Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) by country
Countries reporting
204
Highest
18 per 1,000 people
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 per 1,000 people
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Median
0.2976 per 1,000 people
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,203
What the numbers show
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 18 per 1,000 people in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 per 1,000 people in Netherlands (Kingdom of the).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2976 per 1,000 people, and the mean is 1.07 per 1,000 people.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 139 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 1,291.3%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).
Adolescent birth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 18 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 715.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Angola | 10.66 per 1,000 people | 2014 | up 60.9% | falling |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 7.97 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 4 | Madagascar | 7.08 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 7 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 6 | Mauritania | 6.27 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 7 | Congo | 6.17 per 1,000 people | 2013 | up 78.3% | flat |
| 8 | Liberia | 6.06 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 102.0% | falling |
| 9 | Mali | 5.04 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 4.69 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 11 | Senegal | 4.25 per 1,000 people | 2019 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 3.94 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Chad | 3.87 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 86.5% | falling |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.38 per 1,000 people | 2016 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 16 | Guinea | 3.32 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 17 | Paraguay | 3.24 per 1,000 people | 2015 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Niger | 3.05 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Togo | 3 per 1,000 people | 2016 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 2.9 per 1,000 people | 2017 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 21 | Gabon | 2.78 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.57 per 1,000 people | 2016 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.57 per 1,000 people | 2016 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 24 | Honduras | 2.5 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 25 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.47 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 26 | Ecuador | 2.45 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 27 | Anguilla | 2.4 per 1,000 people | 2015 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 28 | Cameroon | 2.36 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 29 | Sudan | 2.27 per 1,000 people | 2013 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 2.1 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 2.05 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Guatemala | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 34 | Panama | 2.03 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 35 | Brazil | 2.01 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 36 | Ghana | 2 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 37 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.96 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 39 | Nigeria | 1.87 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.83 per 1,000 people | 2021 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 41 | Kiribati | 1.82 per 1,000 people | 2017 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 42 | Comoros | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 2011 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 2017 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Iraq | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 2016 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 45 | French Guiana | 1.56 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Suriname | 1.55 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 1.52 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 48 | Romania | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 49 | Belize | 1.39 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 50 | Haiti | 1.34 per 1,000 people | 2015 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 1.34 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 52 | Cuba | 1.32 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 53 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.3 per 1,000 people | 2006 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 54 | Guyana | 1.29 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 55 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.25 per 1,000 people | 2012 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Eswatini | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 2013 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Grenada | 1.21 per 1,000 people | 2018 | up 154.1% | falling |
| 59 | Somalia | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 2017 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 60 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.16 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 1.15 per 1,000 people | 2017 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 1.13 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2016 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Barbados | 1.1 per 1,000 people | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Uganda | 1.09 per 1,000 people | 2017 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Gambia | 1.06 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Yemen | 0.9949 per 1,000 people | 2012 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Peru | 0.9753 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 69 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.9304 per 1,000 people | 2012 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 70 | Dominica | 0.9009 per 1,000 people | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Lesotho | 0.8521 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 0.8357 per 1,000 people | 2020 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Mexico | 0.8182 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 74 | Myanmar | 0.7954 per 1,000 people | 2014 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 75 | Benin | 0.7945 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Thailand | 0.7836 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Burundi | 0.7291 per 1,000 people | 2015 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Seychelles | 0.728 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 79 | Mayotte | 0.7248 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Kenya | 0.6189 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Aruba | 0.5921 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Philippines | 0.5427 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 0.5282 per 1,000 people | 2017 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5087 per 1,000 people | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 0.49 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 86 | Cabo Verde | 0.4676 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 87 | Egypt | 0.464 per 1,000 people | 2012 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Samoa | 0.4477 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritius | 0.4464 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 31.1% | flat |
| 90 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.4237 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 91 | Pakistan | 0.3995 per 1,000 people | 2016 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Jordan | 0.3809 per 1,000 people | 2016 | up 1,291.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3744 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Bahamas | 0.3585 per 1,000 people | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 0.336 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 96 | Botswana | 0.3354 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 0.33 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 98 | Slovakia | 0.31 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 99 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.308 per 1,000 people | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 0.3067 per 1,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Martinique | 0.305 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Guam | 0.3042 per 1,000 people | 2023 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 0.2911 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 104 | French Polynesia | 0.283 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Indonesia | 0.28 per 1,000 people | 2016 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2659 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 36.2% | flat |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2659 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 36.2% | flat |
| 108 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.2604 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Hungary | 0.24 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 110 | Albania | 0.21 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 111 | United States of America | 0.2 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 112 | India | 0.1901 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Cayman Islands | 0.1835 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Serbia | 0.18 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Viet Nam | 0.1611 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Viet Nam | 0.1611 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 117 | American Samoa | 0.1377 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1281 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1281 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Mongolia | 0.1149 per 1,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | New Zealand | 0.1099 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.107 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 169.3% | falling |
| 123 | Djibouti | 0.1005 per 1,000 people | 2011 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 0.1 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 0.1 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Rwanda | 0.0928 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Portugal | 0.09 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 128 | Guadeloupe | 0.0845 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Cambodia | 0.0811 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 130 | France | 0.08 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 130 | Ukraine | 0.08 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Czechia | 0.07 per 1,000 people | 2022 | up 40.0% | flat |
| 133 | Chile | 0.0642 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Germany | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 134 | Spain | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 134 | Georgia | 0.06 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Maldives | 0.059 per 1,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Australia | 0.0564 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 0.0506 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Türkiye | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Türkiye | 0.05 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Canada | 0.0484 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.045 per 1,000 people | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 144 | Sri Lanka | 0.0436 per 1,000 people | 2015 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Cyprus | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 145 | Latvia | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Poland | 0.04 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 148 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0399 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 148 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0399 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Croatia | 0.0301 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 151 | Réunion | 0.0301 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Réunion | 0.0301 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Belarus | 0.03 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Estonia | 0.03 per 1,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Singapore | 0.0274 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 156 | Oman | 0.0271 per 1,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 157 | Bahrain | 0.0223 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Sweden | 0.02 per 1,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 159 | Uzbekistan | 0.0179 per 1,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Kazakhstan | 0.0175 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0142 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Kosovo | 0.0137 per 1,000 people | 2021 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Morocco | 0.0121 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Austria | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Ireland | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Italy | 0.01 per 1,000 people | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 167 | Republic of Korea | 0.0089 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Republic of Korea | 0.0089 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Nepal | 0 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 170 | Argentina | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 170 | Armenia | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Azerbaijan | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Belgium | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Bangladesh | 0 per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Bermuda | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Switzerland | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Curaçao | 0 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Denmark | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Algeria | 0 per 1,000 people | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Finland | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Fiji | 0 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Greenland | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Iceland | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Israel | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Jamaica | 0 per 1,000 people | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Liechtenstein | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Lithuania | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Malta | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Montenegro | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Malaysia | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | New Caledonia | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Norway | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Palau | 0 per 1,000 people | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Slovenia | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | 0 per 1,000 people | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Cook Islands | 0 per 1,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Montserrat | 0 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 per 1,000 people | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | 0 per 1,000 people | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | State of Palestine | 0 per 1,000 people | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Curaçao | 0 per 1,000 people | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 per 1,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.08 per 1,000 people
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.89 per 1,000 people
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 1.75 per 1,000 people
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.66 per 1,000 people
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 1.28 per 1,000 people
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1.25 per 1,000 people
- World 1.02 per 1,000 people
- Northern Africa 0.763 per 1,000 people
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 0.585 per 1,000 people
- Oceania 0.573 per 1,000 people
- Western Asia 0.41 per 1,000 people
- Southern Asia 0.35 per 1,000 people
- Central and Southern Asia 0.337 per 1,000 people
- South-Eastern Asia 0.324 per 1,000 people
- United States of America 0.2 per 1,000 people
- Northern America 0.157 per 1,000 people
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 0.128 per 1,000 people
- Europe and Northern America 0.127 per 1,000 people
- Europe 0.111 per 1,000 people
- Central Asia 0.016 per 1,000 people
- Eastern Asia 0.008 per 1,000 people
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 per 1,000 people
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 0 per 1,000 people