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Share of births by mothers aged 10-19
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
8.2%
Median: 6.9%
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Equatorial Guinea
26.5%
Lowest
San Marino
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Equatorial Guinea26.5%
2Nicaragua23.9%
3Liberia23.7%
4Central African Republic23.6%
5Mozambique23.5%
By Region
South America11.3%(7 countries)
Africa11.2%(9 countries)
North America9.9%(4 countries)
Other9.6%(155 countries)
Asia5.0%(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (26.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.2%)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (155)
Asia (27)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
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 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.5% |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 23.9% |
| 3 | Liberia | 23.7% |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 23.6% |
| 5 | Mozambique | 23.5% |
| 6 | South Sudan | 23.3% |
| 7 | Venezuela | 23.3% |
| 8 | Madagascar | 23.2% |
| 9 | Malawi | 22.0% |
| 10 | Angola | 21.5% |
| 11 | Mali | 20.3% |
| 12 | Zambia | 20.3% |
| 13 | Marshall Islands | 19.9% |
| 14 | Niger | 19.8% |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | 19.6% |
| 16 | Guinea | 19.6% |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 18.7% |
| 18 | Honduras | 18.6% |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 18.5% |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 18.4% |
| 21 | Uganda | 18.1% |
| 22 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.1% |
| 23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17.8% |
| 24 | Cameroon | 17.8% |
| 25 | Guatemala | 17.7% |
| 26 | Nepal | 17.7% |
| 27 | Chad | 17.5% |
| 28 | Colombia | 17.5% |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 17.2% |
| 30 | Ecuador | 16.6% |
| 31 | Mexico | 16.5% |
| 32 | Mauritania | 16.4% |
| 33 | Gabon | 15.9% |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 15.6% |
| 35 | El Salvador | 15.4% |
| 36 | Paraguay | 15.3% |
| 37 | Lesotho | 15.3% |
| 38 | Eswatini | 15.2% |
| 39 | Somalia | 15.2% |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.2% |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.2% |
| 42 | Cuba | 15.0% |
| 43 | Guyana | 14.9% |
| 44 | Nigeria | 14.8% |
| 45 | Panama | 14.7% |
| 46 | Bolivia | 14.7% |
| 47 | Belize | 14.5% |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14.1% |
| 49 | Eritrea | 14.1% |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 13.9% |
| 51 | Nauru | 13.9% |
| 52 | Anguilla | 13.1% |
| 53 | Barbados | 13.0% |
| 54 | Togo | 12.9% |
| 55 | Brazil | 12.7% |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 12.6% |
| 57 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.6% |
| 58 | Jamaica | 12.6% |
| 59 | Suriname | 12.3% |
| 60 | Benin | 12.3% |
| 61 | Namibia | 12.3% |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 12.2% |
| 63 | Seychelles | 12.2% |
| 64 | Kenya | 12.1% |
| 65 | Peru | 12.0% |
| 66 | Iraq | 11.7% |
| 67 | Haiti | 11.6% |
| 68 | Ghana | 11.5% |
| 69 | South Africa | 11.5% |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 11.3% |
| 71 | Senegal | 11.3% |
| 72 | Sudan | 11.1% |
| 73 | American Samoa | 11.1% |
| 74 | Yemen | 11.0% |
| 75 | Botswana | 10.9% |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 10.7% |
| 77 | Tokelau | 10.6% |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 10.6% |
| 79 | Republic of The Gambia | 10.6% |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5% |
| 81 | Dominica | 10.4% |
| 82 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.4% |
| 83 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.4% |
| 84 | Cambodia | 10.3% |
| 85 | French Guiana | 10.3% |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.3% |
| 87 | Romania | 10.2% |
| 88 | Afghanistan | 10.2% |
| 89 | Mayotte | 9.9% |
| 90 | Comoros | 9.8% |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 9.7% |
| 92 | Philippines | 9.7% |
| 93 | Thailand | 9.6% |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.4% |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | 9.4% |
| 96 | Palau | 9.3% |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 9.2% |
| 98 | Argentina | 9.2% |
| 99 | Uruguay | 9.1% |
| 100 | Egypt | 9.0% |
| 101 | Grenada | 9.0% |
| 102 | Burundi | 9.0% |
| 103 | Vietnam | 8.8% |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 8.6% |
| 105 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.6% |
| 106 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 8.4% |
| 107 | French Polynesia | 8.4% |
| 108 | Samoa | 8.4% |
| 109 | Myanmar | 8.2% |
| 110 | Kiribati | 8.0% |
| 111 | Bahamas | 8.0% |
| 112 | Greenland | 7.7% |
| 113 | Mauritius | 7.7% |
| 114 | Pakistan | 7.6% |
| 115 | Cook Islands | 7.3% |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 7.1% |
| 117 | Western Sahara | 6.9% |
| 118 | Puerto Rico | 6.9% |
| 119 | State of Palestine | 6.9% |
| 120 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 6.8% |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 6.8% |
| 122 | Guam | 6.7% |
| 123 | Indonesia | 6.7% |
| 124 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.4% |
| 125 | Slovakia | 6.4% |
| 126 | Aruba | 6.4% |
| 127 | Rwanda | 6.2% |
| 128 | Virgin Islands, British | 6.2% |
| 129 | Morocco | 6.1% |
| 130 | Tonga | 6.0% |
| 131 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.6% |
| 132 | Lebanon | 5.5% |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.3% |
| 134 | Georgia | 5.2% |
| 135 | Fiji | 5.2% |
| 136 | Ukraine | 5.1% |
| 137 | Montserrat | 5.1% |
| 138 | Wallis and Futuna | 5.1% |
| 139 | Hungary | 5.0% |
| 140 | Curaçao | 4.9% |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 4.9% |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 4.7% |
| 143 | Djibouti | 4.6% |
| 144 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.4% |
| 145 | Jordan | 4.3% |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 4.2% |
| 147 | Reunion | 4.1% |
| 148 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.0% |
| 149 | Niue | 4.0% |
| 150 | United States of America | 4.0% |
| 151 | Serbia | 4.0% |
| 152 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 3.9% |
| 153 | Russian Federation | 3.8% |
| 154 | Saint Barthélemy | 3.8% |
| 155 | India | 3.8% |
| 156 | Albania | 3.7% |
| 157 | Mongolia | 3.7% |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.7% |
| 159 | Türkiye | 3.5% |
| 160 | Armenia | 3.4% |
| 161 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.3% |
| 162 | Kazakhstan | 3.3% |
| 163 | Turkmenistan | 3.3% |
| 164 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3.2% |
| 165 | Bhutan | 3.1% |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 3.1% |
| 167 | Belarus | 3.0% |
| 168 | New Zealand | 2.9% |
| 169 | Jersey | 2.8% |
| 170 | Malta | 2.6% |
| 171 | Latvia | 2.6% |
| 172 | Greece | 2.6% |
| 173 | Saint Helena | 2.6% |
| 174 | Isle of Man | 2.6% |
| 175 | Montenegro | 2.5% |
| 176 | Guernsey | 2.5% |
| 177 | Martinique | 2.5% |
| 178 | Gibraltar | 2.4% |
| 179 | United Kingdom | 2.4% |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | 2.4% |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 2.3% |
| 182 | Cayman Islands | 2.3% |
| 183 | Chile | 2.2% |
| 184 | People's Republic of China | 2.2% |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.2% |
| 186 | Portugal | 2.1% |
| 187 | Croatia | 2.1% |
| 188 | Monaco | 1.9% |
| 189 | Malaysia | 1.9% |
| 190 | Poland | 1.8% |
| 191 | Lithuania | 1.8% |
| 192 | Czech Republic | 1.8% |
| 193 | Spain | 1.8% |
| 194 | Australia | 1.7% |
| 195 | Estonia | 1.6% |
| 196 | Algeria | 1.6% |
| 197 | Bahrain | 1.6% |
| 198 | Cyprus | 1.6% |
| 199 | Libya | 1.5% |
| 200 | Germany | 1.4% |
| 201 | Canada | 1.4% |
| 202 | Maldives | 1.3% |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 1.3% |
| 204 | Ireland | 1.3% |
| 205 | Israel | 1.3% |
| 206 | Belgium | 1.2% |
| 207 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1.1% |
| 208 | France | 1.1% |
| 209 | Andorra | 1.1% |
| 210 | Finland | 1.1% |
| 211 | Austria | 1.1% |
| 212 | Tunisia | 1.1% |
| 213 | Italy | 1.0% |
| 214 | Qatar | 1.0% |
| 215 | Slovenia | 1.0% |
| 216 | Luxembourg | 1.0% |
| 217 | Oman | 1.0% |
| 218 | Iceland | 0.9% |
| 219 | Singapore | 0.8% |
| 220 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7% |
| 221 | Japan | 0.6% |
| 222 | Netherlands | 0.5% |
| 223 | Sweden | 0.5% |
| 224 | Norway | 0.4% |
| 225 | Kuwait | 0.4% |
| 226 | Bermuda | 0.4% |
| 227 | Hong Kong | 0.4% |
| 228 | Switzerland | 0.4% |
| 229 | Denmark | 0.3% |
| 230 | Liechtenstein | 0.3% |
| 231 | South Korea | 0.3% |
| 232 | Macao | 0.2% |
| 233 | North Korea | 0.1% |
| 234 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 235 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0% |
| 236 | San Marino | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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