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Fertility rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
37.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Median: 26.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
163.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Lowest
Macao
0.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic163.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
2Mozambique153.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
3Equatorial Guinea150.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
4Niger145.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
5Angola140.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
By Region
Africa59.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19(9 countries)
Other46.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19(155 countries)
South America37.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19(7 countries)
North America36.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19(4 countries)
Asia21.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)High (163.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 37.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 163.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 153.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 150.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 4 | Niger | 145.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 5 | Angola | 140.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 6 | Mali | 138.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 7 | Chad | 134.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 8 | Madagascar | 129.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 9 | Liberia | 126.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 10 | Guinea | 118.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 11 | Somalia | 117.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 12 | Zambia | 115.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 13 | Malawi | 113.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 113.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | 109.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 16 | Uganda | 107.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 17 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 106.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 18 | Cameroon | 106.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 98.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 20 | South Sudan | 97.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 93.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 93.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 92.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 24 | Gabon | 91.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 25 | Mauritania | 88.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 87.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 27 | Nigeria | 86.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 86.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 29 | Honduras | 82.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 82.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 31 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 81.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 32 | Benin | 77.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 33 | Togo | 77.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 34 | Nauru | 76.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 35 | Yemen | 75.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 36 | Venezuela | 73.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 73.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 38 | Marshall Islands | 71.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 39 | Lesotho | 70.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 40 | Paraguay | 70.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 41 | Guyana | 69.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 69.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 43 | Eswatini | 68.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 44 | Guatemala | 68.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 45 | Nepal | 67.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 66.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 47 | Sudan | 66.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 48 | Namibia | 66.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 49 | Eritrea | 65.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 50 | Bolivia | 64.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 64.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 52 | Mayotte | 63.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 53 | Senegal | 60.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 54 | Mexico | 60.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 55 | Colombia | 59.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 56 | Ghana | 58.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 57 | Republic of The Gambia | 58.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 58 | Iraq | 58.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 59 | Panama | 57.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 60 | Kenya | 56.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 61 | Ecuador | 55.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 62 | Comoros | 55.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 63 | Belize | 55.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 64 | Seychelles | 54.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 65 | El Salvador | 54.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 66 | Papua New Guinea | 54.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 67 | Tokelau | 54.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 68 | Botswana | 53.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 69 | French Guiana | 53.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 70 | Burundi | 53.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 52.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 72 | South Africa | 51.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 73 | Solomon Islands | 50.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 74 | Haiti | 49.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 75 | Cuba | 48.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 76 | Suriname | 48.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 77 | Cambodia | 46.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 78 | Barbados | 45.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 79 | Kiribati | 44.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 80 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 43.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 81 | Peru | 43.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 82 | Samoa | 43.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 83 | Brazil | 42.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 85 | Egypt | 41.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 86 | Pakistan | 41.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 40.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 39.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 89 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 90 | Cape Verde | 38.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 91 | Jamaica | 36.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 92 | Greenland | 36.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 93 | State of Palestine | 36.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 95 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 34.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 97 | Vietnam | 34.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 98 | American Samoa | 34.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 99 | Dominica | 34.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 34.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 101 | Romania | 33.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 102 | Myanmar | 33.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 103 | Guam | 33.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 104 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 105 | Philippines | 31.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 106 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 31.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 107 | Western Sahara | 31.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 108 | Rwanda | 30.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 109 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 30.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 110 | Palau | 29.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 111 | Grenada | 29.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 113 | Anguilla | 28.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 27.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 115 | Tuvalu | 27.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 27.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 117 | Indonesia | 26.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 118 | Argentina | 26.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 26.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 120 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 26.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 121 | Uruguay | 26.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 122 | Northern Mariana Islands | 26.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 123 | Thailand | 26.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 124 | Morocco | 25.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 125 | Tonga | 24.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 126 | Slovakia | 24.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 127 | Bahamas | 24.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 128 | French Polynesia | 24.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 129 | Moldova, Republic of | 23.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 21.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 131 | Fiji | 21.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 132 | Georgia | 21.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 133 | Lebanon | 20.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 134 | Cook Islands | 20.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 135 | Mauritius | 19.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 136 | Mongolia | 19.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 137 | Djibouti | 19.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 138 | Aruba | 18.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 139 | Jordan | 18.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | 18.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 141 | Hungary | 17.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 142 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 17.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 143 | Niue | 16.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 144 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 145 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 15.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 146 | Virgin Islands, British | 15.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 147 | Reunion | 15.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | 15.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 149 | Saint Martin (French part) | 14.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 150 | Puerto Rico | 14.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 151 | India | 14.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 152 | Serbia | 13.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 153 | Armenia | 13.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 154 | United States of America | 13.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 155 | Russian Federation | 13.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 156 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 13.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 157 | Curaçao | 13.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 158 | Albania | 12.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 159 | Montserrat | 12.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 160 | New Caledonia | 12.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 161 | Türkiye | 12.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 162 | Ukraine | 11.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 163 | Cayman Islands | 11.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 11.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 166 | Saint Helena | 10.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 167 | New Zealand | 10.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 168 | Malta | 10.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 169 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 10.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 170 | Monaco | 9.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 171 | Montenegro | 9.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 172 | Bhutan | 9.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 173 | Martinique | 9.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 174 | Wallis and Futuna | 9.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 175 | Guernsey | 8.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 176 | Gibraltar | 8.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 177 | Algeria | 8.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 178 | Isle of Man | 8.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 179 | Belarus | 8.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 180 | Jersey | 8.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 181 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 182 | United Kingdom | 8.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 8.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 184 | Latvia | 7.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 185 | Bahrain | 7.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 186 | Greece | 7.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 187 | Portugal | 7.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 188 | Cyprus | 7.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 189 | Australia | 6.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 190 | Croatia | 6.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 191 | Chile | 6.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 192 | Israel | 6.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 193 | Poland | 6.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 194 | Oman | 6.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 195 | Czech Republic | 6.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 196 | Malaysia | 6.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 197 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 198 | Libya | 5.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 199 | Lithuania | 5.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 200 | Qatar | 5.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 201 | Germany | 5.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 202 | Maldives | 5.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 203 | People's Republic of China | 5.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 204 | Estonia | 5.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 205 | Spain | 4.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 206 | Canada | 4.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 207 | Faroe Islands | 4.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 208 | Saint Barthélemy | 4.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 209 | Tunisia | 4.3live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 210 | Ireland | 4.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 211 | Luxembourg | 4.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 212 | Austria | 3.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 213 | Belgium | 3.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 214 | France | 3.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 215 | Slovenia | 3.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 216 | Andorra | 3.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 217 | Iceland | 3.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 218 | United Arab Emirates | 3.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 219 | Finland | 3.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 220 | Taiwan, Province of China | 3.0live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 221 | Italy | 2.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 222 | Singapore | 2.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 223 | Netherlands | 1.9live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 224 | Sweden | 1.8live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 225 | Japan | 1.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 226 | Liechtenstein | 1.7live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 227 | Kuwait | 1.6live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 228 | Bermuda | 1.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 229 | Switzerland | 1.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 230 | Norway | 1.4live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 231 | San Marino | 1.2live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 232 | Denmark | 1.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 233 | Hong Kong | 1.1live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 234 | South Korea | 0.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 235 | North Korea | 0.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 236 | Macao | 0.5live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
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This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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