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

Nepal: Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) was 0 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
169th
of 219 countries
All-time high
3.87 per 1,000 people
in 2007
All-time low
0 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
17
2001–2020

Adolescent birth rate in Nepal, 2001–2020

012342001201020202001: 2 per 1,000 people2002: 2.7 per 1,000 people2003: 2.4 per 1,000 people2004: 2.4 per 1,000 people2005: 2.7 per 1,000 people2006: 2.8 per 1,000 people2007: 3.9 per 1,000 people2008: 2.1 per 1,000 people2009: 2.3 per 1,000 people2011: 2.5 per 1,000 people2012: 2.5 per 1,000 people2014: 2.2 per 1,000 people2015: 1 per 1,000 people2017: 1.3 per 1,000 people2018: 0.439 per 1,000 people2019: 0.607 per 1,000 people2020: 0 per 1,000 people

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2020, adolescent birth rate in Nepal stood at 0 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adolescent birth rate in Nepal peaked at 3.87 per 1,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 per 1,000 people, in 2020.

That places Nepal 169th out of 219 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

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

Year per 1,000 people Change
2001 1.98 per 1,000 people —
2002 2.67 per 1,000 people +35.2%
2003 2.41 per 1,000 people -9.7%
2004 2.4 per 1,000 people -0.7%
2005 2.7 per 1,000 people +12.8%
2006 2.76 per 1,000 people +2.3%
2007 3.87 per 1,000 people +40.2%
2008 2.13 per 1,000 people -45.0%
2009 2.25 per 1,000 people +5.8%
2011 2.47 per 1,000 people +9.4%
2012 2.53 per 1,000 people +2.6%
2014 2.16 per 1,000 people -14.7%
2015 1 per 1,000 people -53.7%
2017 1.32 per 1,000 people +31.7%
2018 0.4393 per 1,000 people -66.6%
2019 0.6065 per 1,000 people +38.1%
2020 0 per 1,000 people -100.0%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 0 per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.11 per 1,000 people, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 0 per 1,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0436 per 1,000 people, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.58 per 1,000 people 1.98 per 1,000 people 3.87 per 1,000 people 9
2010s 1.5 per 1,000 people 0.4393 per 1,000 people 2.53 per 1,000 people 7
2020s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 167 Republic of Korea 0.0089 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 167 South Korea 0.0089 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 170 Algeria 0 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 170 Andorra 0 per 1,000 people
  5. 170 Argentina 0 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 170 Armenia 0 per 1,000 people compare
  7. 170 Azerbaijan 0 per 1,000 people compare
  8. 170 Bangladesh 0 per 1,000 people compare
  9. 170 Belgium 0 per 1,000 people compare
  10. 170 Bermuda 0 per 1,000 people compare
  11. 170 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 per 1,000 people
  12. 170 Cook Islands 0 per 1,000 people compare
  13. 170 Curaçao 0 per 1,000 people compare
  14. 170 Denmark 0 per 1,000 people compare
  15. 170 Faroe Islands 0 per 1,000 people
  16. 170 Fiji 0 per 1,000 people compare
  17. 170 Finland 0 per 1,000 people compare
  18. 170 Gibraltar 0 per 1,000 people
  19. 170 Greenland 0 per 1,000 people compare
  20. 170 Iceland 0 per 1,000 people compare
  21. 170 Israel 0 per 1,000 people compare
  22. 170 Jamaica 0 per 1,000 people compare
  23. 170 Japan 0 per 1,000 people
  24. 170 Kuwait 0 per 1,000 people
  25. 170 Liechtenstein 0 per 1,000 people compare
  26. 170 Lithuania 0 per 1,000 people compare
  27. 170 Luxembourg 0 per 1,000 people compare
  28. 170 Malaysia 0 per 1,000 people compare
  29. 170 Malta 0 per 1,000 people compare
  30. 170 Montenegro 0 per 1,000 people compare
  31. 170 Montserrat 0 per 1,000 people compare
  32. 170 Nauru 0 per 1,000 people
  33. 170 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 per 1,000 people compare
  34. 170 New Caledonia 0 per 1,000 people compare
  35. 170 Niue 0 per 1,000 people
  36. 170 Norway 0 per 1,000 people compare
  37. 170 Palau 0 per 1,000 people compare
  38. 170 Qatar 0 per 1,000 people
  39. 170 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 per 1,000 people compare
  40. 170 Slovenia 0 per 1,000 people compare
  41. 170 State of Palestine 0 per 1,000 people compare
  42. 170 Switzerland 0 per 1,000 people compare
  43. 170 Tajikistan 0 per 1,000 people
  44. 170 Timor-Leste 0 per 1,000 people compare
  45. 170 Tunisia 0 per 1,000 people
  46. 170 Turkmenistan 0 per 1,000 people
  47. 170 Tuvalu 0 per 1,000 people compare
  48. 170 United Arab Emirates 0 per 1,000 people
  49. 170 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 per 1,000 people
  50. 170 Curacao 0 per 1,000 people compare
  51. 170 East Timor 0 per 1,000 people compare
  52. 170 Naoero 0 per 1,000 people

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Frequently asked questions

What is adolescent birth rate in Nepal?
Adolescent birth rate in Nepal was 0 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest adolescent birth rate recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 3.87 per 1,000 people in 2007.
What is the lowest adolescent birth rate recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 1,000 people in 2020.
How does Nepal rank for adolescent birth rate?
Nepal ranks 169th out of 219 countries with data for 2020.
Is adolescent birth rate rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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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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
243 places, 4,217 data points, 2000–2024
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