Data for 1950

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1950

1950, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1950 covers 222 countries. Senegal is highest, at 217.16; Andorra is lowest, at 7.48. The middle country reads 96.22.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19) · Data for 1950

HighestSenegal

217.16

LowestAndorra

7.48

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

222countries
1measure
1950the year it describes
222distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1950, as published. UN DESA Population Division ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1950: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	SenegalSENWestern Africa	217.16
2	MaliMLIWestern Africa	210.53
3	NigerNERWestern Africa	208.69
4	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	208.14
5	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	203.36
6	QatarQATWestern Asia	198.53
7	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	196.82
8	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	196.51
9	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	195.66
10	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	194.95
11	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	184.26
12	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	183.45
13	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	181.81
14	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	180.73
15	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	180.25
16	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	179.49
17	MontserratMSRCaribbean	178.81
18	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	176.69
19	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	175.05
20	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	174.66
21	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	173.46
22	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	171.24
23	GuineaGINWestern Africa	170.47
24	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	170.39
25	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	169.32
26	AnguillaAIACaribbean	165.58
27	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	163.56
28	GuyanaGUYSouth America	163.04
29	KenyaKENEastern Africa	162.52
30	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	162.43
31	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	159.94
32	NicaraguaNICCentral America	158.95
33	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	158.52
34	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	156.37
35	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	155.07
36	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	154.35
37	HondurasHNDCentral America	152.41
38	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	152.23
39	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	151.65
40	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	150.83
41	BelizeBLZCentral America	149.65
42	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	149.19
43	CubaCUBCaribbean	148.25
44	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	146.63
45	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	145.25
46	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	144.17
47	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	142.56
48	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	141.48
49	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	141.33
50	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	140.46
51	TogoTGOWestern Africa	137.99
52	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	137.90
53	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	137.33
54	YemenYEMWestern Asia	136.79
55	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	136.64
56	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	136.22
57	JordanJORWestern Asia	135.44
58	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	133.99
59	MexicoMEXCentral America	132.89
60	FijiFJIMelanesia	131.13
61	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	129.85
62	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	129.69
63	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	128.46
64	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	127.76
65	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	126.15
66	PeruPERSouth America	126.11
67	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	124.58
68	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	124.56
69	VenezuelaVENSouth America	124.54
70	OmanOMNWestern Asia	124.41
71	PanamaPANCentral America	124.08
72	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	123.99
73	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	123.17
74	EritreaERIEastern Africa	121.08
75	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	120.99
76	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	120.61
77	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	120.56
78	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	117.86
79	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	117.75
80	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	117.74
81	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	117.55
82	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	117.50
83	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	115.72
84	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	115.16
85	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	114.99
86	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	114.54
87	ParaguayPRYSouth America	113.81
88	BeninBENWestern Africa	113.75
89	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	113.10
90	ColombiaCOLSouth America	111.49
91	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	111.28
92	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	110.04
93	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	108.43
94	DominicaDMACaribbean	108.16
95	GabonGABMiddle Africa	106.88
96	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	106.42
97	IranIRNSouthern Asia	106.13
98	NiueNIUPolynesia	104.28
99	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	102.23
100	SurinameSURSouth America	102.13
101	BoliviaBOLSouth America	102.03
102	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	101.83
103	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	100.07
104	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	99.39
105	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	98.91
106	ChileCHLSouth America	98.70
107	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	98.67
108	EcuadorECUSouth America	98.31
109	BermudaBMUNorthern America	97.58
110	IsraelISRWestern Asia	96.41
111	SamoaWSMPolynesia	96.38
112	Costa RicaCRICentral America	96.05
113	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	95.98
114	IraqIRQWestern Asia	95.04
115	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	93.97
116	BrazilBRASouth America	92.83
117	HaitiHTICaribbean	92.70
118	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	92.40
119	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	92.25
120	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	92.15
121	BahamasBHSCaribbean	91.03
122	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	87.85
123	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	86.52
124	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	85.32
125	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	85.05
126	United StatesUSANorthern America	82.31
127	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	80.66
128	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	80.38
129	PalauPLWMicronesia	80.03
130	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	79.37
131	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	79.24
132	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	77.81
133	GuamGUMMicronesia	75.27
134	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	74.44
135	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	74.33
136	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	74.27
137	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	72.67
138	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	72.46
139	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	71.95
140	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	70.76
141	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	70.13
142	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	69.85
143	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	69.41
144	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	69.07
145	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	68.71
146	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	65.66
147	TongaTONPolynesia	65.63
148	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	62.82
149	UruguayURYSouth America	61.06
150	ArgentinaARGSouth America	60.30
151	American SamoaASMPolynesia	59.00
152	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	58.33
153	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	56.59
154	ArubaABWCaribbean	56.35
155	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	55.81
156	NauruNRUMicronesia	55.21
157	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	54.47
158	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	53.68
159	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	53.50
160	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	53.05
161	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	52.38
162	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	51.02
163	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	50.93
164	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	50.50
165	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	46.03
166	CanadaCANNorthern America	45.14
167	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	44.39
168	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	44.07
169	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	44.01
170	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	43.44
171	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	42.12
172	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	41.93
173	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	41.66
174	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	39.81
175	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	39.66
176	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	39.27
177	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	39.17
178	PolandPOLEastern Europe	38.51
179	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	37.83
180	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	37.80
181	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	37.41
182	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	36.65
183	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	35.95
184	FranceFRAWestern Europe	35.36
185	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	35.21
186	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	34.18
187	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	31.87
188	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	29.93
189	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	29.40
190	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	29.22
191	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	29.02
192	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	28.53
193	MacauMACEastern Asia	28.42
194	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	27.90
195	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	27.69
196	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	27.63
197	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	27.54
198	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	26.39
199	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	24.82
200	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	24.77
201	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	22.84
202	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	22.55
203	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	22.50
204	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	22.23
205	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	22.07
206	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	21.63
207	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	21.46
208	UkraineUKREastern Europe	19.88
209	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	18.84
210	ItalyITASouthern Europe	17.17
211	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	16.30
212	BelarusBLREastern Europe	15.84
213	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	15.77
214	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	15.59
215	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	15.40
216	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	13.09
217	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	12.87
218	JapanJPNEastern Asia	12.72
219	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	12.29
220	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	10.73
221	SpainESPSouthern Europe	7.61
222	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	7.48

02In 1950

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Senegal217.16
2Mali210.53
3Niger208.69
4Gambia208.14
5Bahrain203.36

Lowest

222Andorra7.48
221Spain7.61
220Ireland10.73
219Greece12.29
218Japan12.72

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 96.22. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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One year of the 2024 release
Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1950.
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Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

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UN DESA Population Division (1950). Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1950 [data set], describing 1950. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/adolescent-birth-rate/1950

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