Gambia vs Senegal: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Gambia
0.878 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Senegal
0.877 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Gambia rank
143rd
Senegal rank
144th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Gambia
  • Senegal
02468195520272100

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.878 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.877 births per woman in last 5 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Senegal ahead.

Gambia ranks 143rd and Senegal ranks 144th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Senegal Difference Ahead
1950s 6.35 births per woman in last 5 years 6.8 births per woman in last 5 years 0.445 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
1960s 6.26 births per woman in last 5 years 6.98 births per woman in last 5 years 0.725 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
1970s 6.27 births per woman in last 5 years 7.24 births per woman in last 5 years 0.979 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
1980s 6.4 births per woman in last 5 years 7.25 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8425 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
1990s 6.2 births per woman in last 5 years 6.45 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2485 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
2000s 5.84 births per woman in last 5 years 5.5 births per woman in last 5 years 0.3385 births per woman in last 5 years Gambia
2010s 5.64 births per woman in last 5 years 5.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5825 births per woman in last 5 years Gambia
2020s 4.52 births per woman in last 5 years 4.29 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2275 births per woman in last 5 years Gambia
2030s 3.04 births per woman in last 5 years 3.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.023 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
2040s 2.19 births per woman in last 5 years 2.31 births per woman in last 5 years 0.127 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
2050s 1.73 births per woman in last 5 years 1.86 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1245 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
2060s 1.39 births per woman in last 5 years 1.49 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1045 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
2070s 1.16 births per woman in last 5 years 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years 0.098 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
2080s 0.99 births per woman in last 5 years 1.05 births per woman in last 5 years 0.061 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
2090s 0.9195 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9295 births per woman in last 5 years 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years Senegal
2100s 0.878 births per woman in last 5 years 0.877 births per woman in last 5 years 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Gambia or Senegal?
Gambia, at 0.878 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.877 births per woman in last 5 years in Senegal as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Gambia and Senegal?
0.001 births per woman in last 5 years, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Gambia ranks 143rd and Senegal ranks 144th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).