Adolescent birth rate in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Adolescent birth rate was 0.045 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent birth rate in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescent birth rate in Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.045. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent birth rate in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.156 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.045, in 2024.
That places Australia and New Zealand 143rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Adolescent birth rate in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.142 | — |
| 2001 | 0.138 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.139 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.138 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.141 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.143 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.141 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.153 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.156 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.151 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.142 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.138 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.133 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.127 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.114 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.096 | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.087 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.074 | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.07 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.066 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.061 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.053 | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.048 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.045 | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1442 | 0.138 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1123 | 0.07 | 0.142 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0546 | 0.045 | 0.066 | 5 |
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More health data for Australia and New Zealand
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 525 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 3.79 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.9024 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.24 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,377 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 852 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent birth rate in Australia and New Zealand?
- Adolescent birth rate in Australia and New Zealand was 0.045 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adolescent birth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.156 in 2008.
- What is the lowest adolescent birth rate recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.045 in 2024.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for adolescent birth rate?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 143rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent birth rate rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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