 1.82 5.54
2012 1.8 5.52
2013 1.79 5.39
2014 1.77 5.2
2015 1.74 5
2016 1.69 4.81
2017 1.56 4.61
2018 1.54 4.42
2019 1.43 4.33
2020 1.31 4.25
2021 1.18 4.17
2022 1.25 4.08
2023 1.17 4.01
2024 1.14 3.91
2025 1.13 3.8
2026 1.12 3.7
2027 1.12 3.6
2028 1.12 3.51
2029 1.12 3.41
2030 1.13 3.33
2031 1.13 3.24
2032 1.14 3.17
2033 1.15 3.1
2034 1.15 3.03
2035 1.16 2.97
2036 1.17 2.91
2037 1.17 2.86
2038 1.18 2.81
2039 1.19 2.76
2040 1.19 2.71
2041 1.2 2.67
2042 1.2 2.63
2043 1.21 2.59
2044 1.21 2.56
2045 1.22 2.52
2046 1.22 2.49
2047 1.22 2.46
2048 1.23 2.43
2049 1.24 2.4
2050 1.24 2.38

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Chile
Factual

UN forecast
Gambia
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Chile Gambia
1960 39.7% 41%
1961 39.7% 40.8%
1962 39.7% 40.7%
1963 39.6% 40.8%
1964 39.4% 41%
1965 39.2% 41.3%
1966 39% 41.5%
1967 38.8% 41.6%
1968 38.5% 41.8%
1969 38.3% 41.9%
1970 38% 42%
1971 37.6% 42.1%
1972 37.2% 42.2%
1973 36.8% 42.3%
1974 36.3% 42.4%
1975 35.8% 42.6%
1976 35.3% 42.8%
1977 34.8% 43%
1978 34.3% 43.3%
1979 33.8% 43.5%
1980 33.3% 43.7%
1981 32.9% 44%
1982 32.4% 44.3%
1983 32% 44.6%
1984 31.5% 44.9%
1985 31.2% 45%
1986 30.8% 45.2%
1987 30.5% 45.4%
1988 30.2% 45.5%
1989 30% 45.6%
1990 29.8% 45.7%
1991 29.6% 45.8%
1992 29.3% 45.9%
1993 29.1% 46%
1994 28.9% 46.3%
1995 28.6% 46.5%
1996 28.3% 46.7%
1997 28% 46.9%
1998 27.7% 46.9%
1999 27.3% 46.9%
2000 26.8% 46.8%
2001 26.3% 46.7%
2002 25.8% 46.6%
2003 25.3% 46.4%
2004 24.7% 46.1%
2005 24.1% 45.9%
2006 23.5% 45.6%
2007 22.9% 45.3%
2008 22.4% 45.1%
2009 22% 44.8%
2010 21.5% 44.5%
2011 21.1% 44.3%
2012 20.8% 44.1%
2013 20.5% 43.9%
2014 20.2% 43.7%
2015 19.9% 43.6%
2016 19.7% 43.3%
2017 19.3% 43.1%
2018 19% 42.8%
2019 18.7% 42.4%
2020 18.4% 42%
2021 18.1% 41.6%
2022 17.8% 41.2%
2023 17.4% 40.7%
2024 17% 40.2%
2025 16.5% 39.7%
2026 16.1% 39.2%
2027 15.7% 38.5%
2028 15.3% 37.9%
2029 14.9% 37.3%
2030 14.4% 36.7%
2031 14% 36.2%
2032 13.7% 35.7%
2033 13.4% 35.2%
2034 13.1% 34.8%
2035 12.8% 34.3%
2036 12.7% 33.9%
2037 12.5% 33.4%
2038 12.4% 33%
2039 12.3% 32.5%
2040 12.2% 32.1%
2041 12.1% 31.7%
2042 12% 31.3%
2043 12% 30.9%
2044 11.9% 30.5%
2045 11.8% 30.2%
2046 11.7% 29.8%
2047 11.7% 29.5%
2048 11.6% 29.1%
2049 11.5% 28.8%
2050 11.5% 28.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17% of the population in Chile and 40.2% in the Gambia in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chile and the Gambia compared.

Natural population change in Chile vs Gambia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Chile and +2.59% in the Gambia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Chile
Gambia

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Chile Gambia
1960 198,461 8,420
1961 198,788 8,778
1962 200,905 9,150
1963 202,370 9,493
1964 202,741 9,825
1965 203,341 10,162
1966 204,661 10,422
1967 204,377 10,823
1968 203,577 11,215
1969 202,764 11,670
1970 200,402 12,128
1971 198,523 12,842
1972 198,162 13,432
1973 197,666 14,046
1974 196,322 14,628
1975 196,890 15,256
1976 196,986 16,032
1977 197,163 16,773
1978 196,483 17,424
1979 197,198 18,543
1980 198,281 19,566
1981 198,211 20,156
1982 199,522 21,894
1983 202,352 23,175
1984 205,407 24,586
1985 208,910 25,795
1986 213,571 27,195
1987 218,034 28,452
1988 221,602 29,938
1989 224,854 31,504
1990 226,941 33,163
1991 227,180 34,584
1992 219,224 35,951
1993 215,003 37,302
1994 209,834 38,880
1995 208,017 39,681
1996 199,897 40,253
1997 190,433 40,742
1998 185,815 41,842
1999 177,995 42,533
2000 175,362 43,249
2001 171,659 44,154
2002 162,322 45,156
2003 154,287 46,473
2004 150,138 48,276
2005 147,009 50,010
2006 142,277 52,335
2007 145,043 53,653
2008 147,105 55,032
2009 147,576 56,575
2010 145,527 58,554
2011 141,053 60,571
2012 134,617 62,745
2013 133,785 63,510
2014 131,373 63,185
2015 127,074 62,832
2016 120,545 62,358
2017 106,268 61,665
2018 103,950 60,854
2019 86,006 61,701
2020 52,378 62,209
2021 27,530 62,239
2022 41,041 63,634
2023 48,518 65,118

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Maternal mortality chart: Chile vs Gambia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chile, compared to 354 deaths in the Gambia.

Chile
Gambia
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Chile Gambia
1985 73 1,454
1986 70 1,401
1987 67 1,360
1988 64 1,302
1989 62 1,258
1990 56 1,207
1991 54 1,167
1992 52 1,115
1993 49 1,072
1994 47 1,039
1995 44 999
1996 41 956
1997 39 928
1998 36 867
1999 35 830
2000 33 810
2001 32 794
2002 30 772
2003 29 749
2004 28 719
2005 27 707
2006 27 682
2007 26 675
2008 24 653
2009 24 634
2010 22 632
2011 20 634
2012 18 628
2013 17 606
2014 16 561
2015 14 527
2016 13 490
2017 12 469
2018 11 450
2019 11 422
2020 12 400
2021 14 420
2022 12 365
2023 10 354

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.72% in Chile and 4.41% in the Gambia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Chile
Gambia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Chile Gambia
1960 15.3% 36.2%
1961 14.9% 35.5%
1962 14.3% 34.8%
1963 13.6% 34.1%
1964 12.7% 33.5%
1965 11.6% 32.8%
1966 10.4% 32.1%
1967 9.36% 31.5%
1968 8.69% 30.9%
1969 8.26% 30.2%
1970 8.01% 29.5%
1971 7.86% 28.9%
1972 7.73% 28.2%
1973 7.54% 27.5%
1974 7.14% 26.9%
1975 6.46% 26.2%
1976 5.63% 25.5%
1977 4.85% 24.9%
1978 4.2% 24.2%
1979 3.69% 23.6%
1980 3.29% 23%
1981 2.98% 22.3%
1982 2.71% 21.7%
1983 2.47% 21%
1984 2.3% 20.4%
1985 2.23% 19.7%
1986 2.22% 19.1%
1987 2.2% 18.4%
1988 2.14% 17.8%
1989 2.03% 17.2%
1990 1.91% 16.6%
1991 1.76% 16%
1992 1.63% 15.5%
1993 1.5% 14.9%
1994 1.39% 14.4%
1995 1.31% 13.9%
1996 1.26% 13.3%
1997 1.22% 12.8%
1998 1.19% 12.3%
1999 1.15% 11.8%
2000 1.09% 11.3%
2001 1.03% 10.9%
2002 0.98% 10.4%
2003 0.95% 9.95%
2004 0.93% 9.52%
2005 0.91% 9.11%
2006 0.9% 8.71%
2007 0.89% 8.33%
2008 0.89% 7.98%
2009 0.88% 7.64%
2010 0.87% 7.31%
2011 0.86% 7.01%
2012 0.84% 6.73%
2013 0.82% 6.45%
2014 0.81% 6.18%
2015 0.79% 5.93%
2016 0.77% 5.7%
2017 0.75% 5.47%
2018 0.72% 5.27%
2019 0.7% 5.07%
2020 0.68% 4.89%
2021 0.67% 4.72%
2022 0.68% 4.56%
2023 0.72% 4.41%

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