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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
242 places, 4,203 data points, 2000–2024
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