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Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 by country

Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)

Countries reporting
198
Highest
18 per 1,000 population
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 per 1,000 population
Wallis and Futuna
Median
0.285 per 1,000 population
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
3,399

What the numbers show

Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 18 per 1,000 population in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 per 1,000 population in Wallis and Futuna.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.285 per 1,000 population, and the mean is 1.07 per 1,000 population.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 1,166.7%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).

Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Afghanistan 18 per 1,000 population 2021 up 714.5% volatile
2 Angola 10.66 per 1,000 population 2014 up 60.8% falling
3 Central African Republic 7.97 per 1,000 population 2018 down 69.4% falling
4 Madagascar 7.08 per 1,000 population 2019 down 36.8% falling
5 Mozambique 7 per 1,000 population 2021 up 26.8% falling
6 Mauritania 6.27 per 1,000 population 2019 down 17.5% falling
7 Congo 6.17 per 1,000 population 2013 up 78.3% flat
8 Liberia 6.06 per 1,000 population 2021 up 102.0% falling
9 Mali 5.04 per 1,000 population 2020 down 70.5% falling
10 Nicaragua 4.69 per 1,000 population 2023 down 2.1% rising
11 Senegal 4.25 per 1,000 population 2019 up 15.2% falling
12 Sierra Leone 3.94 per 1,000 population 2018 down 71.1% volatile
13 Chad 3.87 per 1,000 population 2018 down 86.5% falling
14 Dominican Republic 3.59 per 1,000 population 2018 down 28.2% falling
15 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.38 per 1,000 population 2016 down 64.0% falling
16 Guinea 3.32 per 1,000 population 2020 down 78.5% falling
17 Paraguay 3.24 per 1,000 population 2015 down 25.2% volatile
18 Niger 3.05 per 1,000 population 2020 down 46.4% volatile
19 Togo 3 per 1,000 population 2016 down 36.4% volatile
20 Zambia 2.9 per 1,000 population 2017 down 42.8% falling
21 Gabon 2.78 per 1,000 population 2019 down 57.1% falling
22 Laos 2.57 per 1,000 population 2016 down 64.1% falling
23 Honduras 2.5 per 1,000 population 2018 down 36.4% falling
24 Venezuela 2.47 per 1,000 population 2019 down 56.7% falling
25 Ecuador 2.45 per 1,000 population 2022 down 34.0% rising
26 Anguilla 2.4 per 1,000 population 2015 up 0.8% rising
27 Cameroon 2.36 per 1,000 population 2021 down 75.0% falling
28 Sudan 2.27 per 1,000 population 2013 down 64.3% volatile
29 Colombia 2.1 per 1,000 population 2023 down 23.9% falling
29 El Salvador 2.1 per 1,000 population 2018 down 59.1% falling
31 Malawi 2.05 per 1,000 population 2018 down 72.7% volatile
32 Guatemala 2.03 per 1,000 population 2023 down 41.3% falling
32 Panama 2.03 per 1,000 population 2022 down 40.6% falling
34 Brazil 2.01 per 1,000 population 2022 down 41.6% falling
35 Ghana 2 per 1,000 population 2021 down 53.1% volatile
36 Cote d'Ivoire 1.96 per 1,000 population 2021 down 75.7% falling
37 Nigeria 1.87 per 1,000 population 2020 down 54.1% volatile
38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.83 per 1,000 population 2021 up 22.8% falling
39 Kiribati 1.82 per 1,000 population 2017 down 25.4% falling
40 Comoros 1.73 per 1,000 population 2011 down 77.4% volatile
41 Guinea-Bissau 1.63 per 1,000 population 2017 down 84.9% volatile
42 Iraq 1.59 per 1,000 population 2016 down 13.6% falling
43 French Guiana 1.56 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
44 Suriname 1.55 per 1,000 population 2022 down 36.5% falling
45 Bulgaria 1.52 per 1,000 population 2022 down 5.6% falling
46 Romania 1.41 per 1,000 population 2022 down 5.4% rising
47 Belize 1.39 per 1,000 population 2022 up 12.1% rising
48 Haiti 1.34 per 1,000 population 2015 down 20.7% falling
48 South Africa 1.34 per 1,000 population 2022 up 28.8% falling
50 Cuba 1.32 per 1,000 population 2022 up 13.8% rising
51 Micronesia (country) 1.3 per 1,000 population 2006 up 31.3% rising
52 Guyana 1.29 per 1,000 population 2018 down 61.4% volatile
53 United States Virgin Islands 1.25 per 1,000 population 2012 up 197.6% volatile
54 Burkina Faso 1.21 per 1,000 population 2020 up 101.7% volatile
54 Grenada 1.21 per 1,000 population 2018 up 157.4% falling
54 Eswatini 1.21 per 1,000 population 2013 down 53.6% falling
57 Somalia 1.18 per 1,000 population 2017 down 86.3% volatile
58 Tanzania 1.16 per 1,000 population 2020 up 46.8% volatile
59 Zimbabwe 1.15 per 1,000 population 2017 up 11.7% falling
60 Costa Rica 1.13 per 1,000 population 2023 down 55.2% falling
61 Papua New Guinea 1.11 per 1,000 population 2016 down 84.7% volatile
62 Barbados 1.1 per 1,000 population 2007 — volatile
63 Uganda 1.09 per 1,000 population 2017 down 10.7% volatile
64 Gambia 1.06 per 1,000 population 2018 down 80.2% volatile
65 Yemen 0.99 per 1,000 population 2012 down 89.2% volatile
66 Peru 0.98 per 1,000 population 2023 up 18.1% falling
67 Northern Mariana Islands 0.93 per 1,000 population 2012 down 37.6% falling
68 Dominica 0.9 per 1,000 population 2006 — volatile
69 Lesotho 0.85 per 1,000 population 2022 up 28.8% volatile
70 Saint Lucia 0.84 per 1,000 population 2020 up 35.5% volatile
71 Mexico 0.82 per 1,000 population 2021 down 49.4% falling
72 Myanmar 0.8 per 1,000 population 2014 down 37.5% falling
73 Benin 0.79 per 1,000 population 2020 down 85.6% volatile
74 Thailand 0.78 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
75 Burundi 0.73 per 1,000 population 2015 down 76.8% volatile
75 Seychelles 0.73 per 1,000 population 2023 down 27.0% rising
78 Kenya 0.62 per 1,000 population 2023 down 82.0% volatile
79 Aruba 0.59 per 1,000 population 2023 down 50.0% volatile
80 Philippines 0.54 per 1,000 population 2022 down 29.9% volatile
81 Ethiopia 0.53 per 1,000 population 2017 down 90.5% volatile
82 Trinidad and Tobago 0.51 per 1,000 population 2009 — volatile
83 Greece 0.49 per 1,000 population 2022 up 40.0% rising
84 Cape Verde 0.47 per 1,000 population 2020 down 34.7% falling
85 Egypt 0.46 per 1,000 population 2012 up 35.3% volatile
86 Mauritius 0.45 per 1,000 population 2023 down 30.8% flat
86 Samoa 0.45 per 1,000 population 2018 down 43.0% volatile
88 Iran 0.42 per 1,000 population 2021 down 27.6% falling
89 Pakistan 0.4 per 1,000 population 2016 down 76.0% volatile
90 Jordan 0.38 per 1,000 population 2016 up 1,166.7% volatile
91 Sao Tome and Principe 0.37 per 1,000 population 2018 down 92.0% volatile
92 Bahamas 0.36 per 1,000 population 2013 — volatile
93 Botswana 0.34 per 1,000 population 2019 down 17.1% rising
93 Uruguay 0.34 per 1,000 population 2022 down 76.4% falling
95 North Macedonia 0.33 per 1,000 population 2022 down 23.3% falling
96 Antigua and Barbuda 0.31 per 1,000 population 2020 — volatile
96 Saint Martin (French part) 0.31 per 1,000 population 2021 — volatile
96 Slovakia 0.31 per 1,000 population 2022 down 13.9% rising
99 Guam 0.3 per 1,000 population 2023 up 100.0% volatile
101 Namibia 0.29 per 1,000 population 2021 down 87.2% volatile
102 Indonesia 0.28 per 1,000 population 2016 down 28.2% volatile
102 French Polynesia 0.28 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
104 Brunei 0.27 per 1,000 population 2022 down 35.7% flat
105 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.26 per 1,000 population 2022 down 70.1% volatile
106 Hungary 0.24 per 1,000 population 2022 down 29.4% falling
107 United States 0.2 per 1,000 population 2022 down 50.0% falling
108 India 0.19 per 1,000 population 2018 down 89.6% volatile
109 Cayman Islands 0.18 per 1,000 population 2019 down 83.0% volatile
109 Serbia 0.18 per 1,000 population 2022 down 50.0% volatile
111 Vietnam 0.16 per 1,000 population 2019 down 71.9% volatile
112 American Samoa 0.14 per 1,000 population 2022 down 83.3% volatile
113 Moldova 0.13 per 1,000 population 2022 down 7.1% volatile
114 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.11 per 1,000 population 2022 up 175.0% falling
114 Mongolia 0.11 per 1,000 population 2023 — volatile
114 New Zealand 0.11 per 1,000 population 2023 down 21.4% falling
117 Djibouti 0.1 per 1,000 population 2011 down 95.7% volatile
117 Russia 0.1 per 1,000 population 2022 down 9.1% volatile
119 Portugal 0.09 per 1,000 population 2022 down 55.0% falling
119 Rwanda 0.09 per 1,000 population 2023 down 88.2% volatile
121 France 0.08 per 1,000 population 2022 down 27.3% falling
121 Cambodia 0.08 per 1,000 population 2020 down 89.6% volatile
121 Ukraine 0.08 per 1,000 population 2021 down 42.9% volatile
125 Czechia 0.07 per 1,000 population 2022 up 40.0% flat
126 Australia 0.06 per 1,000 population 2022 down 57.1% falling
126 Chile 0.06 per 1,000 population 2023 down 95.9% volatile
126 Germany 0.06 per 1,000 population 2022 unchanged falling
126 Spain 0.06 per 1,000 population 2022 down 53.8% falling
126 Georgia 0.06 per 1,000 population 2022 down 75.0% volatile
126 Maldives 0.06 per 1,000 population 2021 — volatile
132 Canada 0.05 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
132 Puerto Rico 0.05 per 1,000 population 2023 down 90.7% volatile
132 Turkey 0.05 per 1,000 population 2022 down 58.3% volatile
135 Cyprus 0.04 per 1,000 population 2022 unchanged volatile
135 United Kingdom 0.04 per 1,000 population 2022 down 63.6% volatile
135 Sri Lanka 0.04 per 1,000 population 2015 down 66.7% volatile
135 Latvia 0.04 per 1,000 population 2022 down 63.6% volatile
135 Poland 0.04 per 1,000 population 2022 down 33.3% rising
140 Belarus 0.03 per 1,000 population 2018 down 50.0% volatile
140 Estonia 0.03 per 1,000 population 2022 unchanged volatile
140 Croatia 0.03 per 1,000 population 2023 down 50.0% falling
140 Oman 0.03 per 1,000 population 2023 — volatile
140 Singapore 0.03 per 1,000 population 2022 down 62.5% falling
140 Reunion 0.03 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
146 Bahrain 0.02 per 1,000 population 2019 down 81.8% volatile
146 Kazakhstan 0.02 per 1,000 population 2023 down 50.0% volatile
146 Sweden 0.02 per 1,000 population 2022 unchanged falling
146 Uzbekistan 0.02 per 1,000 population 2023 — volatile
150 Austria 0.01 per 1,000 population 2022 down 66.7% volatile
150 Italy 0.01 per 1,000 population 2022 unchanged volatile
150 Kyrgyzstan 0.01 per 1,000 population 2023 down 50.0% volatile
150 South Korea 0.01 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
150 Morocco 0.01 per 1,000 population 2018 down 96.2% volatile
156 Andorra 0 per 1,000 population 2020 — flat
156 United Arab Emirates 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — flat
156 Argentina 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% falling
156 Armenia 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
156 Azerbaijan 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Belgium 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Bangladesh 0 per 1,000 population 2023 down 100.0% volatile
156 Bermuda 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
156 Switzerland 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Curacao 0 per 1,000 population 2019 down 100.0% volatile
156 Denmark 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Algeria 0 per 1,000 population 2017 down 100.0% volatile
156 Finland 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Fiji 0 per 1,000 population 2019 down 100.0% volatile
156 Faroe Islands 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — flat
156 Gibraltar 0 per 1,000 population 2015 — flat
156 Greenland 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Hong Kong 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Iceland 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
156 Israel 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
156 Jamaica 0 per 1,000 population 2018 — volatile
156 Japan 0 per 1,000 population 2021 — flat
156 Kuwait 0 per 1,000 population 2023 — flat
156 Lithuania 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Macao 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
156 Montenegro 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
156 Malaysia 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 New Caledonia 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
156 Netherlands 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — volatile
156 Norway 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Nepal 0 per 1,000 population 2020 down 100.0% falling
156 Nauru 0 per 1,000 population 2019 — flat
156 Palau 0 per 1,000 population 2019 — volatile
156 Palestine 0 per 1,000 population 2018 down 100.0% volatile
156 Qatar 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — flat
156 Slovenia 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Tajikistan 0 per 1,000 population 2019 — flat
156 Turkmenistan 0 per 1,000 population 2018 — flat
156 East Timor 0 per 1,000 population 2015 down 100.0% volatile
156 Tunisia 0 per 1,000 population 2021 — flat
156 Tuvalu 0 per 1,000 population 2022 down 100.0% volatile
156 Cook Islands 0 per 1,000 population 2021 — volatile
156 Montserrat 0 per 1,000 population 2020 down 100.0% volatile
156 Niue 0 per 1,000 population 2022 — flat
156 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 per 1,000 population 2020 — flat
156 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 per 1,000 population 2020 down 100.0% volatile
156 Wallis and Futuna 0 per 1,000 population 2019 — flat

About this data

Indicator
Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14
Unit
per 1,000 population
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 3,399 data points, 2000–2023
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)