Indicators / Adolescent birth rate
Adolescent birth rate
Births per 1,000 women aged 15–19.
46 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked lowest to highest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1MauritiusVery High19.8 per 1k2RwandaMedium30.8 per 1k3Cabo VerdeMedium38.8 per 1k4South AfricaHigh51.6 per 1k5BurundiLow53.4 per 1k6BotswanaHigh53.8 per 1k7SeychellesVery High54.5 per 1k8ComorosMedium55.2 per 1k9KenyaMedium56.3 per 1k10GambiaLow58.1 per 1k11GhanaMedium58.2 per 1k12SenegalLow60.2 per 1k13EritreaLow65.2 per 1k14NamibiaMedium66 per 1k15Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium68.7 per 1k16EthiopiaLow69.9 per 1k17LesothoMedium70.6 per 1k18TogoMedium77.1 per 1k19BeninLow77.8 per 1k20Guinea-BissauLow82 per 1k21Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium86.2 per 1k22NigeriaMedium86.4 per 1k23Burkina FasoLow87.1 per 1k24MauritaniaMedium88.9 per 1k25GabonHigh91.7 per 1k26Côte d'IvoireMedium92.1 per 1k27Sierra LeoneLow93.6 per 1k28South SudanLow97.1 per 1k29ZimbabweMedium98.1 per 1k30CameroonMedium106.7 per 1k31Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low106.9 per 1k32UgandaMedium107 per 1k33CongoMedium109.9 per 1k34Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium113.2 per 1k35MalawiLow113.6 per 1k36ZambiaMedium115.9 per 1k37GuineaLow118.6 per 1k38LiberiaLow126 per 1k39MadagascarLow129.8 per 1k40ChadLow134.7 per 1k41MaliLow138.6 per 1k42AngolaMedium140.8 per 1k43NigerLow145.3 per 1k44Equatorial GuineaMedium150.4 per 1k45MozambiqueLow153.5 per 1k46Central African RepublicLow163.1 per 1k