What is the highest adolescent fertility rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 93.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 1963.

What is the lowest adolescent fertility rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 2024.

How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adolescent fertility rate?

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is adolescent fertility rate rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Adolescent fertility rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Adolescent fertility rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Adolescent fertility rate was 15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19

Change on year

down 2.1%

Rank

37th

of 47 groups

All-time high

93.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19

in 1963

All-time low

15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Adolescent fertility rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adolescent fertility rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adolescent fertility rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 93.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, in 2024.

That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adolescent fertility rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960 to 2024.
Year	births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	Change
1960	68.86 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	—
1961	62.71 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-8.9%
1962	81.47 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+29.9%
1963	93.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+14.5%
1964	82.99 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-11.1%
1965	78.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-5.6%
1966	70.43 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-10.1%
1967	60.62 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-13.9%
1968	64.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+6.5%
1969	59.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-7.2%
1970	57.99 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-3.2%
1971	53.29 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-8.1%
1972	49.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-7.9%
1973	46.51 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-5.3%
1974	44.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.6%
1975	42.28 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.7%
1976	42.12 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-0.4%
1977	39.01 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-7.4%
1978	34.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-11.5%
1979	31.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-9.7%
1980	29.67 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.8%
1981	31.66 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+6.7%
1982	37.09 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+17.1%
1983	37.66 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+1.5%
1984	38.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+3.0%
1985	38.21 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.5%
1986	37.73 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.3%
1987	38.71 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+2.6%
1988	37.59 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.9%
1989	36.58 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.7%
1990	33.73 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-7.8%
1991	30.96 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-8.2%
1992	28.98 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-6.4%
1993	27.24 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-6.0%
1994	24.29 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-10.8%
1995	24.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.1%
1996	22.86 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-6.0%
1997	21.43 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-6.2%
1998	19.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-8.4%
1999	20.01 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+1.9%
2000	19.84 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-0.8%
2001	19.51 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.7%
2002	18.94 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.9%
2003	18.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.2%
2004	17.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-5.3%
2005	18.02 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+1.7%
2006	19.59 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+8.7%
2007	20.56 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+5.0%
2008	22.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+8.9%
2009	23.78 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+6.2%
2010	24.82 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+4.4%
2011	25.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+1.3%
2012	25.83 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+2.7%
2013	25.48 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.3%
2014	25.11 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.5%
2015	23.93 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.7%
2016	22.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.3%
2017	21.68 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-5.4%
2018	19.85 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-8.4%
2019	18.8 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-5.3%
2020	17.26 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-8.2%
2021	16.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.4%
2022	16.05 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.7%
2023	15.78 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.7%
2024	15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	72.32 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	59.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	93.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
1970s	44.04 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	31.17 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	57.99 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
1980s	36.37 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	29.67 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	38.79 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
1990s	25.34 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	19.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	33.73 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
2000s	19.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	17.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	23.78 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
2010s	23.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	18.8 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	25.83 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
2020s	16.21 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	17.26 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	5

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

34 Nauru 75.27 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 compare
35 Yemen 73.89 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 compare
36 Venezuela 73.19 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 compare
37 Marshall Islands 71.25 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 compare
38 Bangladesh 70.81 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 compare
39 Paraguay 70.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 compare
40 Lesotho 69.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)

All data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is adolescent fertility rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Adolescent fertility rate in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest adolescent fertility rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 93.31 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 1963.
What is the lowest adolescent fertility rate recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 15.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 2024.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adolescent fertility rate?: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is adolescent fertility rate rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
Unit: births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.