Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Greenland
Greenland: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 22.01 per 1,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Greenland, 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
The most recent figure for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Greenland is 22.01 per 1,000 population, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Greenland peaked at 78.43 per 1,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.01 per 1,000 population, in 2022.
That places Greenland 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6 per 1,000 population | 53.29 per 1,000 population | 78.43 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.77 per 1,000 population | 36.95 per 1,000 population | 51.74 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.92 per 1,000 population | 22.01 per 1,000 population | 27.83 per 1,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More population data for Greenland
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 0.0907 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,776 people (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.71 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.87 children per women (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 36.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Greenland?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Greenland was 22.01 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.43 per 1,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.01 per 1,000 population in 2022.
- How does Greenland rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Greenland ranks 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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)