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Live births in Gambia

Live births in the Gambia was 82,092 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 115th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count82,092 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank115th of 236Countries ranked
Series high82,0922023
Series low15,2381950
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Live births in Gambia, 1950 to 2023

020K40K60K80K100K19501961197219831994200520231950: 15,238 count1951: 15,763 count1952: 16,281 count1953: 16,781 count1954: 17,267 count1955: 17,739 count1956: 18,204 count1957: 18,666 count1958: 19,129 count1959: 19,599 count1960: 20,075 count1961: 20,553 count1962: 21,027 count1963: 21,488 count1964: 21,928 count1965: 22,344 count1966: 22,717 count1967: 23,200 count1968: 23,700 count1969: 24,272 count1970: 24,827 count1971: 25,667 count1972: 26,402 count1973: 27,149 count1974: 27,835 count1975: 28,690 count1976: 29,631 count1977: 30,657 count1978: 31,760 count1979: 32,993 count1980: 34,404 count1981: 35,811 count1982: 37,339 count1983: 38,933 count1984: 40,706 count1985: 42,097 count1986: 43,672 count1987: 45,118 count1988: 46,689 count1989: 48,452 count1990: 50,331 count1991: 51,932 count1992: 53,427 count1993: 54,800 count1994: 56,321 count1995: 57,023 count1996: 57,416 count1997: 57,835 count1998: 58,579 count1999: 59,150 count2000: 59,739 count2001: 60,574 count2002: 61,469 count2003: 62,676 count2004: 64,380 count2005: 66,158 count2006: 68,412 count2007: 69,813 count2008: 71,170 count2009: 72,876 count2010: 74,892 count2011: 76,987 count2012: 79,300 count2013: 80,149 count2014: 79,887 count2015: 79,517 count2016: 79,003 count2017: 78,349 count2018: 77,566 count2019: 78,424 count2020: 79,308 count2021: 80,297 count2022: 81,126 count2023: 82,092 count020K40K60K80K100K19501975200020232023: 82,092 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202382,092 Estimated
202281,126 Estimated
202180,297 Estimated
202079,308 Estimated
201978,424 Estimated
201877,566 Estimated
201778,349 Estimated
201679,003 Estimated
201579,517 Estimated
201479,887 Estimated
201380,149 Estimated
201279,300 Estimated
201176,987 Estimated
201074,892 Estimated
200972,876 Estimated
200871,170 Estimated
200769,813 Estimated
200668,412 Estimated
200566,158 Estimated
200464,380 Estimated
200362,676 Estimated
200261,469 Estimated
200160,574 Estimated
200059,739 Estimated
199959,150 Estimated
199858,579 Estimated
199757,835 Estimated
199657,416 Estimated
199557,023 Estimated
199456,321 Estimated
199354,800 Estimated
199253,427 Estimated
199151,932 Estimated
199050,331 Estimated
198948,452 Estimated
198846,689 Estimated
198745,118 Estimated
198643,672 Estimated
198542,097 Estimated
198440,706 Estimated
198338,933 Estimated
198237,339 Estimated
198135,811 Estimated
198034,404 Estimated
197932,993 Estimated
197831,760 Estimated
197730,657 Estimated
197629,631 Estimated
197528,690 Estimated
197427,835 Estimated
197327,149 Estimated
197226,402 Estimated
197125,667 Estimated
197024,827 Estimated
196924,272 Estimated
196823,700 Estimated
196723,200 Estimated
196622,717 Estimated
196522,344 Estimated
196421,928 Estimated
196321,488 Estimated
196221,027 Estimated
196120,553 Estimated
196020,075 Estimated
195919,599 Estimated
195819,129 Estimated
195718,666 Estimated
195618,204 Estimated
195517,739 Estimated
195417,267 Estimated
195316,781 Estimated
195216,281 Estimated
195115,763 Estimated
195015,238 Estimated

Gambia compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Gambia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Gambia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Gambia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/gambia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Gambia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/gambia.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Gambia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/gambia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the live births in Gambia?

Live births in the Gambia was 82,092 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 115th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Gambia?

82,092 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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