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Share of births by mothers aged 20-29
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
46.4%
Median: 48.2%
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Tajikistan
70.7%
Lowest
Holy See (Vatican City State)
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Tajikistan70.7%
2India69.5%
3North Korea66.7%
4Nepal66.1%
5Uzbekistan65.2%
By Region
Africa50.2%(9 countries)
Other48.3%(155 countries)
South America47.3%(7 countries)
North America47.1%(4 countries)
Asia46.2%(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 (70.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 46.4%)
Africa (9)
Other (155)
South America (7)
North America (4)
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 | Tajikistan | 70.7% |
| 2 | India | 69.5% |
| 3 | North Korea | 66.7% |
| 4 | Nepal | 66.1% |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 65.2% |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 63.9% |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 63.4% |
| 8 | State of Palestine | 60.6% |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 60.4% |
| 10 | Tuvalu | 60.2% |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 60.1% |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 60.1% |
| 13 | Pakistan | 59.9% |
| 14 | Egypt | 59.7% |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 59.6% |
| 16 | Guyana | 58.4% |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 57.9% |
| 18 | Kenya | 57.7% |
| 19 | Kyrgyzstan | 57.6% |
| 20 | Armenia | 57.5% |
| 21 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 56.8% |
| 22 | Fiji | 56.8% |
| 23 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 56.2% |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 56.2% |
| 25 | Belize | 56.1% |
| 26 | Vietnam | 56.1% |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 55.8% |
| 28 | El Salvador | 55.7% |
| 29 | Eritrea | 55.5% |
| 30 | Iraq | 55.5% |
| 31 | Cuba | 55.1% |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 55.1% |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 55.0% |
| 34 | Cambodia | 55.0% |
| 35 | Türkiye | 54.8% |
| 36 | Uganda | 54.7% |
| 37 | Botswana | 54.5% |
| 38 | Lebanon | 54.3% |
| 39 | Marshall Islands | 54.3% |
| 40 | Benin | 54.2% |
| 41 | Guatemala | 54.2% |
| 42 | Mexico | 54.2% |
| 43 | Samoa | 54.0% |
| 44 | Indonesia | 53.6% |
| 45 | Somalia | 53.5% |
| 46 | Nauru | 53.5% |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 53.3% |
| 48 | Honduras | 53.2% |
| 49 | Panama | 53.1% |
| 50 | Jordan | 53.1% |
| 51 | Kiribati | 53.0% |
| 52 | Colombia | 52.9% |
| 53 | Tonga | 52.8% |
| 54 | Philippines | 52.7% |
| 55 | Albania | 52.5% |
| 56 | Greenland | 52.5% |
| 57 | Myanmar | 52.5% |
| 58 | Guam | 52.4% |
| 59 | Eswatini | 52.3% |
| 60 | Suriname | 52.3% |
| 61 | Republic of The Gambia | 52.3% |
| 62 | Sudan | 52.2% |
| 63 | Venezuela | 52.0% |
| 64 | Niue | 52.0% |
| 65 | Lesotho | 52.0% |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.8% |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 51.7% |
| 68 | Nigeria | 51.6% |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 51.5% |
| 70 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 51.4% |
| 71 | Togo | 51.4% |
| 72 | Senegal | 51.3% |
| 73 | Bolivia | 51.2% |
| 74 | Guinea | 51.2% |
| 75 | People's Republic of China | 50.9% |
| 76 | Yemen | 50.9% |
| 77 | Niger | 50.9% |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 50.8% |
| 79 | Bhutan | 50.8% |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 50.8% |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 50.8% |
| 82 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.8% |
| 83 | Chad | 50.8% |
| 84 | Ecuador | 50.7% |
| 85 | Jamaica | 50.7% |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 50.7% |
| 87 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50.6% |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 50.5% |
| 89 | Malawi | 50.5% |
| 90 | Georgia | 50.4% |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 50.3% |
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.2% |
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 50.1% |
| 94 | Seychelles | 50.1% |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 50.1% |
| 96 | United Republic of Tanzania | 49.9% |
| 97 | Namibia | 49.9% |
| 98 | Paraguay | 49.7% |
| 99 | Cameroon | 49.6% |
| 100 | Guinea-Bissau | 49.4% |
| 101 | Madagascar | 49.3% |
| 102 | Moldova, Republic of | 49.2% |
| 103 | Barbados | 49.2% |
| 104 | Brazil | 49.1% |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49.1% |
| 106 | Aruba | 49.0% |
| 107 | Ukraine | 49.0% |
| 108 | Tokelau | 48.9% |
| 109 | South Africa | 48.9% |
| 110 | Rwanda | 48.9% |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 48.9% |
| 112 | Mali | 48.8% |
| 113 | Thailand | 48.6% |
| 114 | Mongolia | 48.6% |
| 115 | Ghana | 48.3% |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 48.3% |
| 117 | Bahamas | 48.3% |
| 118 | Palau | 48.2% |
| 119 | Burundi | 48.2% |
| 120 | Zambia | 48.2% |
| 121 | Isle of Man | 47.9% |
| 122 | South Sudan | 47.9% |
| 123 | Mozambique | 47.9% |
| 124 | Cook Islands | 47.8% |
| 125 | Belarus | 47.7% |
| 126 | Northern Mariana Islands | 47.7% |
| 127 | Romania | 47.4% |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.3% |
| 129 | Comoros | 47.2% |
| 130 | Dominica | 47.2% |
| 131 | Argentina | 47.1% |
| 132 | Anguilla | 46.9% |
| 133 | Haiti | 46.8% |
| 134 | Peru | 46.8% |
| 135 | Republic of the Congo | 46.7% |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.5% |
| 137 | Gabon | 46.4% |
| 138 | French Guiana | 46.4% |
| 139 | Morocco | 46.3% |
| 140 | Liberia | 46.2% |
| 141 | Israel | 46.2% |
| 142 | Bahrain | 46.1% |
| 143 | Serbia | 46.0% |
| 144 | Virgin Islands, British | 45.8% |
| 145 | Angola | 45.8% |
| 146 | Mauritius | 45.8% |
| 147 | Montenegro | 45.8% |
| 148 | Uruguay | 45.8% |
| 149 | Grenada | 45.7% |
| 150 | Iceland | 45.0% |
| 151 | Curaçao | 44.9% |
| 152 | United States of America | 44.7% |
| 153 | American Samoa | 44.7% |
| 154 | Russian Federation | 44.5% |
| 155 | Mauritania | 44.4% |
| 156 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 44.4% |
| 157 | Maldives | 44.3% |
| 158 | Malaysia | 44.2% |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 44.1% |
| 160 | Mayotte | 43.9% |
| 161 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 43.8% |
| 162 | Bulgaria | 43.8% |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 43.8% |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 43.6% |
| 165 | Faroe Islands | 43.6% |
| 166 | Poland | 43.4% |
| 167 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 43.3% |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 43.0% |
| 169 | Lithuania | 42.9% |
| 170 | Gibraltar | 42.9% |
| 171 | Kuwait | 42.6% |
| 172 | Slovenia | 42.4% |
| 173 | New Caledonia | 42.2% |
| 174 | Wallis and Futuna | 41.8% |
| 175 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 41.8% |
| 176 | Slovakia | 41.7% |
| 177 | Montserrat | 41.0% |
| 178 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 40.9% |
| 179 | Djibouti | 40.9% |
| 180 | Reunion | 40.8% |
| 181 | Monaco | 40.5% |
| 182 | Western Sahara | 40.5% |
| 183 | Croatia | 40.2% |
| 184 | Czech Republic | 40.1% |
| 185 | Hungary | 39.8% |
| 186 | Libya | 39.3% |
| 187 | Chile | 39.0% |
| 188 | Denmark | 38.9% |
| 189 | Belgium | 38.8% |
| 190 | Oman | 38.6% |
| 191 | Tunisia | 38.6% |
| 192 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 38.5% |
| 193 | New Zealand | 38.4% |
| 194 | Guernsey | 38.2% |
| 195 | United Kingdom | 37.9% |
| 196 | Saint Barthélemy | 37.7% |
| 197 | Algeria | 37.7% |
| 198 | Saint Martin (French part) | 37.4% |
| 199 | Latvia | 37.1% |
| 200 | Austria | 37.0% |
| 201 | Jersey | 36.7% |
| 202 | France | 36.5% |
| 203 | Norway | 36.3% |
| 204 | Saint Helena | 35.9% |
| 205 | Finland | 35.9% |
| 206 | Qatar | 35.4% |
| 207 | Canada | 35.1% |
| 208 | United Arab Emirates | 35.0% |
| 209 | Estonia | 34.9% |
| 210 | Sweden | 34.6% |
| 211 | Netherlands | 34.4% |
| 212 | Australia | 34.1% |
| 213 | Japan | 33.3% |
| 214 | Germany | 32.6% |
| 215 | Cayman Islands | 32.3% |
| 216 | Portugal | 32.1% |
| 217 | Martinique | 31.4% |
| 218 | Singapore | 30.9% |
| 219 | Bermuda | 30.5% |
| 220 | Taiwan, Province of China | 30.0% |
| 221 | Malta | 29.7% |
| 222 | Liechtenstein | 29.6% |
| 223 | Italy | 28.9% |
| 224 | Greece | 28.4% |
| 225 | Cyprus | 28.0% |
| 226 | Guadeloupe | 27.9% |
| 227 | Switzerland | 27.5% |
| 228 | Macao | 27.4% |
| 229 | Luxembourg | 27.1% |
| 230 | San Marino | 26.5% |
| 231 | Andorra | 25.0% |
| 232 | Ireland | 25.0% |
| 233 | Spain | 24.8% |
| 234 | Hong Kong | 18.3% |
| 235 | South Korea | 18.0% |
| 236 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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