Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) by country
Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
161.35 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Central African Republic
Lowest
0.478 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Macau, China
Median
26.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
17,290
What the numbers show
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 161.35 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Central African Republic; the lowest is 0.478 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in Macau, China.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, and the mean is 38.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 338.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 212 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 31.1%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 87.3%).
Adolescent fertility rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 161.35 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 152.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 151.88 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 4 | Niger | 141.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 5 | Angola | 139.39 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mali | 135.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 7 | Chad | 132.13 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 8 | Madagascar | 128.69 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 9 | Liberia | 124.74 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea | 116.77 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 115.48 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 12 | Somalia | 115.42 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 13 | Malawi | 113.32 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 112.61 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 15 | Congo | 108.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 105.39 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 105.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 18 | Uganda | 104.73 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 19 | South Sudan | 96.28 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 95.52 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 93.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 91.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 90.56 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 24 | Gabon | 89.47 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritania | 87.57 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 85.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 85.18 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 28 | Nigeria | 83.96 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 81.93 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 81.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 80.29 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 32 | Benin | 76.41 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 76.38 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 34 | Naoero | 75.27 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 35 | Yemen | 73.89 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 36 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 73.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 37 | Marshall Islands | 71.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 70.81 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 39 | Paraguay | 70.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 40 | Lesotho | 69.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 41 | Guyana | 68.46 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 68.2 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 43 | Eswatini | 68.16 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 67.86 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 45 | Nepal | 66.49 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 46 | Namibia | 65.95 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 65.77 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 48 | Eritrea | 65.16 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 49 | Sudan | 64.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 50 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 64.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 61.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 52 | Mexico | 59.32 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 53 | Senegal | 59.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 54 | Colombia | 58.39 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 55 | Ghana | 57.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 56 | Iraq | 57.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 57 | Gambia | 56.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 58 | Panama | 55.85 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 59 | Belize | 55.6 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 60 | Kenya | 54.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 61 | Ecuador | 54.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 62 | Comoros | 53.8 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 53.52 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 64 | Seychelles | 53.47 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 65 | El Salvador | 53.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 66 | Botswana | 53.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 67 | Burundi | 52.49 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 68 | South Africa | 51.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 50.16 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 49.39 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 71 | Haiti | 49.26 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 72 | Cuba | 48.24 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Cambodia | 47.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 74 | Suriname | 46.86 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 75 | Barbados | 45.01 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 76 | Kiribati | 44.04 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 77 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 43.69 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 78 | Samoa | 43.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 79 | Peru | 42.93 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 80 | Brazil | 41.46 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 81 | Egypt | 41.13 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 40.77 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 83 | Pakistan | 39.86 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 39.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.62 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 38.03 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 37.94 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 36.41 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 89 | Jamaica | 36.09 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.03 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 91 | Palestine, State of | 35.33 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 92 | Greenland | 35.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 34.86 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 94 | American Samoa | 34.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 34.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 96 | Dominica | 33.97 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 33.95 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 98 | Myanmar | 33.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 99 | Romania | 32.78 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.08 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 101 | Guam | 31.51 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 102 | Philippines | 31.32 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 103 | United States Virgin Islands | 31.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | 30.59 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 105 | Palau | 30.18 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 106 | Grenada | 28.62 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 27.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Tuvalu | 26.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 26.78 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 111 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 25.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Indonesia | 25.65 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Argentina | 25.56 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 114 | Northern Mariana Islands | 25.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 115 | Uruguay | 25.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 116 | Tonga | 25.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 117 | Thailand | 25.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 24.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 119 | Morocco | 24.76 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahamas | 24.52 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 121 | Slovakia | 24.48 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 122 | French Polynesia | 23.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 123 | Republic of Moldova | 22.66 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 34.3% | flat |
| 124 | Fiji | 20.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 125 | Lebanon | 20.67 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 20.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 127 | Georgia | 19.37 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 61.9% | rising |
| 128 | Mauritius | 19.2 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 129 | Djibouti | 19.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 130 | Mongolia | 19.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 131 | Aruba | 18.02 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 132 | Jordan | 17.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 17.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 134 | Hungary | 17.39 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 135 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16.64 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 136 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.65 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | 15.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 14.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 13.29 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 140 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 13.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Serbia | 13.11 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 142 | India | 13.04 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 12.82 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 144 | Curaçao | 12.47 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 12.43 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 146 | United States of America | 12.41 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 147 | Albania | 12.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 148 | Russian Federation | 12.16 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 149 | New Caledonia | 11.7 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Türkiye | 11.18 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 11.08 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Ukraine | 10.94 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.78 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 10.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 155 | New Zealand | 10.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 156 | Malta | 10 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 157 | Monaco | 9.3 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 158 | Bhutan | 8.71 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Montenegro | 8.71 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 160 | Algeria | 8.58 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Gibraltar | 8.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 162 | Isle of Man | 8.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 163 | Channel Islands | 8.27 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 164 | Belarus | 8.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 166 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.82 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 167 | Kosovo | 7.71 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.71 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Latvia | 7.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 170 | Bahrain | 7.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Cyprus | 6.98 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Greece | 6.85 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Portugal | 6.57 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 174 | Australia | 6.42 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Croatia | 6.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Poland | 5.85 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 177 | Libya | 5.83 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Czechia | 5.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Malaysia | 5.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Israel | 5.7 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Oman | 5.65 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Chile | 5.61 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 87.3% | falling |
| 183 | Lithuania | 5.52 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 184 | Qatar | 5.49 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Germany | 5.24 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 186 | China | 5.2 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Maldives | 5.03 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Spain | 4.85 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 189 | Estonia | 4.67 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 190 | Canada | 4.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Faroe Islands | 4.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Tunisia | 4.21 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Ireland | 4.01 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 194 | Luxembourg | 4 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Austria | 3.6 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Belgium | 3.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Andorra | 3.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 198 | Slovenia | 3.38 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 199 | France | 3.3 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Iceland | 3.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Finland | 2.99 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Italy | 2.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 203 | United Arab Emirates | 2.82 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Singapore | 2.21 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 1.8 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 206 | Netherlands | 1.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 207 | Sweden | 1.7 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Japan | 1.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 209 | Bermuda | 1.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 210 | Switzerland | 1.48 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 211 | Kuwait | 1.43 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 212 | Norway | 1.28 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 213 | San Marino | 1.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 214 | Hong Kong, China | 1.15 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 215 | Denmark | 1.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 216 | Republic of Korea | 0.532 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 217 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.505 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 218 | Macau, China | 0.478 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pre-demographic dividend 95.97 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Chagai 8.27 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 94.34 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Africa Western and Central 92.99 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 91.92 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Sub-Saharan Africa 91.92 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 91.92 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Africa Eastern and Southern 91.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Low income 90.7 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Least developed countries 89.47 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- IDA only 84.26 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- IDA total 77.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- IDA blend 64.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 51.89 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 50.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Latin America & Caribbean 50.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Caribbean Small States 45.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Arab World 43.86 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Low & middle income 42.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Lower middle income 42.49 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- IDA & IBRD total 42.01 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Pacific island small states 40.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 39.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 39.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- World 38.34 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 37.83 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Middle income 34.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Small states 33.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Early-demographic dividend 32.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Other small states 28.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Upper middle income 23.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- IBRD only 21.98 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- South Asia 20.98 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 20.98 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 18.95 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 16.88 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- OECD members 16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- Central Europe and the Baltics 15.38 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 15.28 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
About this data
Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.