Total Fertility Rate in Gambia, The
Gambia, The: Total Fertility Rate was 4.59 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Gambia, The, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Gambia, The recorded 4.59 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Gambia, The peaked at 6.43 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4.59, in 2022.
Gambia, The ranks 13th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.21 | 6.18 | 6.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.37 | 6.26 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.34 | 6.24 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.03 | 5.87 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.73 | 5.68 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.33 | 4.87 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.68 | 4.59 | 4.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia, The
- 10 Benin 4.89 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 4.67 compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.66 compare
- 14 Mozambique, Republic of 4.56 compare
- 15 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 4.52 compare
- 16 Uganda 4.47 compare
More gender data for Gambia, The
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 39,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 38,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 39,069 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 37,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 38,424 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Gambia, The?
- Total fertility rate in Gambia, The was 4.59 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Gambia, The?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 in 1976.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Gambia, The?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 in 2022.
- How does Gambia, The rank for total fertility rate?
- Gambia, The ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Gambia, The?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia, The data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.