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Adolescent birth rate
What this indicator measures
Number of births per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 in a year.
How to read this?
A value of 50 means 50 births per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 over the year.
Ranking : ranked from lowest to highest
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213countries with data
161.3 per 1,000maximum · Central African Republic
26.8 per 1,000median
0.5 per 1,000minimum · Macao SAR China
2024data year(s)
In brief
The "Adolescent birth rate" ranking covers 213 countries and territories. Lowest value: Macao SAR China (0.5 per 1,000). Highest value: Central African Republic (161.3 per 1,000). Median: 26.8 per 1,000 (data: 2024). The top 10% of countries exceed 90.3 per 1,000, while the bottom 10% stay below 3.4 per 1,000. By continent, the median is highest in Africa (84 per 1,000) and lowest in Europe (5.8 per 1,000).
Median by continent
- Africa 84 per 1,000 (51)
- South America 50.6 per 1,000 (12)
- North America 33 per 1,000 (34)
- Oceania 31.5 per 1,000 (19)
- Asia 18.4 per 1,000 (48)
- Europe 5.8 per 1,000 (46)
Why this indicator matters
The number of births among girls aged 15 to 19 is linked to education, access to contraception and living conditions. Comparing it sheds light on young people's reproductive health.
What makes this indicator vary
Several factors play a role: length of schooling, access to information and contraception, age at marriage, the economic situation and social norms. These factors change slowly with health and education policies.
Reading precautions
The rate is calculated relative to the population of girls in the age group, without saying whether the pregnancies were wanted. The data rely on registers or surveys of uneven quality and do not always refer to the same year.
Full ranking
ranked from lowest to highest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 2e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 3e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 0.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 4e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 5e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 6e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 1.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 7e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 8e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 1.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 9e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 10e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 1.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 11e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 12e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 13e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 14e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 15e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 2.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 16e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 2.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 17e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 18e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 19e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 3.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 20e | 🇫🇷 France | 3.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 21e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 22e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 3.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 23e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 3.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 24e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 3.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 25e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 26e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 27e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 4.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 28e | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 4.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 29e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 4.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 30e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 4.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 31e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 4.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 32e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 33e | 🇨🇳 China | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 34e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 5.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 35e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 36e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 5.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 37e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 38e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 5.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 39e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 40e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 5.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 41e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 42e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 43e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 5.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 44e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 6.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 45e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 6.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 46e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 6.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 47e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 6.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 48e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 49e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 7.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 50e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 7.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 51e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 7.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 52e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 7.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 53e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 8.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 54e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 8.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 55e | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 8.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 56e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 8.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 57e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 58e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 8.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 59e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 9.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 60e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 10 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 61e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 10.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 62e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 10.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 63e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 64e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 10.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 65e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 11.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 66e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 11.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 67e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 11.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 68e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 12.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 69e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 12.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 70e | 🇺🇸 United States | 12.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 71e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 12.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 72e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 12.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 73e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 12.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 74e | 🇮🇳 India | 13 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 75e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 13.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 76e | 🇲🇫 St. Martin | 13.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 77e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 13.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 78e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 14.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 79e | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | 15.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 80e | 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands | 15.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 81e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 16.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 82e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 17.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 83e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 17.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 84e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 17.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 85e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 18 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 86e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 19 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 87e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 19.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 88e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 19.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 89e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 19.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 90e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 20.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 91e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 20.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 92e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 20.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 93e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 22.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 94e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 23.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 95e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 24.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 96e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 24.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 97e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 24.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 98e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 24.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 99e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 25 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 100e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 25.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 101e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 25.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 102e | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | 25.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 103e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 25.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 104e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 25.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 105e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 25.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 106e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 26.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 107e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 26.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 108e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 27.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 109e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 27.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 110e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 28.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 111e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 30.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 112e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 30.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 113e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 31.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 114e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 31.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 115e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 31.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 116e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 32.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 117e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 32.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 118e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 33.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 119e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 33.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 120e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 34 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 121e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 34.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 122e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 34.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 123e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 34.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 124e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 35.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 125e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 36 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 126e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 36.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 127e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 36.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 128e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 37.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 129e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 38 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 130e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 38.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 131e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 39.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 132e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 39.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 133e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 40.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 134e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 41.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 135e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 41.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 136e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 42.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 137e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 43.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 138e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 43.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 139e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 44 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 140e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 45 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 141e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 46.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 142e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 47.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 143e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 48.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 144e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 49.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 145e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 49.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 146e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 50.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 147e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 51.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 148e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 52.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 149e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 53.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 150e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 53.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 151e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 53.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 152e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 53.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 153e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 53.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 154e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 54.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 155e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 54.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 156e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 55.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 157e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 55.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 158e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 56.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 159e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 57.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 160e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 57.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 161e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 58.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 162e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 59.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 163e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 59.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 164e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 61.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 165e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 64.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 166e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 64.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 167e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 65.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 168e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 65.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 169e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 65.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 170e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 66.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 171e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 67.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 172e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 68.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 173e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 68.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 174e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 68.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 175e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 69.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 176e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 70.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 177e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 70.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 178e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 71.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 179e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 73.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 180e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 73.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 181e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 75.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 182e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 76.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 183e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 76.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 184e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 80.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 185e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 81.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 186e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 81.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 187e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 84 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 188e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 85.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 189e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 85.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 190e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 87.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 191e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 89.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 192e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 90.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 193e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 91.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 194e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 93.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 195e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 95.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 196e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 104.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 197e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 105.2 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 198e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 105.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 199e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 108.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 200e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 112.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 201e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 113.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 202e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 115.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 203e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 115.5 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 204e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 116.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 205e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 124.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 206e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 128.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 207e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 132.1 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 208e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 135.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 209e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 139.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 210e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 141.6 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 211e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 151.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 212e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 152.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 213e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 161.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Adolescent birth rate"?
The highest value is in Central African Republic, at 161.3 per 1,000 (2024).
Which country has the lowest value for "Adolescent birth rate"?
The lowest value is in Macao SAR China, at 0.5 per 1,000 (2024).
What is the world median value of "Adolescent birth rate"?
The world median is 26.8 per 1,000, calculated across 213 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Adolescent birth rate" for France?
France scores 3.3 per 1,000 (2024), ranking 20 out of 213 countries (ranked from lowest to highest).
Where does the "Adolescent birth rate" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale (World Development Indicators). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
How is this rate calculated?
Births to mothers aged fifteen to nineteen are counted over a year, then divided by one thousand girls in that age group.
Does this rate measure unwanted pregnancies?
No. It only counts births. It does not say whether the pregnancy was wanted, nor does it cover pregnancies that were terminated or not carried to term.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale (World Development Indicators). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
Indicators in the same category : Health and reproductive rights
- Births attended by skilled health personnelShare of births attended by a doctor, a midwife or other trained health personnel.
- Abortion: grounds allowed by lawShows in which cases the law allows abortion: never, only to save the woman's life, for reasons of health, rape or fetal impairment, for economic or social reasons, or on request. The classification uses the broadest ground allowed.
- Abortion on request: maximum legal time limitNumber of weeks of pregnancy up to which the law allows abortion at the woman's simple request, without having to give a reason. Only countries that set this limit in weeks are shown.
- Unmet need for contraceptionShare of married or partnered women aged 15 to 49 who want to avoid or delay pregnancy but do not use any method of contraception.
- Family planning needs met by modern methodsAmong married or partnered women who want to space or limit their births, the share whose need is met by a modern method of contraception.
- Maternal mortalityNumber of women who die during pregnancy or within 42 days after it ends, per 100,000 live births (modeled estimate).
- Use of modern contraceptivesShare of married women or women in a union, aged 15 to 49, who use a modern method of contraception (pill, IUD, condom, sterilisation, etc.).