Adolescent birth rate in North America
The adolescent birth rate in North America was 11.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2024
11.7
Change from 2023
−0.7per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
World, 2024
38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Adolescent birth rate in North America over time
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Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2023 | 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2022 | 12.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2021 | 13.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2020 | 13.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 40.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2019 | 15.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 41.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2018 | 16.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 42.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2017 | 17.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 43.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2016 | 19.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 44.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2015 | 20.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 46.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2014 | 22.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 49.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2013 | 25.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 51.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2012 | 27.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2011 | 29.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2010 | 32.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2009 | 35.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2008 | 37.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 53.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2007 | 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2006 | 37.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2005 | 37.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 53.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2004 | 37.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 57.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2003 | 38.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 61.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2002 | 40.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 63.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2001 | 42.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 65.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2000 | 44.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 66.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 from 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, the figure has changed by −11.3.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.
More for North America
All statistics for North America
Fertility rate
1.59 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population
383,501,065 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.57%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
18.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 0 to 14
16.9%
2025 · World Bank
Crude birth rate
10.4 per 1,000 people
2024 · World Bank