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Adolescent fertility, births per 1,000 women aged 15–19: ranking of countries
217 countries ranked by their latest value. Central African Republic is highest at 161.3; Macao is lowest at 0.5.
World 38.3 (2024)Median country 26.8217 countries
Adolescent births: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 217 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
217 shown
| # | Country | Region | Adolescent births | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 161.3 | 2024 | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 152.9 | 2024 | |
| 3 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 151.9 | 2024 | |
| 4 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 141.6 | 2024 | |
| 5 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 139.4 | 2024 | |
| 6 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 135.9 | 2024 | |
| 7 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 132.1 | 2024 | |
| 8 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 128.7 | 2024 | |
| 9 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 124.7 | 2024 | |
| 10 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 116.8 | 2024 | |
| 11 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 115.5 | 2024 | |
| 12 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 115.4 | 2024 | |
| 13 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 113.3 | 2024 | |
| 14 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 112.6 | 2024 | |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 108.1 | 2024 | |
| 16 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 105.4 | 2024 | |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 105.2 | 2024 | |
| 18 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 104.7 | 2024 | |
| 19 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 96.3 | 2024 | |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 95.5 | 2024 | |
| 21 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.2 | 2024 | |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.2 | 2024 | |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 90.6 | 2024 | |
| 24 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 89.5 | 2024 | |
| 25 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 87.6 | 2024 | |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.5 | 2024 | |
| 27 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.2 | 2024 | |
| 28 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 84.0 | 2024 | |
| 29 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 81.9 | 2024 | |
| 30 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 81.3 | 2024 | |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.3 | 2024 | |
| 32 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.4 | 2024 | |
| 33 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 76.4 | 2024 | |
| 34 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 75.3 | 2024 | |
| 35 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 73.9 | 2024 | |
| 36 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 73.2 | 2024 | |
| 37 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 71.3 | 2024 | |
| 38 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 70.8 | 2024 | |
| 39 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 70.2 | 2024 | |
| 40 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 69.5 | 2024 | |
| 41 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 68.5 | 2024 | |
| 42 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.2 | 2024 | |
| 43 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 68.2 | 2024 | |
| 44 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.9 | 2024 | |
| 45 | Nepal | South Asia | 66.5 | 2024 | |
| 46 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.9 | 2024 | |
| 47 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 65.8 | 2024 | |
| 48 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.2 | 2024 | |
| 49 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.5 | 2024 | |
| 50 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 64.4 | 2024 | |
| 51 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 61.5 | 2024 | |
| 52 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.3 | 2024 | |
| 53 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.1 | 2024 | |
| 54 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.4 | 2024 | |
| 55 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.4 | 2024 | |
| 56 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 57.3 | 2024 | |
| 57 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.1 | 2024 | |
| 58 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.9 | 2024 | |
| 59 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.6 | 2024 | |
| 60 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.5 | 2024 | |
| 61 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.3 | 2024 | |
| 62 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.8 | 2024 | |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 53.5 | 2024 | |
| 64 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.5 | 2024 | |
| 65 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.5 | 2024 | |
| 66 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 53.5 | 2024 | |
| 67 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.5 | 2024 | |
| 68 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.8 | 2024 | |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 50.2 | 2024 | |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 49.4 | 2024 | |
| 71 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.3 | 2024 | |
| 72 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.2 | 2024 | |
| 73 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 47.3 | 2024 | |
| 74 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.9 | 2024 | |
| 75 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 45.0 | 2024 | |
| 76 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 44.0 | 2024 | |
| 77 | Micronesia | East Asia & Pacific | 43.7 | 2024 | |
| 78 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 43.5 | 2024 | |
| 79 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.9 | 2024 | |
| 80 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 41.5 | 2024 | |
| 81 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.1 | 2024 | |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 40.8 | 2024 | |
| 83 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 39.9 | 2024 | |
| 84 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 39.4 | 2024 | |
| 85 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.6 | 2024 | |
| 86 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 38.0 | 2024 | |
| 87 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.9 | 2024 | |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.4 | 2024 | |
| 89 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.1 | 2024 | |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.0 | 2024 | |
| 91 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35.3 | 2024 | |
| 92 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 35.0 | 2024 | |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 34.9 | 2024 | |
| 94 | American Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 34.7 | 2024 | |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 34.1 | 2024 | |
| 96 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 34.0 | 2024 | |
| 97 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 33.9 | 2024 | |
| 98 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 33.2 | 2024 | |
| 99 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 32.8 | 2024 | |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.1 | 2024 | |
| 101 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 31.5 | 2024 | |
| 102 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 31.3 | 2024 | |
| 103 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 31.1 | 2024 | |
| 104 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.6 | 2024 | |
| 105 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 30.2 | 2024 | |
| 106 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 28.6 | 2024 | |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 27.5 | 2024 | |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 27.2 | 2024 | |
| 109 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 26.8 | 2024 | |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 26.8 | 2024 | |
| 111 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.8 | 2024 | |
| 112 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 25.6 | 2024 | |
| 113 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.6 | 2024 | |
| 114 | Northern Mariana Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 25.3 | 2024 | |
| 115 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.1 | 2024 | |
| 116 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 25.1 | 2024 | |
| 117 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 25.0 | 2024 | |
| 118 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.8 | 2024 | |
| 119 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.8 | 2024 | |
| 120 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.5 | 2024 | |
| 121 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 24.5 | 2024 | |
| 122 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 23.8 | 2024 | |
| 123 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 22.7 | 2024 | |
| 124 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 20.9 | 2024 | |
| 125 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 20.7 | 2024 | |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 20.1 | 2024 | |
| 127 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 19.4 | 2024 | |
| 128 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.2 | 2024 | |
| 129 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.1 | 2024 | |
| 130 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 19.0 | 2024 | |
| 131 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 18.0 | 2024 | |
| 132 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.7 | 2024 | |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 17.4 | 2024 | |
| 134 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 17.4 | 2024 | |
| 135 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.6 | 2024 | |
| 136 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.6 | 2024 | |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.1 | 2024 | |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 14.7 | 2024 | |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.3 | 2024 | |
| 140 | Saint Martin (French part) | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.2 | 2024 | |
| 141 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 13.1 | 2024 | |
| 142 | India | South Asia | 13.0 | 2024 | |
| 143 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 12.8 | 2024 | |
| 144 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.5 | 2024 | |
| 145 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 12.4 | 2024 | |
| 146 | United States | North America | 12.4 | 2024 | |
| 147 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 12.4 | 2024 | |
| 148 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 12.2 | 2024 | |
| 149 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 11.7 | 2024 | |
| 150 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 11.2 | 2024 | |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.1 | 2024 | |
| 152 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 10.9 | 2024 | |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8 | 2024 | |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.5 | 2024 | |
| 155 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 10.3 | 2024 | |
| 156 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.0 | 2024 | |
| 157 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 9.3 | 2024 | |
| 158 | Bhutan | South Asia | 8.7 | 2024 | |
| 159 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 8.7 | 2024 | |
| 160 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.6 | 2024 | |
| 161 | Gibraltar | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5 | 2024 | |
| 162 | Isle of Man | Europe & Central Asia | 8.5 | 2024 | |
| 163 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 8.3 | 2024 | |
| 164 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 8.2 | 2024 | |
| 165 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 8.1 | 2024 | |
| 166 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 7.8 | 2024 | |
| 167 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 7.7 | 2024 | |
| 168 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 7.2 | 2024 | |
| 169 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.2 | 2024 | |
| 170 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 7.0 | 2024 | |
| 171 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 6.8 | 2024 | |
| 172 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6 | 2024 | |
| 173 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.4 | 2024 | |
| 174 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.3 | 2024 | |
| 175 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 5.8 | 2024 | |
| 176 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.8 | 2024 | |
| 177 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.8 | 2024 | |
| 178 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 179 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.7 | 2024 | |
| 180 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.6 | 2024 | |
| 181 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.6 | 2024 | |
| 182 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 183 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.5 | 2024 | |
| 184 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 5.2 | 2024 | |
| 185 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 5.2 | 2024 | |
| 186 | Maldives | South Asia | 5.0 | 2024 | |
| 187 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 4.8 | 2024 | |
| 188 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.7 | 2024 | |
| 189 | Canada | North America | 4.5 | 2024 | |
| 190 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 4.4 | 2024 | |
| 191 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.2 | 2024 | |
| 192 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2024 | |
| 193 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 4.0 | 2024 | |
| 194 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 3.6 | 2024 | |
| 195 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 3.5 | 2024 | |
| 196 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 | |
| 197 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.4 | 2024 | |
| 198 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 3.3 | 2024 | |
| 199 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1 | 2024 | |
| 200 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0 | 2024 | |
| 201 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 2.9 | 2024 | |
| 202 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.8 | 2024 | |
| 203 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 2.2 | 2024 | |
| 204 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8 | 2024 | |
| 205 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7 | 2024 | |
| 206 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7 | 2024 | |
| 207 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 1.6 | 2024 | |
| 208 | Bermuda | North America | 1.5 | 2024 | |
| 209 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 1.5 | 2024 | |
| 210 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.4 | 2024 | |
| 211 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 1.3 | 2024 | |
| 212 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2 | 2024 | |
| 213 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 1.2 | 2024 | |
| 214 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 1.1 | 2024 | |
| 215 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.5 | 2024 | |
| 216 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 0.5 | 2024 | |
| 217 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 0.5 | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)