Adolescent birth rate
Births to women aged 15 to 19 per 1,000 women of that age.
217 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.
Trend 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 | World | United States | China | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 5.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2023 | 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 5.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2022 | 39.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 5.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2021 | 39.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2020 | 40.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2019 | 41.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 16.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 8.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2018 | 42.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 17.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 8.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 15.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2017 | 43.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 18.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 15.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2016 | 44.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 20.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2015 | 46.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 22.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 18.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2014 | 49.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 24.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 12.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 28.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2013 | 51.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 26.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 12.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 35.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2012 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 29.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 12.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2011 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 31.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 11.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 40.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2010 | 52.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 34.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 12.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 41.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2009 | 52.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 38.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 12.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 46.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2008 | 53.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 40.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 11.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 54.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2007 | 52.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 40.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 9.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 52.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2006 | 52.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 40.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 8.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 55.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2005 | 53.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 39.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 64.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2004 | 57.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 40.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 5.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 83.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2003 | 61.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 41.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 97.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2002 | 63.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 42.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 105.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2001 | 65.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 45.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 112.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2000 | 66.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 47.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 114.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- Among the 217 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Central African Republic (161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19) and the lowest Macao SAR, China (0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19).
- Half of the countries are above 26.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 21 countries and fell in 195.
- The figure for the world was 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2024, against 41.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2019 (−2.8).
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All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.
- 1 Central African Republic 161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 152.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 3 Mozambique 151.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 4 Niger 141.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 5 Angola 139.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 6 Mali 135.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 7 Chad 132.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 8 Madagascar 128.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 9 Liberia 124.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 10 Guinea 116.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 11 Zambia 115.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 12 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 115.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 13 Malawi 113.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 14 Tanzania 112.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 15 Republic of the Congo 108.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 16 Cameroon 105.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 105.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 18 Uganda 104.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 19 South Sudan 96.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 20 Zimbabwe 95.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 21 Nicaragua 93.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 22 Sierra Leone 91.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 90.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 24 Gabon 89.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 25 Mauritania 87.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 26 Burkina Faso 85.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 27 São Tomé and Príncipe 85.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 28 Nigeria 84.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 29 Laos 81.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 30 Honduras 81.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 80.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 32 Benin 76.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 33 Togo 76.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 34 Naoero 75.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 35 Yemen 73.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 36 Venezuela 73.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 37 Marshall Islands 71.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 38 Bangladesh 70.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 39 Paraguay 70.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 40 Lesotho 69.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 41 Guyana 68.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 42 Ethiopia 68.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 43 Eswatini 68.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 44 Guatemala 67.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 45 Nepal 66.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 46 Namibia 65.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 47 Vanuatu 65.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 48 Eritrea 65.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 49 Sudan 64.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 50 Bolivia 64.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 51 Afghanistan 61.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 52 Mexico 59.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 53 Senegal 59.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 54 Colombia 58.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 55 Ghana 57.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 56 Iraq 57.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 57 Gambia 56.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 58 Panama 55.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 59 Belize 55.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 60 Kenya 54.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 61 Ecuador 54.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 62 Comoros 53.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 63 Papua New Guinea 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 64 Seychelles 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 65 El Salvador 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 66 Botswana 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 67 Burundi 52.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 68 South Africa 51.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 69 Dominican Republic 50.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 70 Solomon Islands 49.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 71 Haiti 49.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 72 Cuba 48.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 73 Cambodia 47.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 74 Suriname 46.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 75 Barbados 45.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 76 Kiribati 44.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 77 Micronesia 43.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 78 Samoa 43.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 79 Peru 42.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 80 Brazil 41.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 81 Egypt 41.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 40.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 83 Pakistan 39.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 84 Tajikistan 39.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 85 Syria 38.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 86 Bulgaria 38.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 87 Cabo Verde 37.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 36.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 89 Jamaica 36.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 90 Trinidad and Tobago 36.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 91 West Bank and Gaza 35.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 92 Greenland 35.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 93 Azerbaijan 34.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 94 American Samoa 34.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 95 Uzbekistan 34.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 96 Dominica 34.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 97 Viet Nam 33.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 98 Myanmar 33.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 99 Romania 32.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 100 Antigua and Barbuda 32.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 101 Guam 31.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 102 Philippines 31.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 103 US Virgin Islands 31.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 104 Rwanda 30.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 105 Palau 30.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 106 Grenada 28.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 27.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 108 Saint Lucia 27.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 109 Tuvalu 26.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 110 Timor-Leste 26.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 111 Iran 25.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 112 Indonesia 25.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 113 Argentina 25.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 114 Northern Mariana Islands 25.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 115 Uruguay 25.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 116 Tonga 25.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 117 Thailand 25.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 118 Costa Rica 24.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 119 Morocco 24.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 120 Bahamas 24.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 121 Slovakia 24.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 122 French Polynesia 23.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 123 Moldova 22.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 124 Fiji 20.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 125 Lebanon 20.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 126 Turkmenistan 20.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 127 Georgia 19.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 128 Mauritius 19.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 129 Djibouti 19.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 130 Mongolia 19.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 131 Aruba 18.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 132 Jordan 17.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 133 Kazakhstan 17.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 134 Hungary 17.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 135 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 16.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 136 Turks and Caicos Islands 15.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 137 British Virgin Islands 15.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 138 Sri Lanka 14.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 139 Puerto Rico (US) 13.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 140 Saint Martin (French part) 13.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 141 Serbia 13.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 142 India 13.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 143 Armenia 12.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 144 Curaçao 12.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 145 North Macedonia 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 146 United States 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 147 Albania 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 148 Russia 12.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 149 New Caledonia 11.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 150 Türkiye 11.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 151 Saudi Arabia 11.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 152 Ukraine 10.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 153 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 154 Cayman Islands 10.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 155 New Zealand 10.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 156 Malta 10.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 157 Monaco 9.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 158 Bhutan 8.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 159 Montenegro 8.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 160 Algeria 8.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 161 Gibraltar 8.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 162 Isle of Man 8.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 163 Channel Islands 8.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 164 Belarus 8.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 165 Brunei 8.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 166 United Kingdom 7.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 167 Kosovo 7.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 168 Latvia 7.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 169 Bahrain 7.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 170 Cyprus 7.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 171 Greece 6.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 172 Portugal 6.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 173 Australia 6.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 174 Croatia 6.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 175 Poland 5.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 176 Libya 5.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 177 Czechia 5.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 178 Malaysia 5.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 179 Israel 5.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 180 Oman 5.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 181 Chile 5.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 182 Lithuania 5.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 183 Qatar 5.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 184 Germany 5.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 185 China 5.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 186 Maldives 5.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 187 Spain 4.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 188 Estonia 4.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 189 Canada 4.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 190 Faroe Islands 4.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 191 Tunisia 4.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 192 Ireland 4.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 193 Luxembourg 4.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 194 Austria 3.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 195 Belgium 3.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 196 Andorra 3.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 197 Slovenia 3.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 198 France 3.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 199 Iceland 3.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 200 Finland 3.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 201 Italy 2.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 202 United Arab Emirates 2.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 203 Singapore 2.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 204 Liechtenstein 1.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 205 Netherlands 1.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 206 Sweden 1.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 207 Japan 1.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 208 Bermuda 1.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 209 Switzerland 1.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 210 Kuwait 1.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 211 Norway 1.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 212 San Marino 1.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 213 Hong Kong SAR, China 1.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 214 Denmark 1.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 215 South Korea 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 216 North Korea 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 217 Macao SAR, China 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- East Asia and Pacific 14.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- Euro area 5.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- Europe and Central Asia 11.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- European Union 6.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- Latin America and Caribbean 50.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- Middle East and North Africa 37.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- North America 11.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- OECD members 16.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- South Asia 21.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- Sub-Saharan Africa 91.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- World 38.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
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