Adolescent birth rate by country, 2024
Births to women aged 15 to 19 per 1,000 women of that age.
217 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Central African Republic (161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19). Lowest: Macao SAR, China (0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19). The median is 26.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.
Highest 10
- 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
Lowest 10
- 217. Macao SAR, China 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 216. North Korea 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 215. South Korea 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 214. Denmark 1.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 213. Hong Kong SAR, China 1.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 212. San Marino 1.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 211. Norway 1.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 210. Kuwait 1.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 209. Switzerland 1.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
- 208. Bermuda 1.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 217. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
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).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 161.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 152.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 3 | Mozambique | 151.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 4 | Niger | 141.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 5 | Angola | 139.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 6 | Mali | 135.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 7 | Chad | 132.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 8 | Madagascar | 128.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 9 | Liberia | 124.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 10 | Guinea | 116.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Zambia | 115.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 12 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 115.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 13 | Malawi | 113.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 14 | Tanzania | 112.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | 108.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 16 | Cameroon | 105.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 105.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 18 | Uganda | 104.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 19 | South Sudan | 96.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 95.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 93.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 91.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 90.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 24 | Gabon | 89.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 25 | Mauritania | 87.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 85.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 27 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 85.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 28 | Nigeria | 84.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 29 | Laos | 81.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 30 | Honduras | 81.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 80.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 32 | Benin | 76.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 33 | Togo | 76.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 34 | Naoero | 75.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 35 | Yemen | 73.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 36 | Venezuela | 73.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 37 | Marshall Islands | 71.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 70.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 39 | Paraguay | 70.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 40 | Lesotho | 69.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 41 | Guyana | 68.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 68.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 43 | Eswatini | 68.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 44 | Guatemala | 67.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 45 | Nepal | 66.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 46 | Namibia | 65.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 65.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 48 | Eritrea | 65.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 49 | Sudan | 64.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 50 | Bolivia | 64.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 61.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 52 | Mexico | 59.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 53 | Senegal | 59.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 54 | Colombia | 58.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 55 | Ghana | 57.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 56 | Iraq | 57.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 57 | Gambia | 56.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 58 | Panama | 55.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 59 | Belize | 55.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 60 | Kenya | 54.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 61 | Ecuador | 54.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 62 | Comoros | 53.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 64 | Seychelles | 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 65 | El Salvador | 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 66 | Botswana | 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 67 | Burundi | 52.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 68 | South Africa | 51.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 50.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 49.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 71 | Haiti | 49.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 72 | Cuba | 48.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 73 | Cambodia | 47.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 74 | Suriname | 46.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 75 | Barbados | 45.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 76 | Kiribati | 44.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 77 | Micronesia | 43.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 78 | Samoa | 43.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 79 | Peru | 42.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 80 | Brazil | 41.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 81 | Egypt | 41.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 40.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 83 | Pakistan | 39.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 39.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 85 | Syria | 38.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 38.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 87 | Cabo Verde | 37.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 36.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 89 | Jamaica | 36.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 91 | West Bank and Gaza | 35.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 92 | Greenland | 35.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 34.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 94 | American Samoa | 34.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 34.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 96 | Dominica | 34.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 33.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 98 | Myanmar | 33.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 99 | Romania | 32.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 101 | Guam | 31.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 102 | Philippines | 31.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 103 | US Virgin Islands | 31.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 104 | Rwanda | 30.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 105 | Palau | 30.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 106 | Grenada | 28.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 27.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 109 | Tuvalu | 26.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 26.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 111 | Iran | 25.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 112 | Indonesia | 25.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 113 | Argentina | 25.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 114 | Northern Mariana Islands | 25.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 115 | Uruguay | 25.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 116 | Tonga | 25.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 117 | Thailand | 25.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 24.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 119 | Morocco | 24.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 120 | Bahamas | 24.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 121 | Slovakia | 24.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 122 | French Polynesia | 23.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 123 | Moldova | 22.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 124 | Fiji | 20.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 125 | Lebanon | 20.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 20.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 127 | Georgia | 19.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 128 | Mauritius | 19.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 129 | Djibouti | 19.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 130 | Mongolia | 19.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 131 | Aruba | 18.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 132 | Jordan | 17.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 17.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 134 | Hungary | 17.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 135 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 136 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | 15.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 14.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 139 | Puerto Rico (US) | 13.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 140 | Saint Martin (French part) | 13.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 141 | Serbia | 13.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 142 | India | 13.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 143 | Armenia | 12.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 144 | Curaçao | 12.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 146 | United States | 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 147 | Albania | 12.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 148 | Russia | 12.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 149 | New Caledonia | 11.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 150 | Türkiye | 11.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 11.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 152 | Ukraine | 10.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 10.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 155 | New Zealand | 10.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 156 | Malta | 10.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 157 | Monaco | 9.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 158 | Bhutan | 8.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 159 | Montenegro | 8.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 160 | Algeria | 8.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 161 | Gibraltar | 8.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 162 | Isle of Man | 8.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 163 | Channel Islands | 8.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 164 | Belarus | 8.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 165 | Brunei | 8.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 166 | United Kingdom | 7.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 167 | Kosovo | 7.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 168 | Latvia | 7.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 169 | Bahrain | 7.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 170 | Cyprus | 7.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 171 | Greece | 6.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 172 | Portugal | 6.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 173 | Australia | 6.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 174 | Croatia | 6.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 175 | Poland | 5.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 176 | Libya | 5.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 177 | Czechia | 5.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 178 | Malaysia | 5.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 179 | Israel | 5.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 180 | Oman | 5.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 181 | Chile | 5.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 182 | Lithuania | 5.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 183 | Qatar | 5.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 184 | Germany | 5.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 185 | China | 5.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 186 | Maldives | 5.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 187 | Spain | 4.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 188 | Estonia | 4.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 189 | Canada | 4.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 190 | Faroe Islands | 4.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 191 | Tunisia | 4.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 192 | Ireland | 4.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 4.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 194 | Austria | 3.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 195 | Belgium | 3.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 196 | Andorra | 3.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 197 | Slovenia | 3.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 198 | France | 3.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 199 | Iceland | 3.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 200 | Finland | 3.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 201 | Italy | 2.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 202 | United Arab Emirates | 2.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 203 | Singapore | 2.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 204 | Liechtenstein | 1.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 205 | Netherlands | 1.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 206 | Sweden | 1.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 207 | Japan | 1.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 208 | Bermuda | 1.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 209 | Switzerland | 1.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 210 | Kuwait | 1.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 211 | Norway | 1.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 212 | San Marino | 1.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 213 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 214 | Denmark | 1.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 215 | South Korea | 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 216 | North Korea | 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 | |
| 217 | Macao SAR, China | 0.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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