Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) in Greece
Greece: Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) was 0.49 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.49 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
85th
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.49 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.17 per 1,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Adolescent birth rate in Greece, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.49 per 1,000 people for adolescent birth rate in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent birth rate in Greece peaked at 0.49 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.17 per 1,000 people, in 2000.
Greece ranks 85th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) in Greece, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.17 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.26 per 1,000 people | +52.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3 per 1,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.31 per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.26 per 1,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.21 per 1,000 people | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.29 per 1,000 people | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 0.28 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3 per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.35 per 1,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.41 per 1,000 people | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.35 per 1,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.36 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.48 per 1,000 people | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2 per 1,000 people | -58.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3 per 1,000 people | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.29 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4 per 1,000 people | +37.9% |
| 2019 | 0.36 per 1,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.42 per 1,000 people | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.48 per 1,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.49 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.49 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.04 per 1,000 people, 12.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.49 per 1,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.02 per 1,000 people, 24.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.273 per 1,000 people | 0.17 per 1,000 people | 0.35 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.355 per 1,000 people | 0.2 per 1,000 people | 0.48 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4633 per 1,000 people | 0.42 per 1,000 people | 0.49 per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 82 Philippines 0.5427 per 1,000 people compare
- 83 Ethiopia 0.5282 per 1,000 people compare
- 84 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5087 per 1,000 people compare
- 86 Cabo Verde 0.4676 per 1,000 people compare
- 87 Egypt 0.464 per 1,000 people compare
- 88 Samoa 0.4477 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0188 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent birth rate in Greece?
- Adolescent birth rate in Greece was 0.49 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adolescent birth rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest adolescent birth rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for adolescent birth rate?
- Greece ranks 85th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescent birth rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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