Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 by country
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)
Countries reporting
208
Highest
184.36 per 1,000 population
Central African Republic
Lowest
0 per 1,000 population
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
27.39 per 1,000 population
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,684
What the numbers show
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 184.36 per 1,000 population in Central African Republic; the lowest is 0 per 1,000 population in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 27.39 per 1,000 population, and the mean is 39.72 per 1,000 population.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 189 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 170.8%), and the largest decrease in Saint Pierre and Miquelon (down 100.0%).
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 184.36 per 1,000 population | 2018 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 2 | Angola | 162.65 per 1,000 population | 2014 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 158 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 4 | Niger | 150.33 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 5 | Mali | 144.75 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 6 | Madagascar | 143.01 per 1,000 population | 2019 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 138.45 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 8 | Malawi | 135.63 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 134.58 per 1,000 population | 2017 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 10 | Liberia | 130.82 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 11 | Guinea | 127.63 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 12 | Somalia | 115.65 per 1,000 population | 2017 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 13 | Tanzania | 112.25 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 14 | Uganda | 111.42 per 1,000 population | 2017 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 15 | Congo | 111.27 per 1,000 population | 2013 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 109 per 1,000 population | 2016 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 101.94 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 18 | Gabon | 100.07 per 1,000 population | 2019 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 98.05 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 97.05 per 1,000 population | 2018 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 95.99 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 92.94 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 23 | Mauritania | 89.64 per 1,000 population | 2019 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 24 | Laos | 89 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 25 | Eswatini | 87.05 per 1,000 population | 2013 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 26 | Sudan | 86.82 per 1,000 population | 2013 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 86.82 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 86.06 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 84.46 per 1,000 population | 2017 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 30 | Marshall Islands | 82.2 per 1,000 population | 2010 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 31 | Togo | 78.97 per 1,000 population | 2016 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 32 | Benin | 77.23 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 77.11 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 34 | Yemen | 77 per 1,000 population | 2023 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 35 | Venezuela | 75.97 per 1,000 population | 2019 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 36 | Nigeria | 74.63 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 37 | Comoros | 74.36 per 1,000 population | 2017 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 72.42 per 1,000 population | 2017 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 39 | Paraguay | 72 per 1,000 population | 2015 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 71.28 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 41 | Nepal | 71.22 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 71.16 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 43 | Bolivia | 71 per 1,000 population | 2015 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 44 | Iraq | 69.99 per 1,000 population | 2016 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 67.73 per 1,000 population | 2016 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 46 | Senegal | 67.42 per 1,000 population | 2019 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 47 | Guyana | 64.88 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 48 | Gambia | 64.78 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 49 | Ghana | 63 per 1,000 population | 2021 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 62 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 52 | Burundi | 58.22 per 1,000 population | 2015 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 53 | Guatemala | 57.59 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 54 | Nauru | 56.11 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 55 | Samoa | 54.92 per 1,000 population | 2018 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 56 | Haiti | 54.82 per 1,000 population | 2015 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 57 | Lesotho | 53.22 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 58 | Belize | 52.06 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 59 | Panama | 51.89 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 60 | Kiribati | 50.64 per 1,000 population | 2017 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 61 | French Guiana | 50.48 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 62 | El Salvador | 50.21 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 63 | Ecuador | 49.91 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 49.59 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 65 | Dominica | 49.19 per 1,000 population | 2006 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 66 | Solomon Islands | 49.1 per 1,000 population | 2019 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 67 | Seychelles | 48.96 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 68 | Cuba | 48.6 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 69 | Botswana | 48.09 per 1,000 population | 2019 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 70 | Cambodia | 48.01 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 71 | Barbados | 47.94 per 1,000 population | 2007 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 72 | Kenya | 45.81 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 73 | Palestine | 42.84 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 74 | East Timor | 41.9 per 1,000 population | 2015 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 75 | Pakistan | 41 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 76 | Suriname | 40.45 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 77 | Brazil | 40.17 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 78 | South Africa | 40.13 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 79 | Mexico | 39.88 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 80 | Colombia | 39.39 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 39.17 per 1,000 population | 2019 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 37.94 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 37.29 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 37.29 per 1,000 population | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 85 | Egypt | 37.12 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 36.77 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 87 | Myanmar | 36.46 per 1,000 population | 2014 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 87 | Palau | 36.46 per 1,000 population | 2020 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 89 | Indonesia | 36.11 per 1,000 population | 2016 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 90 | Tuvalu | 35.71 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35.65 per 1,000 population | 2009 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 92 | Jamaica | 34.76 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 93 | Anguilla | 33.49 per 1,000 population | 2015 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 94 | Micronesia (country) | 33 per 1,000 population | 2009 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 95 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.71 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 96 | Grenada | 31.43 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 97 | Fiji | 31.05 per 1,000 population | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 98 | Cook Islands | 31.02 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 99 | Romania | 30.77 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 100 | Tonga | 30 per 1,000 population | 2017 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 101 | Peru | 29.28 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.02 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 103 | Vietnam | 29 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 104 | Bahamas | 28.44 per 1,000 population | 2013 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 105 | Northern Mariana Islands | 27.4 per 1,000 population | 2016 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 106 | British Virgin Islands | 27.38 per 1,000 population | 2007 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 107 | Philippines | 26.97 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 108 | American Samoa | 26.78 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 109 | Guam | 26.43 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 110 | Argentina | 25.75 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 111 | United States Virgin Islands | 25.4 per 1,000 population | 2016 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 112 | Slovakia | 24.78 per 1,000 population | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 24.77 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 114 | Rwanda | 24.32 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 115 | French Polynesia | 24.29 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 23.95 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 117 | Iran | 23.44 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 118 | Uruguay | 23.13 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 119 | Moldova | 22.88 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 120 | Namibia | 22.37 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 22.36 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 122 | Greenland | 22.01 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 123 | Georgia | 21.82 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 124 | Morocco | 21.79 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 125 | Djibouti | 20.98 per 1,000 population | 2011 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 126 | Mauritius | 20.8 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 127 | Curacao | 19.92 per 1,000 population | 2019 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 128 | Saint Martin (French part) | 19.01 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 129 | Thailand | 18 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 17.18 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 131 | Jordan | 17 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 131 | Mongolia | 17 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 133 | Hungary | 16.69 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 134 | Reunion | 16.56 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 135 | Sri Lanka | 16.22 per 1,000 population | 2015 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 136 | Montserrat | 15.65 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 137 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 14.37 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 14.02 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 139 | Serbia | 13.9 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 140 | United States | 13.5 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 141 | Russia | 13.4 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.33 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 143 | Ukraine | 12.62 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 12.27 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 145 | Turkey | 12.22 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 146 | Aruba | 12.16 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 147 | Belarus | 11.65 per 1,000 population | 2018 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 148 | Armenia | 11.43 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 149 | India | 11.3 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 150 | New Zealand | 11.03 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 151 | Algeria | 11 per 1,000 population | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 152 | Libya | 10.86 per 1,000 population | 2013 | up 170.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Cayman Islands | 10.72 per 1,000 population | 2019 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 156 | Wallis and Futuna | 9.99 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 9.5 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 158 | Gibraltar | 9.44 per 1,000 population | 2015 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 159 | Brunei | 8.77 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 160 | Latvia | 8.74 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 161 | Montenegro | 8.71 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 162 | United Kingdom | 8.56 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.52 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 164 | Maldives | 8.34 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 8.28 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Cyprus | 7.88 per 1,000 population | 2022 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 168 | Greece | 7.39 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 169 | Czechia | 7.2 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 170 | Bahrain | 7.17 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 171 | Croatia | 6.68 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 172 | Australia | 6.67 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 173 | Chile | 6.35 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 86.9% | falling |
| 174 | Israel | 6.16 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 175 | Bhutan | 6.12 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Portugal | 6.09 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 177 | China | 6.07 per 1,000 population | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 178 | Poland | 6.06 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 179 | Lithuania | 6.01 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 180 | Malaysia | 6 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 181 | Germany | 5.87 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 182 | Estonia | 5.11 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 183 | Oman | 5.06 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 66.0% | falling |
| 184 | Spain | 4.61 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 185 | Canada | 4.51 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 186 | Bermuda | 4.48 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Belgium | 4.26 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 188 | Tunisia | 4.16 per 1,000 population | 2021 | down 36.5% | flat |
| 189 | Qatar | 4.03 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 190 | Austria | 3.92 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 191 | Faroe Islands | 3.82 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 192 | France | 3.46 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 194 | Slovenia | 3.28 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 195 | Finland | 3.27 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 196 | Iceland | 3.08 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 73.0% | falling |
| 197 | United Arab Emirates | 3 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Italy | 2.79 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 200 | Netherlands | 2.15 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 201 | Sweden | 2 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 202 | Singapore | 1.85 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 203 | Japan | 1.7 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 204 | Switzerland | 1.43 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 205 | Norway | 1.39 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 206 | San Marino | 1.23 per 1,000 population | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Denmark | 1.17 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 208 | Hong Kong | 1.13 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 210 | Andorra | 0.51 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 88.5% | falling |
| 211 | Kuwait | 0.44 per 1,000 population | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 212 | South Korea | 0.4 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 213 | Macao | 0.28 per 1,000 population | 2022 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 214 | Niue | 0 per 1,000 population | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 per 1,000 population | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)