Countries with the Highest Teenage Birth Rate 2024

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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.
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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.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Central African Republic leads with 161 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 123  ·  median: 116.
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Gap in 2024: Central African Republic is 1.7× larger than Zimbabwe.

Countries with the Highest Teenage Birth Rate 2024

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Top Value
161.30
Central African Republic
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15-19) · 2024
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Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
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Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15-19) · ranked by 2024

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# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Central African Republic 161.30
🥈 Equatorial Guinea 152.90
🥉 Mozambique 151.90
4 Niger 141.60
5 Angola 139.40
6 Mali 135.90
7 Chad 132.10
8 Madagascar 128.70
9 Liberia 124.70
10 Guinea 116.80
11 Zambia 115.50
12 Somalia 115.40
13 Malawi 113.30
14 Tanzania 112.60
15 Republic of the Congo 108.10
16 Cameroon 105.40
17 DR Congo 105.20
18 Uganda 104.70
19 South Sudan 96.30
20 Zimbabwe 95.50

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