Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant) by country
Teenage mothers are the percentage of women ages 15-19 who already have children or are currently pregnant.
What the numbers show
Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 35.2% in Mali; the lowest is 4.6% in Turkey.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.3%, and the mean is 18.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 34.6%), and the largest decrease in India (down 57.5%).
Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 35.2% | 2021 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 2 | Mozambique | 34.2% | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 3 | Liberia | 33.8% | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 4 | Malawi | 31.5% | 2017 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 5 | Madagascar | 31.1% | 2021 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 29.2% | 2018 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 28.5% | 2021 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 8 | Guinea | 28.2% | 2021 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 27.7% | 2018 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 21.6% | 2015 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 21.0% | 2022 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.5% | 2021 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 20.5% | 2013 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 14 | Nigeria | 20.4% | 2021 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 15 | Benin | 20.1% | 2018 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 19.7% | 2022 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 17 | Uganda | 19.6% | 2019 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 19.3% | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 19 | Bolivia | 17.9% | 2008 | up 30.7% | flat |
| 20 | Colombia | 17.4% | 2015 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 21 | Kenya | 14.4% | 2022 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 13.4% | 2019 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 13.2% | 2012 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 24 | Nepal | 13.1% | 2022 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 25 | Ghana | 12.7% | 2022 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 26 | Senegal | 12.3% | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 10.9% | 2014 | up 34.6% | flat |
| 28 | Haiti | 10.0% | 2017 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 29 | Cambodia | 8.9% | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 30 | Indonesia | 7.1% | 2017 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 31 | India | 6.8% | 2021 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 5.3% | 2022 | down 47.5% | flat |
| 33 | Rwanda | 5.2% | 2020 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 33 | Jordan | 5.2% | 2018 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 35 | Turkey | 4.6% | 2013 | down 38.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 6.8%
- South Asia 6.8%
About this data
Teenage mothers are the percentage of women ages 15-19 who already have children or are currently pregnant.