Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Brazil
Brazil: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 40.17 per 1,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Brazil, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 40.17 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Brazil peaked at 81.63 per 1,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.17 per 1,000 population, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 77th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.49 per 1,000 population | 65.39 per 1,000 population | 81.63 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.05 per 1,000 population | 50.82 per 1,000 population | 64.18 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.27 per 1,000 population | 40.17 per 1,000 population | 47.05 per 1,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 74 East Timor 41.9 per 1,000 population compare
- 75 Pakistan 41 per 1,000 population compare
- 76 Suriname 40.45 per 1,000 population compare
- 78 South Africa 40.13 per 1,000 population compare
- 80 Colombia 39.39 per 1,000 population compare
More population data for Brazil
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 19.55 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.45 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 257,079 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.61 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.58 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Brazil?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Brazil was 40.17 per 1,000 population in 2022, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 81.63 per 1,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.17 per 1,000 population in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Brazil ranks 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)