Countries With the Highest Adolescent Fertility
Every country with a figure for adolescent fertility, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Central African Republic (161), Equatorial Guinea (153) and Mozambique (152). The middle country of the 217 has 26.8.
What this measures
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19), in births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. Source: UN Population Division, World Population Prospects. For this measure, higher is worse.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2024–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Adolescent fertility | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 161 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 153 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Mozambique | 152 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Niger | 142 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Angola | 139 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Mali | 136 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Chad | 132 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Madagascar | 129 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Liberia | 125 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Guinea | 117 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Zambia | 115 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 115 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Malawi | 113 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Tanzania | 113 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Congo, Rep. | 108 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Cameroon | 105 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 105 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Uganda | 105 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | South Sudan | 96.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 95.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 93.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 91.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 90.6 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Gabon | 89.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Mauritania | 87.6 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 85.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 85.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Nigeria | 84 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Lao PDR | 81.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 30 | Honduras | 81.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 80.3 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Benin | 76.4 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Togo | 76.4 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Naoero | 75.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 35 | Yemen, Rep. | 73.9 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 36 | Venezuela, RB | 73.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 37 | Marshall Islands | 71.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 70.8 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 39 | Paraguay | 70.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 40 | Lesotho | 69.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Guyana | 68.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 68.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Eswatini | 68.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Guatemala | 67.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Nepal | 66.5 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 46 | Namibia | 65.9 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 65.8 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 48 | Eritrea | 65.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Sudan | 64.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Bolivia | 64.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Afghanistan | 61.5 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 52 | Mexico | 59.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Senegal | 59.1 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Colombia | 58.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 55 | Ghana | 57.4 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 56 | Iraq | 57.3 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 57 | Gambia, The | 56.1 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Panama | 55.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Belize | 55.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Kenya | 54.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Ecuador | 54.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Comoros | 53.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 53.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 64 | Seychelles | 53.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | El Salvador | 53.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Botswana | 53.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | Burundi | 52.5 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | South Africa | 51.8 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 50.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 49.4 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Haiti | 49.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Cuba | 48.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Cambodia | 47.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 74 | Suriname | 46.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | Barbados | 45 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Kiribati | 44 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 77 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 43.7 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 78 | Samoa | 43.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 79 | Peru | 42.9 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Brazil | 41.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 41.1 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 40.8 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 83 | Pakistan | 39.9 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 39.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.6 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 38 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Cabo Verde | 37.9 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 36.4 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Jamaica | 36.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | West Bank and Gaza | 35.3 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 92 | Greenland | 35 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 34.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | American Samoa | 34.7 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 34.1 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Dominica | 34 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 33.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 98 | Myanmar | 33.2 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 99 | Romania | 32.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Guam | 31.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Philippines | 31.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 103 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 31.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Rwanda | 30.6 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Palau | 30.2 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 106 | Grenada | 28.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Kyrgyz Republic | 27.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | St. Lucia | 27.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Tuvalu | 26.8 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 26.8 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 111 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 25.8 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 112 | Indonesia | 25.6 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Argentina | 25.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 114 | Northern Mariana Islands | 25.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | Uruguay | 25.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 116 | Tonga | 25.1 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 117 | Thailand | 25 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 24.8 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | Morocco | 24.8 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 120 | Bahamas, The | 24.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 121 | Slovak Republic | 24.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 122 | French Polynesia | 23.8 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 123 | Moldova | 22.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 124 | Fiji | 20.9 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 125 | Lebanon | 20.7 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 20.1 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Georgia | 19.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Mauritius | 19.2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | Djibouti | 19.1 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 130 | Mongolia | 19 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 131 | Aruba | 18 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Jordan | 17.7 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 17.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Hungary | 17.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.6 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | 15.1 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 14.7 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 139 | Puerto Rico (US) | 13.3 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 140 | St. Martin (French part) | 13.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 141 | Serbia | 13.1 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | India | 13 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 143 | Armenia | 12.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Curacao | 12.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 145 | North Macedonia | 12.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | United States | 12.4 | 2024 | North America |
| 147 | Albania | 12.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 148 | Russian Federation | 12.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | New Caledonia | 11.7 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 150 | Turkiye | 11.2 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Saudi Arabia | 11.1 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 152 | Ukraine | 10.9 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 10.5 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 155 | New Zealand | 10.3 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 156 | Malta | 10 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Monaco | 9.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | Bhutan | 8.71 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 159 | Montenegro | 8.71 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | Algeria | 8.58 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 161 | Gibraltar | 8.53 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | Isle of Man | 8.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Channel Islands | 8.27 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Belarus | 8.17 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.05 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 166 | United Kingdom | 7.82 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 167 | Kosovo | 7.71 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 168 | Latvia | 7.25 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 169 | Bahrain | 7.22 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 170 | Cyprus | 6.98 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 171 | Greece | 6.85 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Portugal | 6.57 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 173 | Australia | 6.42 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 174 | Croatia | 6.31 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 175 | Poland | 5.85 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 176 | Libya | 5.83 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 177 | Czechia | 5.75 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 178 | Malaysia | 5.72 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 179 | Israel | 5.7 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 180 | Oman | 5.65 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 181 | Chile | 5.61 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 182 | Lithuania | 5.52 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Qatar | 5.49 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 184 | Germany | 5.24 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 185 | China | 5.2 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 186 | Maldives | 5.03 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 187 | Spain | 4.85 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 188 | Estonia | 4.67 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 189 | Canada | 4.5 | 2024 | North America |
| 190 | Faroe Islands | 4.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 191 | Tunisia | 4.21 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 192 | Ireland | 4.01 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 193 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 194 | Austria | 3.6 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 195 | Belgium | 3.5 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 196 | Andorra | 3.4 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 197 | Slovenia | 3.38 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 198 | France | 3.3 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 199 | Iceland | 3.07 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 200 | Finland | 2.99 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 201 | Italy | 2.87 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 202 | United Arab Emirates | 2.82 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 203 | Singapore | 2.21 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 204 | Liechtenstein | 1.8 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 205 | Netherlands | 1.75 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 206 | Sweden | 1.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 207 | Japan | 1.63 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 208 | Bermuda | 1.53 | 2024 | North America |
| 209 | Switzerland | 1.48 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 210 | Kuwait | 1.43 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 211 | Norway | 1.28 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 212 | San Marino | 1.17 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 213 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.15 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 214 | Denmark | 1.06 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 215 | Korea, Rep. | 0.532 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 216 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 0.505 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 217 | Macao SAR, China | 0.478 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
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