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If 2026 rates held for a lifetime, a woman in the Gambia would have about 3.70 children, above the 2.1 needed to sustain the population. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.46 children per woman. About 83 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 28.7 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 1.67, above the 1.0 replacement mark. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 29.8 years, up from 28.2 in 1980. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 10% of births. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.82 children per woman.
Fertility rate
3.70 children/woman
Birth rate
28.7 per 1,000 people
Total births
82.6K
Mean age at birth
29.8 years
The Gambia's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 6.4 children per woman in 1976 to 3.70 today, still well above the 2.1 replacement level. This decline is projected to continue, dropping below replacement to 1.82 by 2100. Teen pregnancy remains notable, with 10% of births to mothers aged 15-19.