Countries with the Highest Teenage Birth Rate 2024
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Central African Republic leads in Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15-19) with 161.30 in 2024.
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Average Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15-19) in 2024: 123 · median: 116.
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Gap in 2024: Central African Republic is 1.7× larger than Zimbabwe.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Highest Teenage Birth Rate 2024
The 20 countries with the highest adolescent fertility rate in 2024, measured as births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Central African Republic is highest at 161.3, ahead of Equatorial Guinea at 152.9 and Mozambique at 151.9. Data covers 217 countries and territories.
Analysis
The median country records 26.8 births per 1,000 teenage women, so the rate in Central African Republic is about 6 times higher. The lowest of the 217 countries and territories measured is Macao at 0.5.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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