demographic2023
Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are currently pregnant)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current
Median: 15.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current
Countries Covered
87
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
36.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current
Lowest
Maldives
1.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic36.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current
2Chad35.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current
3Mali35.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current
4Angola34.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current
5Mozambique34.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current
By Region
North America19.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current(2 countries)
Other17.7Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current(60 countries)
South America16.4Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current(4 countries)
Africa16.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current(8 countries)
Asia9.0Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current(12 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current)High (36.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current)
North America (2)
Other (60)
South America (4)
Africa (8)
Asia (12)
Europe (1)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 36.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 2 | Chad | 35.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 3 | Mali | 35.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 4 | Angola | 34.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 5 | Mozambique | 34.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 6 | Liberia | 33.8Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | 32.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 8 | Malawi | 31.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 9 | Madagascar | 31.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 10 | Zambia | 29.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 11 | Niger | 28.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 12 | Botswana | 28.4Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 13 | Guinea | 28.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 27.7Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 16 | El Salvador | 26.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 17 | Nicaragua | 24.7Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 18 | Honduras | 24.0Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 19 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.8Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 20 | Eswatini | 22.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 21.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 21.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21.0Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 24 | Guatemala | 20.7Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 20.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 27 | Nigeria | 20.4Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 28 | Benin | 20.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 29 | Cameroon | 19.7Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 30 | Uganda | 19.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 31 | Gabon | 19.4Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 19.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 33 | Lesotho | 19.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 34 | Namibia | 18.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 35 | Togo | 18.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 36 | Guyana | 18.0Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 37 | Brazil | 18.0Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 38 | Mexico | 17.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 39 | Bolivia | 17.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 40 | Mauritania | 17.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 41 | Colombia | 17.4Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 42 | Ecuador | 17.0Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 43 | Paraguay | 16.8Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 44 | South Africa | 15.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 45 | Kenya | 14.4Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 46 | Eritrea | 14.0Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 47 | Republic of The Gambia | 13.8Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.8Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 13.4Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 50 | Peru | 13.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 51 | Nepal | 13.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 52 | Ghana | 12.7Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 53 | Senegal | 12.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 12.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 12.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 56 | Comoros | 11.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 57 | Sudan | 10.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 58 | Egypt | 10.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 59 | Yemen | 10.7Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 60 | Thailand | 10.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 61 | Haiti | 10.0Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 9.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 63 | Cambodia | 8.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 64 | Burundi | 8.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 65 | Pakistan | 8.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 66 | Indonesia | 7.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 67 | Timor-Leste | 6.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 68 | India | 6.8Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 6.8Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 6.7Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 71 | Morocco | 6.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 6.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 74 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.1Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 75 | Myanmar | 5.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 76 | Philippines | 5.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 77 | Jordan | 5.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 78 | Rwanda | 5.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 5.0Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 80 | Türkiye | 4.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 81 | Turkmenistan | 4.3Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 82 | Ukraine | 4.2Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 83 | Armenia | 3.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 84 | Albania | 3.5Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 85 | Vietnam | 3.4Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 86 | Tunisia | 2.9Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
| 87 | Maldives | 1.6Percent of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are current |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).
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