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Crude birth rate per 1,000 people. Number of live births occurring during the year per 1,000 midyear population. · World Bank

30.4 −0.3 from 2022 G20 rank: 188th · all-time high: 50.4 (1960)

Gambia, The's birth rate was 30.4 in 2023, a decrease of +0.3 from 30.8 in 2022. This ranked 188th in the G20. The all-time high was 50.4 in 1960.

APA

Gambia, The Birth Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/gambia-the/birth-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_gambia-the_birth-rate,
  title = {Gambia, The Birth Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/gambia-the/birth-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Gambia, The Birth Rate – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	29.3	–	–
2025* trend	29.7	–	–
2023	30.4	−0.3	188th
2022	30.8	−0.4	187th
2021	31.2	−0.4	188th
2020	31.5	−0.4	188th
2019	31.9	−0.4	188th
2018	32.3	−1.1	186th
2017	33.5	−1.1	190th
2016	34.6	−1.2	193rd
2015	35.7	−1.2	195th
2014	36.9	−1.2	195th
2013	38.1	−0.7	196th
2012	38.8	+0.0	199th
2011	38.8	−0.1	195th
2010	38.9	−0.1	193rd
2009	38.9	−0.2	193rd
2008	39.2	−0.4	192nd
2007	39.5	−0.3	192nd
2006	39.9	+0.2	192nd
2005	39.7	−0.0	190th
2004	39.7	−0.0	189th
2003	39.7	−0.3	189th
2002	40.0	−0.5	188th
2001	40.5	−0.5	189th
2000	41.1	−0.7	191st
1999	41.8	−0.8	189th
1998	42.5	−0.7	194th
1997	43.2	−0.9	196th
1996	44.1	−1.0	198th
1995	45.1	−0.8	202nd
1994	45.9	−0.2	201st
1993	46.1	−0.5	202nd
1992	46.6	−0.6	205th
1991	47.2	−0.5	206th
1990	47.7	−0.2	206th
1989	47.9	−0.2	205th
1988	48.1	−0.3	203rd
1987	48.5	−0.4	204th
1986	48.8	−0.2	203rd
1985	49.0	−0.3	203rd
1984	49.3	+0.3	203rd
1983	49.0	+0.2	201st
1982	48.8	+0.3	197th
1981	48.5	+0.3	197th
1980	48.2	+0.4	192nd
1979	47.8	+0.2	192nd
1978	47.6	+0.1	192nd
1977	47.5	+0.1	190th
1976	47.4	+0.1	190th
1975	47.3	+0.0	188th
1974	47.3	−0.2	188th
1973	47.5	−0.1	189th
1972	47.5	−0.0	188th
1971	47.6	+0.2	190th
1970	47.4	−0.3	183rd
1969	47.6	−0.2	188th
1968	47.9	−0.3	192nd
1967	48.2	−0.3	194th
1966	48.5	−0.5	196th
1965	49.0	−0.4	198th
1964	49.4	−0.3	199th
1963	49.8	−0.3	199th
1962	50.0	−0.2	197th
1961	50.3	−0.2	196th
1960	50.4	–	197th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Orthodox Tightening Cycle

Inflation above 40%, lending rate above 30%, rate-inflation gap narrowing, reserves stable or rising. Signals credible monetary tightening.

Inflation 17.0% Rate 20.8% Gap +3.8pp Reserves YoY +1.5%

This pattern occurred 271 times in G20 history, 157 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Rate

19.4%

Gap

-8.8pp

Reserves YoY

+2.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Rate

61.7%

Gap

-158.2pp

Reserves YoY

+28.1%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Rate

24.3%

Gap

-4.0pp

Reserves YoY

+35.8%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2023

Inflation

33.9%

Rate

17.8%

Gap

-16.1pp

Reserves YoY

+2.9%

Gambia, The 2023

Inflation

17.0%

Rate

20.8%

Gap

+3.8pp

Reserves YoY

+1.5%

Hungary 2023

Inflation

17.1%

Rate

15.3%

Gap

-1.8pp

Reserves YoY

+10.9%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Gambia, The matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2023. Historically, 58% of countries showing this pattern (157 out of 271) saw birth rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →