What is adolescent fertility rate in OECD members?

Adolescent fertility rate in OECD members was 16.87 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 OECD members?

The highest recorded value was 53.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 1961.

What is the lowest adolescent fertility rate recorded in OECD members?

The lowest recorded value was 16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 2024.

How does OECD members rank for adolescent fertility rate?

OECD members ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is adolescent fertility rate rising or falling in OECD members?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this OECD members 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 OECD members

Name: Adolescent fertility rate in OECD members
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

OECD members: Adolescent fertility rate was 16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19

Change on year

down 3.8%

Rank

36th

of 47 groups

All-time high

53.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19

in 1961

All-time low

16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Adolescent fertility rate in OECD members, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, adolescent fertility rate in OECD members stood at 16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adolescent fertility rate in OECD members peaked at 53.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, in 2024.

That places OECD members 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Adolescent fertility rate in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) in OECD members, 1960 to 2024.
Year	births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	Change
1960	53.37 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	—
1961	53.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+1.0%
1962	51.94 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-3.7%
1963	50.07 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-3.6%
1964	49.15 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.8%
1965	49.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.6%
1966	50.74 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+2.6%
1967	50.68 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-0.1%
1968	50.82 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.3%
1969	51.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+1.2%
1970	52.22 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+1.5%
1971	52.32 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.2%
1972	51.77 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.1%
1973	51.12 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.3%
1974	50.66 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-0.9%
1975	49.39 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.5%
1976	48.18 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.5%
1977	47.29 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.9%
1978	46.45 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.8%
1979	46.28 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-0.4%
1980	45.76 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.1%
1981	44.83 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.0%
1982	44.12 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.6%
1983	42.58 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-3.5%
1984	41.23 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-3.2%
1985	40.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.8%
1986	39.13 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.3%
1987	38.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.6%
1988	38.64 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.4%
1989	38.75 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.3%
1990	39.69 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+2.4%
1991	39.97 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.7%
1992	39.12 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.1%
1993	38.63 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.3%
1994	37.96 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.7%
1995	37.02 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.5%
1996	36.48 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.5%
1997	35.95 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.4%
1998	35.94 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-0.0%
1999	35.93 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-0.0%
2000	35.57 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.0%
2001	34.85 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.0%
2002	33.96 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.6%
2003	33.24 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.1%
2004	32.96 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-0.9%
2005	32.68 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-0.9%
2006	32.81 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.4%
2007	33.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.8%
2008	33.23 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	+0.5%
2009	32.74 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-1.5%
2010	31.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.0%
2011	30.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-3.4%
2012	29.61 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.5%
2013	28.26 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.6%
2014	26.72 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-5.4%
2015	24.85 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-7.0%
2016	23.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-5.7%
2017	22.32 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.8%
2018	21.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.3%
2019	20.61 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-3.5%
2020	19.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-5.1%
2021	18.68 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-4.5%
2022	18.06 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-3.3%
2023	17.53 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-2.9%
2024	16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	-3.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	51.16 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	49.15 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	53.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
1970s	49.57 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	46.28 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	52.32 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
1980s	41.36 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	38.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	45.76 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
1990s	37.67 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	35.93 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	39.97 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
2000s	33.51 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	32.68 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	35.57 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
2010s	25.9 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	20.61 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	31.44 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	10
2020s	18.14 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	19.55 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	5

Countries ranked near OECD members

33 Togo 76.38 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 compare
34 Naoero 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, Bolivarian Republic of 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

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Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is adolescent fertility rate in OECD members?: Adolescent fertility rate in OECD members was 16.87 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 OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 53.91 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 1961.
What is the lowest adolescent fertility rate recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 16.87 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 in 2024.
How does OECD members rank for adolescent fertility rate?: OECD members ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is adolescent fertility rate rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD members 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: 03 September 2026

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