Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Gambia, 2028

Gambia
2028
Total fertility rate: 3.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Gambia is projected at 3.51 children per woman in 2028 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (182 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.8 years old. In total, 82,773 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.51
Births
82,773
Births per 1,000 people
27.5
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
3,007,546
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.60.1%100
15-1948.16.9%8,159
20-24141.720.2%20,362
25-29181.725.9%22,245
30-34161.623.0%17,667
35-39110.215.7%10,211
40-4446.16.6%3,370
45-4911.41.6%632
50-540.60.1%27