Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 84.46 per 1,000 population in 2017. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Guinea-Bissau, 2002–2017
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 84.46 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 139.08 per 1,000 population in 2003 and was at its lowest, 84.46 per 1,000 population, in 2017.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123.08 per 1,000 population | 113.64 per 1,000 population | 139.08 per 1,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 101.03 per 1,000 population | 84.46 per 1,000 population | 112.9 per 1,000 population | 5 |
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More population data for Guinea-Bissau
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Population density 165.91 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 302,001 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.76 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.76 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 24 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.76 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.84 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.46 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Guinea-Bissau was 84.46 per 1,000 population in 2017, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 139.08 per 1,000 population in 2003.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.46 per 1,000 population in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2017.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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)