Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) in Oceania
Oceania: Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) was 0.573 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescent birth rate in Oceania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 0.573 per 1,000 people for adolescent birth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent birth rate in Oceania peaked at 2.22 per 1,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.573 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Oceania ranks 10th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years) in Oceania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.22 per 1,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.22 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.15 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.03 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.96 per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.88 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.81 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.76 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.67 per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.58 per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.38 per 1,000 people | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2 per 1,000 people | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 1.04 per 1,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.936 per 1,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.829 per 1,000 people | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.768 per 1,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.737 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.706 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.68 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.656 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.634 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.616 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.603 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.573 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.98 per 1,000 people | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 2.22 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9851 per 1,000 people | 0.68 per 1,000 people | 1.58 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6164 per 1,000 people | 0.573 per 1,000 people | 0.656 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More health data for Oceania
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 15.19 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6,670 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 18.93 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 12,861 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,539 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent birth rate in Oceania?
- Adolescent birth rate in Oceania was 0.573 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adolescent birth rate recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 per 1,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest adolescent birth rate recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.573 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Oceania rank for adolescent birth rate?
- Oceania ranks 10th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adolescent birth rate rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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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