Fertility & birth rates in Gambia and Slovakia

Fertility rate in Gambia vs Slovakia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Gambia was 4.01 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gambia	Slovakia
1960	6.25	3.04
1961	6.23	2.96
1962	6.21	2.83
1963	6.2	2.92
1964	6.2	2.89
1965	6.19	2.78
1966	6.18	2.66
1967	6.21	2.48
1968	6.22	2.39
1969	6.25	2.43
1970	6.26	2.41
1971	6.33	2.43
1972	6.37	2.49
1973	6.41	2.56
1974	6.42	2.61
1975	6.43	2.55
1976	6.43	2.55
1977	6.43	2.49
1978	6.42	2.47
1979	6.41	2.45
1980	6.41	2.32
1981	6.4	2.29
1982	6.4	2.28
1983	6.39	2.28
1984	6.39	2.26
1985	6.36	2.26
1986	6.34	2.2
1987	6.3	2.14
1988	6.26	2.13
1989	6.25	2.07
1990	6.25	2.09
1991	6.19	2.05
1992	6.11	1.93
1993	6.03	1.87
1994	6.04	1.67
1995	5.99	1.52
1996	5.93	1.47
1997	5.85	1.43
1998	5.82	1.37
1999	5.77	1.33
2000	5.72	1.3
2001	5.67	1.2
2002	5.66	1.19
2003	5.66	1.2
2004	5.68	1.25
2005	5.71	1.27
2006	5.74	1.25
2007	5.69	1.27
2008	5.63	1.34
2009	5.57	1.44
2010	5.56	1.43
2011	5.54	1.45
2012	5.52	1.34
2013	5.39	1.34
2014	5.2	1.37
2015	5	1.4
2016	4.81	1.48
2017	4.61	1.52
2018	4.42	1.54
2019	4.33	1.57
2020	4.25	1.59
2021	4.17	1.63
2022	4.08	1.57
2023	4.01	1.49
2024	3.91	1.49
2025	3.8	1.5
2026	3.7	1.5
2027	3.6	1.5
2028	3.51	1.51
2029	3.41	1.51
2030	3.33	1.51
2031	3.24	1.51
2032	3.17	1.51
2033	3.1	1.52
2034	3.03	1.52
2035	2.97	1.52
2036	2.91	1.52
2037	2.86	1.52
2038	2.81	1.52
2039	2.76	1.52
2040	2.71	1.52
2041	2.67	1.52
2042	2.63	1.52
2043	2.59	1.52
2044	2.56	1.53
2045	2.52	1.53
2046	2.49	1.53
2047	2.46	1.53
2048	2.43	1.53
2049	2.4	1.53
2050	2.38	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gambia	Slovakia
1960	41%	31.5%
1961	40.8%	31.5%
1962	40.7%	31.3%
1963	40.8%	31%
1964	41%	30.8%
1965	41.3%	30.4%
1966	41.5%	29.9%
1967	41.6%	29.3%
1968	41.8%	28.6%
1969	41.9%	28.1%
1970	42%	27.5%
1971	42.1%	27%
1972	42.2%	26.6%
1973	42.3%	26.2%
1974	42.4%	26.1%
1975	42.6%	26%
1976	42.8%	26%
1977	43%	26%
1978	43.3%	26.1%
1979	43.5%	26.1%
1980	43.7%	26.1%
1981	44%	26.1%
1982	44.3%	26.2%
1983	44.6%	26.3%
1984	44.9%	26.4%
1985	45%	26.5%
1986	45.2%	26.4%
1987	45.4%	26.3%
1988	45.5%	26.1%
1989	45.6%	25.7%
1990	45.7%	25.2%
1991	45.8%	24.8%
1992	45.9%	24.4%
1993	46%	23.9%
1994	46.3%	23.3%
1995	46.5%	22.7%
1996	46.7%	22.1%
1997	46.9%	21.5%
1998	46.9%	20.9%
1999	46.9%	20.3%
2000	46.8%	19.7%
2001	46.7%	19%
2002	46.6%	18.4%
2003	46.4%	17.9%
2004	46.1%	17.3%
2005	45.9%	16.9%
2006	45.6%	16.4%
2007	45.3%	16%
2008	45.1%	15.7%
2009	44.8%	15.5%
2010	44.5%	15.5%
2011	44.3%	15.4%
2012	44.1%	15.4%
2013	43.9%	15.3%
2014	43.7%	15.3%
2015	43.6%	15.3%
2016	43.3%	15.4%
2017	43.1%	15.5%
2018	42.8%	15.7%
2019	42.4%	15.8%
2020	42%	15.9%
2021	41.6%	15.9%
2022	41.2%	16%
2023	40.7%	15.9%
2024	40.2%	15.8%
2025	39.7%	15.6%
2026	39.2%	15.4%
2027	38.5%	15.1%
2028	37.9%	15%
2029	37.3%	14.8%
2030	36.7%	14.6%
2031	36.2%	14.4%
2032	35.7%	14.1%
2033	35.2%	13.8%
2034	34.8%	13.6%
2035	34.3%	13.4%
2036	33.9%	13.2%
2037	33.4%	13%
2038	33%	12.9%
2039	32.5%	12.8%
2040	32.1%	12.7%
2041	31.7%	12.7%
2042	31.3%	12.7%
2043	30.9%	12.7%
2044	30.5%	12.7%
2045	30.2%	12.8%
2046	29.8%	12.8%
2047	29.5%	12.9%
2048	29.1%	13%
2049	28.8%	13%
2050	28.4%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.2% of the population in the Gambia and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Gambia and Slovakia compared.

Natural population change in Gambia vs Slovakia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.59% in the Gambia and -0.02% in Slovakia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Gambia	Slovakia
1960	8,420	56,546
1961	8,778	55,749
1962	9,150	49,587
1963	9,493	54,382
1964	9,825	54,092
1965	10,162	48,517
1966	10,422	45,440
1967	10,823	41,824
1968	11,215	38,113
1969	11,670	39,312
1970	12,128	38,575
1971	12,842	40,105
1972	13,432	46,426
1973	14,046	49,199
1974	14,628	52,524
1975	15,256	52,604
1976	16,032	54,121
1977	16,773	52,762
1978	17,424	52,324
1979	18,543	52,353
1980	19,566	44,320
1981	20,156	43,640
1982	21,894	41,958
1983	23,175	39,717
1984	24,586	38,966
1985	25,795	37,680
1986	27,195	34,279
1987	28,452	31,859
1988	29,938	30,979
1989	31,504	26,380
1990	33,163	25,436
1991	34,584	23,865
1992	35,951	21,220
1993	37,302	20,769
1994	38,880	14,970
1995	39,681	9,115
1996	40,253	9,135
1997	40,742	6,999
1998	41,842	4,312
1999	42,533	3,777
2000	43,249	2,155
2001	44,154	-1,076
2002	45,156	-538
2003	46,473	-537
2004	48,276	1,611
2005	50,010	537
2006	52,335	537
2007	53,653	537
2008	55,032	4,303
2009	56,575	8,619
2010	58,554	7,008
2011	60,571	9,177
2012	62,745	3,245
2013	63,510	2,707
2014	63,185	3,793
2015	62,832	2,170
2016	62,358	5,431
2017	61,665	4,351
2018	60,854	3,268
2019	61,701	3,818
2020	62,209	-2,184
2021	62,239	-16,886
2022	63,634	-7,062
2023	65,118	-5,427

Maternal mortality chart: Gambia vs Slovakia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 354 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Gambia, compared to 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gambia	Slovakia
1985	1,454	19
1986	1,401	19
1987	1,360	19
1988	1,302	18
1989	1,258	17
1990	1,207	18
1991	1,167	17
1992	1,115	15
1993	1,072	14
1994	1,039	12
1995	999	11
1996	956	10
1997	928	10
1998	867	10
1999	830	9
2000	810	8
2001	794	8
2002	772	7
2003	749	7
2004	719	7
2005	707	7
2006	682	6
2007	675	6
2008	653	5
2009	634	6
2010	632	5
2011	634	5
2012	628	5
2013	606	5
2014	561	5
2015	527	5
2016	490	5
2017	469	5
2018	450	5
2019	422	5
2020	400	4
2021	420	12
2022	365	5
2023	354	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.41% in the Gambia and 0.61% in Slovakia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Gambia	Slovakia
1960	36.2%	3.67%
1961	35.5%	3.47%
1962	34.8%	3.32%
1963	34.1%	3.21%
1964	33.5%	3.14%
1965	32.8%	3.08%
1966	32.1%	3.05%
1967	31.5%	3.02%
1968	30.9%	3%
1969	30.2%	2.97%
1970	29.5%	2.95%
1971	28.9%	2.92%
1972	28.2%	2.89%
1973	27.5%	2.84%
1974	26.9%	2.78%
1975	26.2%	2.72%
1976	25.5%	2.64%
1977	24.9%	2.55%
1978	24.2%	2.46%
1979	23.6%	2.36%
1980	23%	2.27%
1981	22.3%	2.17%
1982	21.7%	2.08%
1983	21%	1.99%
1984	20.4%	1.91%
1985	19.7%	1.82%
1986	19.1%	1.73%
1987	18.4%	1.65%
1988	17.8%	1.59%
1989	17.2%	1.53%
1990	16.6%	1.47%
1991	16%	1.42%
1992	15.5%	1.37%
1993	14.9%	1.31%
1994	14.4%	1.25%
1995	13.9%	1.2%
1996	13.3%	1.14%
1997	12.8%	1.09%
1998	12.3%	1.05%
1999	11.8%	1%
2000	11.3%	0.96%
2001	10.9%	0.93%
2002	10.4%	0.91%
2003	9.95%	0.88%
2004	9.52%	0.86%
2005	9.11%	0.83%
2006	8.71%	0.8%
2007	8.33%	0.77%
2008	7.98%	0.74%
2009	7.64%	0.71%
2010	7.31%	0.69%
2011	7.01%	0.67%
2012	6.73%	0.66%
2013	6.45%	0.64%
2014	6.18%	0.63%
2015	5.93%	0.62%
2016	5.7%	0.61%
2017	5.47%	0.6%
2018	5.27%	0.6%
2019	5.07%	0.59%
2020	4.89%	0.59%
2021	4.72%	0.6%
2022	4.56%	0.6%
2023	4.41%	0.61%