How many births there are per thousand girls aged 15–19 during a year.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · per 1,000 women aged 15–19
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Central African Republic
|
161.3 | 2024 | 217 | |
| 2 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
152.9 | 2024 | 216 | |
| 3 |
Mozambique
|
151.9 | 2024 | 215 | |
| 4 |
Niger
|
141.6 | 2024 | 214 | |
| 5 |
Angola
|
139.4 | 2024 | 213 | |
| 6 |
Mali
|
135.9 | 2024 | 212 | |
| 7 |
Chad
|
132.1 | 2024 | 211 | |
| 8 |
Madagascar
|
128.7 | 2024 | 210 | |
| 9 |
Liberia
|
124.7 | 2024 | 209 | |
| 10 |
Guinea
|
116.8 | 2024 | 208 | |
| 11 |
Zambia
|
115.5 | 2024 | 207 | |
| 12 |
Somalia
|
115.4 | 2024 | 206 | |
| 13 |
Malawi
|
113.3 | 2024 | 205 | |
| 14 |
Tanzania
|
112.6 | 2024 | 204 | |
| 15 |
Republic of the Congo
|
108.1 | 2024 | 203 | |
| 16 |
Cameroon
|
105.4 | 2024 | 202 | |
| 17 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
105.2 | 2024 | 201 | |
| 18 |
Uganda
|
104.7 | 2024 | 200 | |
| 19 |
South Sudan
|
96.3 | 2024 | 199 | |
| 20 |
Zimbabwe
|
95.5 | 2024 | 198 | |
| 21 |
Nicaragua
|
93.2 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 22 |
Sierra Leone
|
91.2 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 23 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
90.6 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 24 |
Gabon
|
89.5 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 25 |
Mauritania
|
87.6 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 26 |
Burkina Faso
|
85.5 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 27 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
85.2 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 28 |
Nigeria
|
84 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 29 |
Laos
|
81.9 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 30 |
Honduras
|
81.3 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 31 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
80.3 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 32 |
Benin
|
76.4 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 33 |
Togo
|
76.4 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 34 |
Nauru
|
75.3 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 35 |
Yemen
|
73.9 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 36 |
Venezuela
|
73.2 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 37 |
Marshall Islands
|
71.3 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 38 |
Bangladesh
|
70.8 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 39 |
Paraguay
|
70.2 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 40 |
Lesotho
|
69.6 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 41 |
Guyana
|
68.5 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 42 |
Ethiopia
|
68.2 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 43 |
Eswatini
|
68.2 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 44 |
Guatemala
|
67.9 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 45 |
Nepal
|
66.5 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 46 |
Namibia
|
65.9 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 47 |
Vanuatu
|
65.8 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 48 |
Eritrea
|
65.2 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 49 |
Sudan
|
64.5 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 50 |
Bolivia
|
64.4 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 51 |
Afghanistan
|
61.5 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 52 |
Mexico
|
59.3 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 53 |
Senegal
|
59.1 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 54 |
Colombia
|
58.4 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 55 |
Ghana
|
57.4 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 56 |
Iraq
|
57.3 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 57 |
Gambia
|
56.1 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 58 |
Panama
|
55.9 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 59 |
Belize
|
55.6 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 60 |
Kenya
|
54.5 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 61 |
Ecuador
|
54.3 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 62 |
Comoros
|
53.8 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 63 |
Papua New Guinea
|
53.5 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 64 |
Seychelles
|
53.5 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 65 |
El Salvador
|
53.5 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 66 |
Botswana
|
53.5 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 67 |
Burundi
|
52.5 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 68 |
South Africa
|
51.8 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 69 |
Dominican Republic
|
50.2 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 70 |
Solomon Islands
|
49.4 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 71 |
Haiti
|
49.3 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 72 |
Cuba
|
48.2 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 73 |
Cambodia
|
47.3 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 74 |
Suriname
|
46.9 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 75 |
Barbados
|
45 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 76 |
Kiribati
|
44 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 77 |
Micronesia
|
43.7 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 78 |
Samoa
|
43.5 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 79 |
Peru
|
42.9 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 80 |
Brazil
|
41.5 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 81 |
Egypt
|
41.1 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 82 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
40.8 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 83 |
Pakistan
|
39.9 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 84 |
Tajikistan
|
39.4 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 85 |
Syria
|
38.6 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 86 |
Bulgaria
|
38 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 87 |
Cabo Verde
|
37.9 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 88 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
36.4 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 89 |
Jamaica
|
36.1 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 90 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
36 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 91 |
Palestine
|
35.3 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 92 |
Greenland
|
35.1 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 93 |
Azerbaijan
|
34.9 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 94 |
American Samoa
|
34.7 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 95 |
Uzbekistan
|
34.1 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 96 |
Dominica
|
34 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 97 |
Vietnam
|
33.9 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 98 |
Myanmar
|
33.2 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 99 |
Romania
|
32.8 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 100 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
32.1 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 101 |
Guam
|
31.5 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 102 |
Philippines
|
31.3 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 103 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
31.1 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 104 |
Rwanda
|
30.6 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 105 |
Palau
|
30.2 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 106 |
Grenada
|
28.6 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 107 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
27.5 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 108 |
Saint Lucia
|
27.2 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 109 |
Tuvalu
|
26.8 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Timor-Leste
|
26.8 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 111 |
Iran
|
25.8 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 112 |
Indonesia
|
25.6 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 113 |
Argentina
|
25.6 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 114 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
25.3 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 115 |
Uruguay
|
25.1 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 116 |
Tonga
|
25.1 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 117 |
Thailand
|
25 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 118 |
Costa Rica
|
24.8 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 119 |
Morocco
|
24.8 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 120 |
Bahamas
|
24.5 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 121 |
Slovakia
|
24.5 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 122 |
French Polynesia
|
23.8 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 123 |
Moldova
|
22.7 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 124 |
Fiji
|
20.9 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 125 |
Lebanon
|
20.7 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 126 |
Turkmenistan
|
20.1 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 127 |
Georgia
|
19.4 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 128 |
Mauritius
|
19.2 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 129 |
Djibouti
|
19.1 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 130 |
Mongolia
|
19 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 131 |
Aruba
|
18 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 132 |
Jordan
|
17.7 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 133 |
Kazakhstan
|
17.4 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 134 |
Hungary
|
17.4 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 135 |
Sint Maarten
|
16.6 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 136 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
15.6 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 137 |
British Virgin Islands
|
15.1 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 138 |
Sri Lanka
|
14.7 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 139 |
Puerto Rico
|
13.3 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 140 |
Saint Martin
|
13.2 | 2024 | 78 | |
| 141 |
Serbia
|
13.1 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 142 |
India
|
13 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 143 |
Armenia
|
12.8 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 144 |
Curaçao
|
12.5 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 145 |
North Macedonia
|
12.4 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 146 |
United States
|
12.4 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 147 |
Albania
|
12.4 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 148 |
Russia
|
12.2 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 149 |
New Caledonia
|
11.7 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 150 |
Türkiye
|
11.2 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 151 |
Saudi Arabia
|
11.1 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 152 |
Ukraine
|
10.9 | 2024 | 66 | |
| 153 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
10.8 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 154 |
Cayman Islands
|
10.5 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 155 |
New Zealand
|
10.3 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 156 |
Malta
|
10 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 157 |
Monaco
|
9.3 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 158 |
Bhutan
|
8.7 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 159 |
Montenegro
|
8.7 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 160 |
Algeria
|
8.6 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 161 |
Gibraltar
|
8.5 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 162 |
Isle of Man
|
8.5 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 163 |
Channel Islands
|
8.3 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 164 |
Belarus
|
8.2 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 165 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
8.1 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 166 |
United Kingdom
|
7.8 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 167 |
Kosovo
|
7.7 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 168 |
Latvia
|
7.3 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 169 |
Bahrain
|
7.2 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 170 |
Cyprus
|
7 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 171 |
Greece
|
6.8 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 172 |
Portugal
|
6.6 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 173 |
Australia
|
6.4 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 174 |
Croatia
|
6.3 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 175 |
Poland
|
5.8 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 176 |
Libya
|
5.8 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 177 |
Czechia
|
5.8 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 178 |
Malaysia
|
5.7 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 179 |
Israel
|
5.7 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 180 |
Oman
|
5.6 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 181 |
Chile
|
5.6 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 182 |
Lithuania
|
5.5 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 183 |
Qatar
|
5.5 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 184 |
Germany
|
5.2 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 185 |
China
|
5.2 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 186 |
Maldives
|
5 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 187 |
Spain
|
4.9 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 188 |
Estonia
|
4.7 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 189 |
Canada
|
4.5 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 190 |
Faroe Islands
|
4.4 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 191 |
Tunisia
|
4.2 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 192 |
Ireland
|
4 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 193 |
Luxembourg
|
4 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 194 |
Austria
|
3.6 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 195 |
Belgium
|
3.5 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 196 |
Andorra
|
3.4 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 197 |
Slovenia
|
3.4 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 198 |
France
|
3.3 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 199 |
Iceland
|
3.1 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 200 |
Finland
|
3 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 201 |
Italy
|
2.9 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 202 |
United Arab Emirates
|
2.8 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 203 |
Singapore
|
2.2 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 204 |
Liechtenstein
|
1.8 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 205 |
Netherlands
|
1.7 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 206 |
Sweden
|
1.7 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 207 |
Japan
|
1.6 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 208 |
Bermuda
|
1.5 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 209 |
Switzerland
|
1.5 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 210 |
Kuwait
|
1.4 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 211 |
Norway
|
1.3 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 212 |
San Marino
|
1.2 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 213 |
Hong Kong
|
1.2 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 214 |
Denmark
|
1.1 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 215 |
South Korea
|
0.5 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 216 |
North Korea
|
0.5 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 217 |
Macao
|
0.5 | 2024 | 1 |
The number of births per thousand women aged 15–19 during a year. The indicator is closely tied to the education of girls, the availability of contraception and the age at marriage, which is why it is used as a summary measure of the position of adolescent girls. Early childbirth is dangerous medically — maternal mortality is higher in this age group — and socially: it usually means interrupted schooling.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population as a whole rather than by the 15–19 age group: the catalog has no separate series for the size of that group, and its share among women differs about twofold across countries.
What part of women in a marriage or a union uses contraception.
Demography 1960–2024 Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Mortality 1985–2023 Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.
Indexes 1990–2023 Gender inequality indexA composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.