Data for 1971

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1971

1971, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1971 covers 222 countries. Bangladesh is highest, at 216.72; Macau is lowest, at 4.62. The middle country reads 88.90. Against 1970, 221 values changed (107 up, 114 down), the same countries are covered.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19) · Data for 1971

HighestBangladesh

216.72

LowestMacau

4.62

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

222countries
1measure
1971the 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), 1971, 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), 1971: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
derived
1	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	216.72
2	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	212.89
3	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	205.70
4	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	199.63
5	NigerNERWestern Africa	198.67
6	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	193.66
7	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	192.56
8	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	190.85
9	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	190.19
10	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	187.89
11	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	181.67
12	KenyaKENEastern Africa	179.92
13	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	176.68
14	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	176.30
15	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	176.21
16	MaliMLIWestern Africa	175.90
17	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	175.86
18	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	172.98
19	SenegalSENWestern Africa	172.40
20	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	171.12
21	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	170.02
22	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	167.91
23	NicaraguaNICCentral America	166.69
24	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	163.57
25	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	163.50
26	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	162.90
27	QatarQATWestern Asia	161.86
28	GuineaGINWestern Africa	160.19
29	MontserratMSRCaribbean	160.09
30	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	157.57
31	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	156.81
32	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	154.51
33	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	153.32
34	CubaCUBCaribbean	153.22
35	GabonGABMiddle Africa	153.06
36	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	152.56
37	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	149.80
38	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	149.77
39	BeninBENWestern Africa	148.97
40	HondurasHNDCentral America	148.29
41	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	147.09
42	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	146.88
43	TogoTGOWestern Africa	146.77
44	YemenYEMWestern Asia	146.29
45	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	145.25
46	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	143.60
47	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	141.08
48	BelizeBLZCentral America	140.80
49	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	139.96
50	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	138.57
51	AnguillaAIACaribbean	138.45
52	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	135.49
53	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	135.32
54	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	134.38
55	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	130.60
56	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	130.58
57	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	130.34
58	OmanOMNWestern Asia	128.81
59	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	128.61
60	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	128.50
61	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	128.40
62	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	127.92
63	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	127.78
64	MexicoMEXCentral America	127.54
65	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	126.39
66	PanamaPANCentral America	124.60
67	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	124.57
68	IranIRNSouthern Asia	123.44
69	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	121.80
70	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	119.89
71	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	119.75
72	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	119.23
73	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	119.13
74	GuyanaGUYSouth America	116.35
75	DominicaDMACaribbean	115.57
76	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	114.28
77	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	113.95
78	IraqIRQWestern Asia	110.25
79	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	109.07
80	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	108.60
81	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	108.48
82	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	106.43
83	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	104.56
84	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	104.22
85	PeruPERSouth America	103.99
86	EritreaERIEastern Africa	103.68
87	VenezuelaVENSouth America	103.06
88	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	101.62
89	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	101.54
90	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	101.34
91	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	100.89
92	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	100.38
93	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	100.25
94	BoliviaBOLSouth America	99.44
95	NiueNIUPolynesia	99.27
96	EcuadorECUSouth America	97.17
97	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	95.89
98	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	94.97
99	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	94.62
100	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	93.90
101	ColombiaCOLSouth America	93.77
102	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	93.63
103	JordanJORWestern Asia	92.38
104	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	92.33
105	ChileCHLSouth America	91.77
106	Costa RicaCRICentral America	91.30
107	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	91.10
108	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	90.40
109	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	89.69
110	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	89.34
111	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	89.25
112	SurinameSURSouth America	88.54
113	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	87.28
114	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	86.85
115	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	85.28
116	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	83.98
117	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	83.36
118	BahamasBHSCaribbean	82.48
119	ParaguayPRYSouth America	81.10
120	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	80.95
121	GuamGUMMicronesia	80.15
122	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	78.72
123	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	78.62
124	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	77.88
125	HaitiHTICaribbean	77.07
126	BrazilBRASouth America	76.73
127	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	74.92
128	PalauPLWMicronesia	74.35
129	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	71.80
130	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	70.52
131	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	70.01
132	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	69.26
133	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	68.84
134	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	68.55
135	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	67.31
136	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	66.03
137	ArgentinaARGSouth America	65.80
138	BermudaBMUNorthern America	65.72
139	United StatesUSANorthern America	64.49
140	UruguayURYSouth America	62.99
141	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	62.28
142	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	61.64
143	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	58.78
144	SamoaWSMPolynesia	58.72
145	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	58.67
146	FijiFJIMelanesia	58.53
147	NauruNRUMicronesia	58.04
148	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	55.94
149	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	55.51
150	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	55.34
151	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	55.16
152	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	54.60
153	TongaTONPolynesia	54.48
154	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	52.60
155	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	52.26
156	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	52.13
157	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	51.83
158	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	49.67
159	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	49.66
160	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	48.73
161	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	48.52
162	American SamoaASMPolynesia	48.36
163	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	48.18
164	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	47.33
165	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	46.94
166	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	45.71
167	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	45.62
168	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	45.33
169	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	44.79
170	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	44.15
171	ArubaABWCaribbean	44.02
172	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	43.95
173	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	43.06
174	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	42.95
175	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	42.38
176	IsraelISRWestern Asia	41.65
177	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	38.74
178	FranceFRAWestern Europe	38.71
179	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	38.19
180	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	38.08
181	CanadaCANNorthern America	37.69
182	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	36.17
183	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	35.65
184	UkraineUKREastern Europe	35.09
185	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	34.73
186	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	34.38
187	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	34.36
188	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	33.08
189	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	32.82
190	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	32.04
191	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	31.80
192	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	30.51
193	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	30.35
194	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	30.29
195	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	30.10
196	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	30.03
197	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	29.68
198	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	29.56
199	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	29.24
200	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	28.10
201	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	28.08
202	PolandPOLEastern Europe	27.86
203	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	27.61
204	ItalyITASouthern Europe	27.37
205	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	25.84
206	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	24.70
207	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	22.71
208	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	22.70
209	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	21.71
210	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	21.69
211	BelarusBLREastern Europe	21.00
212	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	20.97
213	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	20.92
214	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	18.03
215	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	16.23
216	SpainESPSouthern Europe	14.87
217	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	14.59
218	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	14.07
219	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	11.88
220	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	10.96
221	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4.90
222	MacauMACEastern Asia	4.62

02In 1971

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Bangladesh216.72
2Chad212.89
3Sierra Leone205.70
4Uganda199.63
5Niger198.67

Lowest

222Macau4.62
221Japan4.90
220South Korea10.96
219North Korea11.88
218Malta14.07

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 88.90. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031970 → 1971

Since 1970

What changed between 1970 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
221values changed, of 222 in both
107 · 114rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Seychelles77.81 → 89.25+11.44
Madagascar178.50 → 187.89+9.39
Ethiopia167.44 → 175.86+8.43
Mozambique162.18 → 170.02+7.85
Kenya173.13 → 179.92+6.78

Fell most

United States Virgin Islands185.61 → 163.50−22.12
Cayman Islands118.64 → 104.22−14.42
Bahrain129.29 → 119.75−9.53
Greenland104.65 → 95.89−8.75
New Caledonia101.02 → 93.63−7.39

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

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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 1971.
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

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UN DESA Population Division (1971). Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1971 [data set], describing 1971. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/adolescent-birth-rate/1971

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