Gambia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the Gambia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Gambia is 4.01, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.03 — a -33.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	World
1960	6.25	4.69
1961	6.23	4.56
1962	6.21	5.02
1963	6.2	5.31
1964	6.2	5.13
1965	6.19	5.08
1966	6.18	4.97
1967	6.21	4.87
1968	6.22	4.98
1969	6.25	4.88
1970	6.26	4.84
1971	6.33	4.69
1972	6.37	4.55
1973	6.41	4.42
1974	6.42	4.26
1975	6.43	4.07
1976	6.43	3.97
1977	6.43	3.84
1978	6.42	3.77
1979	6.41	3.76
1980	6.41	3.73
1981	6.4	3.71
1982	6.4	3.72
1983	6.39	3.59
1984	6.39	3.57
1985	6.36	3.53
1986	6.34	3.51
1987	6.3	3.48
1988	6.26	3.39
1989	6.25	3.35
1990	6.25	3.31
1991	6.19	3.13
1992	6.11	3.04
1993	6.03	2.97
1994	6.04	2.92
1995	5.99	2.87
1996	5.93	2.82
1997	5.85	2.78
1998	5.82	2.75
1999	5.77	2.72
2000	5.72	2.73
2001	5.67	2.69
2002	5.66	2.66
2003	5.66	2.64
2004	5.68	2.63
2005	5.71	2.61
2006	5.74	2.61
2007	5.69	2.6
2008	5.63	2.6
2009	5.57	2.59
2010	5.56	2.57
2011	5.54	2.55
2012	5.52	2.56
2013	5.39	2.53
2014	5.2	2.52
2015	5	2.49
2016	4.81	2.49
2017	4.61	2.46
2018	4.42	2.39
2019	4.33	2.35
2020	4.25	2.28
2021	4.17	2.25
2022	4.08	2.22
2023	4.01	2.2
2024	3.91	2.19
2025	3.8	2.18
2026	3.7	2.18
2027	3.6	2.17
2028	3.51	2.16
2029	3.41	2.15
2030	3.33	2.14
2031	3.24	2.13
2032	3.17	2.12
2033	3.1	2.12
2034	3.03	2.11
2035	2.97	2.1
2036	2.91	2.09
2037	2.86	2.09
2038	2.81	2.08
2039	2.76	2.08
2040	2.71	2.08
2041	2.67	2.07
2042	2.63	2.07
2043	2.59	2.07
2044	2.56	2.07
2045	2.52	2.06
2046	2.49	2.06
2047	2.46	2.06
2048	2.43	2.05
2049	2.4	2.05
2050	2.38	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 10.2% were to women under 20 years old, 51.8% to women ages 20-29, and 38% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.8%, 53%, and 30.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the Gambia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Gambia	World
1960	41%	37.4%
1961	40.8%	37.5%
1962	40.7%	37.6%
1963	40.8%	37.8%
1964	41%	38%
1965	41.3%	38%
1966	41.5%	38%
1967	41.6%	38%
1968	41.8%	37.9%
1969	41.9%	37.8%
1970	42%	37.7%
1971	42.1%	37.6%
1972	42.2%	37.5%
1973	42.3%	37.3%
1974	42.4%	37.2%
1975	42.6%	37.1%
1976	42.8%	36.9%
1977	43%	36.7%
1978	43.3%	36.3%
1979	43.5%	35.9%
1980	43.7%	35.5%
1981	44%	35.2%
1982	44.3%	34.9%
1983	44.6%	34.6%
1984	44.9%	34.3%
1985	45%	34%
1986	45.2%	33.8%
1987	45.4%	33.6%
1988	45.5%	33.4%
1989	45.6%	33.2%
1990	45.7%	33%
1991	45.8%	32.9%
1992	45.9%	32.7%
1993	46%	32.5%
1994	46.3%	32.3%
1995	46.5%	32.1%
1996	46.7%	31.8%
1997	46.9%	31.5%
1998	46.9%	31.1%
1999	46.9%	30.8%
2000	46.8%	30.4%
2001	46.7%	30%
2002	46.6%	29.6%
2003	46.4%	29.2%
2004	46.1%	28.8%
2005	45.9%	28.5%
2006	45.6%	28.1%
2007	45.3%	27.9%
2008	45.1%	27.6%
2009	44.8%	27.5%
2010	44.5%	27.3%
2011	44.3%	27.1%
2012	44.1%	27%
2013	43.9%	26.9%
2014	43.7%	26.8%
2015	43.6%	26.6%
2016	43.3%	26.5%
2017	43.1%	26.4%
2018	42.8%	26.2%
2019	42.4%	26%
2020	42%	25.8%
2021	41.6%	25.6%
2022	41.2%	25.3%
2023	40.7%	25%
2024	40.2%	24.7%
2025	39.7%	24.4%
2026	39.2%	24.1%
2027	38.5%	23.8%
2028	37.9%	23.4%
2029	37.3%	23.1%
2030	36.7%	22.8%
2031	36.2%	22.6%
2032	35.7%	22.3%
2033	35.2%	22.1%
2034	34.8%	21.9%
2035	34.3%	21.7%
2036	33.9%	21.6%
2037	33.4%	21.5%
2038	33%	21.4%
2039	32.5%	21.3%
2040	32.1%	21.2%
2041	31.7%	21.1%
2042	31.3%	21%
2043	30.9%	21%
2044	30.5%	20.9%
2045	30.2%	20.8%
2046	29.8%	20.7%
2047	29.5%	20.7%
2048	29.1%	20.6%
2049	28.8%	20.5%
2050	28.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the Gambia was 41% in 1960, 46% in 1993, and 40.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the Gambia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Gambia, excluding migration, has been +2.59% annually. On average, 62,579 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Gambia
1960	8,420
1961	8,778
1962	9,150
1963	9,493
1964	9,825
1965	10,162
1966	10,422
1967	10,823
1968	11,215
1969	11,670
1970	12,128
1971	12,842
1972	13,432
1973	14,046
1974	14,628
1975	15,256
1976	16,032
1977	16,773
1978	17,424
1979	18,543
1980	19,566
1981	20,156
1982	21,894
1983	23,175
1984	24,586
1985	25,795
1986	27,195
1987	28,452
1988	29,938
1989	31,504
1990	33,163
1991	34,584
1992	35,951
1993	37,302
1994	38,880
1995	39,681
1996	40,253
1997	40,742
1998	41,842
1999	42,533
2000	43,249
2001	44,154
2002	45,156
2003	46,473
2004	48,276
2005	50,010
2006	52,335
2007	53,653
2008	55,032
2009	56,575
2010	58,554
2011	60,571
2012	62,745
2013	63,510
2014	63,185
2015	62,832
2016	62,358
2017	61,665
2018	60,854
2019	61,701
2020	62,209
2021	62,239
2022	63,634
2023	65,118

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the Gambia was 354 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.35% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -56.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gambia	World
1985	1,454	460
1986	1,401	438
1987	1,360	429
1988	1,302	414
1989	1,258	401
1990	1,207	391
1991	1,167	395
1992	1,115	395
1993	1,072	389
1994	1,039	382
1995	999	371
1996	956	366
1997	928	358
1998	867	360
1999	830	340
2000	810	328
2001	794	321
2002	772	311
2003	749	301
2004	719	291
2005	707	283
2006	682	276
2007	675	269
2008	653	264
2009	634	258
2010	632	253
2011	634	247
2012	628	239
2013	606	235
2014	561	231
2015	527	228
2016	490	220
2017	469	215
2018	450	211
2019	422	207
2020	400	211
2021	420	242
2022	365	203
2023	354	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the Gambia was 44.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 4.41% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 113.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Gambia	World
1960	36.2%	18.5%
1961	35.5%	18.1%
1962	34.8%	17.8%
1963	34.1%	17.5%
1964	33.5%	17.7%
1965	32.8%	17.5%
1966	32.1%	17.3%
1967	31.5%	17%
1968	30.9%	16.5%
1969	30.2%	15.5%
1970	29.5%	15.2%
1971	28.9%	15.1%
1972	28.2%	14.4%
1973	27.5%	14.1%
1974	26.9%	13.7%
1975	26.2%	13.4%
1976	25.5%	13%
1977	24.9%	12.5%
1978	24.2%	12.1%
1979	23.6%	11.7%
1980	23%	11.4%
1981	22.3%	11%
1982	21.7%	10.8%
1983	21%	10.6%
1984	20.4%	10.4%
1985	19.7%	10.1%
1986	19.1%	9.81%
1987	18.4%	9.47%
1988	17.8%	9.31%
1989	17.2%	9.02%
1990	16.6%	8.81%
1991	16%	8.66%
1992	15.5%	8.46%
1993	14.9%	8.19%
1994	14.4%	7.98%
1995	13.9%	7.76%
1996	13.3%	7.52%
1997	12.8%	7.28%
1998	12.3%	7.05%
1999	11.8%	6.76%
2000	11.3%	6.48%
2001	10.9%	6.21%
2002	10.4%	5.94%
2003	9.95%	5.65%
2004	9.52%	5.43%
2005	9.11%	5.16%
2006	8.71%	4.92%
2007	8.33%	4.7%
2008	7.98%	4.5%
2009	7.64%	4.31%
2010	7.31%	4.11%
2011	7.01%	3.97%
2012	6.73%	3.77%
2013	6.45%	3.61%
2014	6.18%	3.48%
2015	5.93%	3.35%
2016	5.7%	3.23%
2017	5.47%	3.11%
2018	5.27%	2.97%
2019	5.07%	2.86%
2020	4.89%	2.75%
2021	4.72%	2.66%
2022	4.56%	2.59%
2023	4.41%	2.49%