Data for 1969

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1969

1969, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1969 covers 222 countries. Sierra Leone is highest, at 206.49; Macau is lowest, at 4.13. The middle country reads 89.31. Against 1968, 222 values changed (95 up, 127 down), the same countries are covered.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19) · Data for 1969

HighestSierra Leone

206.49

LowestMacau

4.13

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

222countries
1measure
1969the 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), 1969, 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.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 222 countries · select a heading to sort

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1969: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
derived
1	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	206.49
2	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	206.31
3	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	204.40
4	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	197.26
5	NigerNERWestern Africa	193.54
6	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	190.77
7	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	190.43
8	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	189.33
9	MaliMLIWestern Africa	187.40
10	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	184.89
11	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	184.20
12	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	181.65
13	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	181.37
14	KenyaKENEastern Africa	176.23
15	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	172.31
16	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	171.73
17	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	171.44
18	QatarQATWestern Asia	170.96
19	SenegalSENWestern Africa	167.26
20	MontserratMSRCaribbean	166.84
21	NicaraguaNICCentral America	166.17
22	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	163.16
23	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	163.12
24	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	160.88
25	CubaCUBCaribbean	160.30
26	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	159.94
27	GuineaGINWestern Africa	159.75
28	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	158.29
29	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	157.80
30	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	157.51
31	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	156.96
32	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	156.58
33	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	155.61
34	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	155.17
35	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	154.89
36	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	154.49
37	BeninBENWestern Africa	150.79
38	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	150.35
39	GabonGABMiddle Africa	147.47
40	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	146.79
41	AnguillaAIACaribbean	145.74
42	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	145.55
43	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	144.66
44	HondurasHNDCentral America	144.56
45	TogoTGOWestern Africa	144.19
46	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	143.69
47	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	142.23
48	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	140.49
49	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	139.96
50	BelizeBLZCentral America	139.72
51	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	139.35
52	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	138.35
53	YemenYEMWestern Asia	136.15
54	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	136.09
55	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	135.94
56	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	134.84
57	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	134.42
58	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	133.48
59	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	133.37
60	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	129.97
61	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	129.42
62	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	129.35
63	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	128.24
64	OmanOMNWestern Asia	127.22
65	PanamaPANCentral America	126.94
66	MexicoMEXCentral America	125.74
67	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	125.08
68	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	124.82
69	DominicaDMACaribbean	124.79
70	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	123.75
71	IranIRNSouthern Asia	123.57
72	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	122.36
73	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	121.35
74	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	120.70
75	GuyanaGUYSouth America	117.73
76	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	114.88
77	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	114.37
78	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	112.23
79	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	112.05
80	EritreaERIEastern Africa	111.27
81	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	109.43
82	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	109.01
83	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	108.59
84	VenezuelaVENSouth America	108.48
85	PeruPERSouth America	107.77
86	IraqIRQWestern Asia	107.47
87	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	107.45
88	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	107.43
89	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	107.29
90	NiueNIUPolynesia	105.16
91	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	104.92
92	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	104.57
93	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	102.38
94	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	101.99
95	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	98.18
96	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	98.02
97	ColombiaCOLSouth America	97.19
98	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	97.14
99	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	96.63
100	EcuadorECUSouth America	96.02
101	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	95.89
102	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	94.69
103	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	94.30
104	BoliviaBOLSouth America	93.04
105	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	92.78
106	JordanJORWestern Asia	92.65
107	ChileCHLSouth America	92.32
108	SurinameSURSouth America	91.71
109	Costa RicaCRICentral America	91.52
110	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	91.30
111	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	90.47
112	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	88.15
113	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	88.01
114	BahamasBHSCaribbean	86.98
115	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	86.70
116	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	86.63
117	ParaguayPRYSouth America	83.84
118	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	83.60
119	GuamGUMMicronesia	83.35
120	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	81.54
121	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	77.93
122	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	77.91
123	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	77.42
124	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	76.89
125	HaitiHTICaribbean	76.39
126	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	75.40
127	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	75.34
128	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	75.29
129	BrazilBRASouth America	74.73
130	PalauPLWMicronesia	74.30
131	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	74.23
132	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	73.37
133	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	73.02
134	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	71.43
135	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	70.75
136	BermudaBMUNorthern America	68.83
137	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	66.86
138	United StatesUSANorthern America	65.81
139	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	64.25
140	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	63.61
141	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	63.06
142	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	62.06
143	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	61.91
144	ArgentinaARGSouth America	61.72
145	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	61.55
146	UruguayURYSouth America	60.88
147	NauruNRUMicronesia	60.34
148	FijiFJIMelanesia	60.00
149	SamoaWSMPolynesia	59.76
150	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	56.55
151	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	56.22
152	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	54.69
153	TongaTONPolynesia	54.20
154	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	52.95
155	American SamoaASMPolynesia	52.77
156	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	52.30
157	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	51.26
158	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	51.09
159	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	50.70
160	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	49.83
161	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	49.40
162	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	49.24
163	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	48.99
164	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	47.67
165	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	47.35
166	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	46.83
167	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	46.63
168	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	45.83
169	ArubaABWCaribbean	45.78
170	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	45.49
171	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	44.21
172	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	43.95
173	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	43.41
174	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	43.03
175	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	42.58
176	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	42.24
177	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	41.46
178	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	40.94
179	CanadaCANNorthern America	40.72
180	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	39.03
181	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	38.41
182	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	37.67
183	FranceFRAWestern Europe	37.13
184	IsraelISRWestern Asia	36.65
185	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	36.25
186	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	36.06
187	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	35.38
188	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	34.21
189	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	34.03
190	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	33.53
191	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	33.33
192	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	32.48
193	UkraineUKREastern Europe	32.26
194	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	30.58
195	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	30.27
196	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	29.72
197	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	28.90
198	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	28.30
199	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	27.57
200	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	27.54
201	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	27.08
202	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	26.91
203	PolandPOLEastern Europe	26.82
204	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	26.76
205	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	26.49
206	ItalyITASouthern Europe	26.38
207	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	23.87
208	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	23.63
209	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	22.74
210	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	22.69
211	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	21.22
212	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	20.94
213	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	18.45
214	BelarusBLREastern Europe	17.40
215	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	16.31
216	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	14.76
217	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	13.69
218	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	13.16
219	SpainESPSouthern Europe	13.05
220	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	12.08
221	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4.68
222	MacauMACEastern Asia	4.13

02In 1969

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Sierra Leone206.49
2Bangladesh206.31
3Chad204.40
4Uganda197.26
5Niger193.54

Lowest

222Macau4.13
221Japan4.68
220Andorra12.08
219Spain13.05
218South Korea13.16

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 89.31. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031968 → 1969

Since 1968

What changed between 1968 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
95 · 127rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Ethiopia153.01 → 159.94+6.94
Chad198.44 → 204.40+5.96
Guam78.02 → 83.35+5.32
Mozambique149.95 → 155.17+5.22
Bangladesh201.17 → 206.31+5.15

Fell most

Jordan112.78 → 92.65−20.14
Grenada135.71 → 123.75−11.96
Bahrain147.69 → 138.35−9.34
Cayman Islands110.01 → 101.99−8.02
Mauritius69.41 → 61.55−7.86

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

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

The site’s method

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 1969.
The position is ours
UN DESA Population Division publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 222 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
222 rows · 6.4 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download adolescent-birth-rate-1969-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
UN DESA Population Division’s own file, on its own site.
WPP2024_Fertility_by_Age5.csv.gz

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1969). Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1969 [data set], describing 1969. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/adolescent-birth-rate/1969

0674 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1968
222 countries
The year after ›
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1970
222 countries
All of them
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19): every year
74 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions