Adolescent birth rate in United Kingdom
The adolescent birth rate in United Kingdom was 7.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
United Kingdom, 2024
7.8
Change from 2023
−0.5per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
World, 2024
38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Position in 2024
166th of 217
Adolescent birth rate in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2023 | 8.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2022 | 8.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2021 | 8.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2020 | 9.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 40.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2019 | 11.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 41.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2018 | 12.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 42.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2017 | 13.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 43.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2016 | 14.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 44.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2015 | 14.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 46.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2014 | 15.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 49.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2013 | 17.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 51.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2012 | 20.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2011 | 21.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2010 | 23.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2009 | 24.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2008 | 25.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 53.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2007 | 25.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2006 | 26.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2005 | 26.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 53.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2004 | 27.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 57.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2003 | 26.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 61.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2002 | 26.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 63.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2001 | 27.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 65.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2000 | 28.7 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 −0.5 from 8.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 15.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, the figure has changed by −8.0.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 166th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Fertility rate
1.55 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
67,025,542p (Provisional) people
2020 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.68 births per woman
2018 · Eurostat