Data for 1978

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1978

1978, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1978 covers 222 countries. Bangladesh is highest, at 211.28; Japan is lowest, at 3.51. The middle country reads 79.80. Against 1977, 222 values changed (72 up, 150 down), the same countries are covered.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19) · Data for 1978

HighestBangladesh

211.28

LowestJapan

3.51

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

222countries
1measure
1978the year it describes
221distinct 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), 1978, 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), 1978: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	211.28
2	NigerNERWestern Africa	204.85
3	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	204.67
4	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	199.21
5	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	189.42
6	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	189.40
7	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	188.90
8	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	185.44
9	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	185.27
10	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	185.18
11	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	184.41
12	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	183.32
13	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	180.37
14	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	176.38
15	YemenYEMWestern Asia	174.42
16	GabonGABMiddle Africa	171.86
17	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	171.66
18	MaliMLIWestern Africa	171.54
19	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	170.75
20	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	167.48
21	SenegalSENWestern Africa	167.32
=22	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	166.38
=22	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	166.38
24	KenyaKENEastern Africa	164.45
25	NicaraguaNICCentral America	162.03
26	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	158.78
27	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	157.92
28	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	155.49
29	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	154.33
30	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	153.10
31	GuineaGINWestern Africa	151.48
32	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	148.09
33	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	147.97
34	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	146.90
35	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	145.34
36	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	142.12
37	HondurasHNDCentral America	141.40
38	BelizeBLZCentral America	140.91
39	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	139.99
40	BeninBENWestern Africa	139.38
41	IranIRNSouthern Asia	139.32
42	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	139.14
43	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	137.86
44	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	137.23
45	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	137.01
46	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	136.61
47	TogoTGOWestern Africa	135.82
48	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	134.84
49	OmanOMNWestern Asia	133.20
50	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	131.67
51	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	130.16
52	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	129.04
53	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	125.91
54	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	124.05
55	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	122.65
56	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	122.21
57	AnguillaAIACaribbean	121.02
58	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	119.36
59	MontserratMSRCaribbean	119.30
60	MexicoMEXCentral America	118.49
61	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	117.26
62	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	116.04
63	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	115.32
64	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	115.21
65	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	113.86
66	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	112.76
67	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	110.87
68	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	110.58
69	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	110.36
70	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	110.28
71	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	109.36
72	PanamaPANCentral America	109.29
73	GuyanaGUYSouth America	108.50
74	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	108.25
75	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	107.63
76	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	106.40
77	BoliviaBOLSouth America	104.22
78	QatarQATWestern Asia	104.17
79	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	102.36
80	VenezuelaVENSouth America	100.02
81	EcuadorECUSouth America	99.09
82	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	99.05
83	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	94.79
84	Costa RicaCRICentral America	94.52
85	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	93.99
86	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	93.40
87	PeruPERSouth America	93.30
88	EritreaERIEastern Africa	92.60
89	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	91.88
90	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	90.07
91	CubaCUBCaribbean	89.62
92	ColombiaCOLSouth America	88.85
93	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	88.16
94	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	87.56
95	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	87.33
96	ParaguayPRYSouth America	87.08
97	IraqIRQWestern Asia	86.61
98	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	86.52
99	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	85.84
100	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	85.20
101	JordanJORWestern Asia	85.13
102	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	82.99
103	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	82.55
104	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	82.02
105	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	81.93
106	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	81.74
107	BrazilBRASouth America	81.69
108	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	80.96
109	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	80.69
110	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	80.68
111	HaitiHTICaribbean	80.05
112	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	79.54
113	SurinameSURSouth America	79.07
114	NiueNIUPolynesia	78.96
115	ArgentinaARGSouth America	77.70
116	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	77.40
117	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	77.29
118	ChileCHLSouth America	77.25
119	DominicaDMACaribbean	77.14
120	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	75.69
121	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	74.85
122	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	74.71
123	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	71.16
124	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	70.40
125	GuamGUMMicronesia	68.98
126	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	68.55
127	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	68.12
128	UruguayURYSouth America	67.58
129	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	67.39
130	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	66.05
131	BahamasBHSCaribbean	65.63
132	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	62.42
133	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	59.71
134	TongaTONPolynesia	59.29
135	NauruNRUMicronesia	58.81
136	PalauPLWMicronesia	58.77
137	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	58.29
138	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	58.00
139	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	57.40
140	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	57.32
141	FijiFJIMelanesia	56.40
142	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	55.56
143	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	55.49
144	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	55.27
145	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	54.19
146	SamoaWSMPolynesia	53.91
147	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	53.89
148	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	53.68
149	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	53.61
150	United StatesUSANorthern America	53.09
151	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	50.22
152	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	49.69
153	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	49.36
154	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	49.32
155	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	49.21
156	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	46.60
157	BermudaBMUNorthern America	45.98
158	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	45.79
159	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	45.68
160	UkraineUKREastern Europe	45.40
161	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	44.73
162	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	44.35
163	ArubaABWCaribbean	43.96
164	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	42.71
165	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	41.82
166	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	41.78
167	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	41.35
168	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	41.07
169	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	40.82
170	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	40.09
171	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	39.57
172	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	39.47
173	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	39.43
174	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	39.15
175	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	37.72
176	American SamoaASMPolynesia	37.01
177	IsraelISRWestern Asia	36.89
178	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	36.74
179	PolandPOLEastern Europe	36.12
180	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	36.04
181	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	35.58
182	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	35.01
183	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	34.54
184	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	33.86
185	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	31.83
186	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	30.03
187	BelarusBLREastern Europe	29.45
188	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	29.30
189	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	29.14
190	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	28.94
191	CanadaCANNorthern America	28.60
192	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	28.27
193	FranceFRAWestern Europe	26.90
194	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	26.86
195	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	26.79
196	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	26.16
197	SpainESPSouthern Europe	26.01
198	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	25.47
199	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	25.01
200	ItalyITASouthern Europe	24.20
201	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	23.46
202	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	23.28
203	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	22.43
204	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	21.17
205	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	20.98
206	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	20.68
207	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	19.39
208	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	19.20
209	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	18.92
210	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	17.79
211	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	15.73
212	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	14.91
213	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	14.87
214	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	14.18
215	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	14.02
216	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	13.07
217	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	12.29
218	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	9.83
219	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	9.31
220	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	7.34
221	MacauMACEastern Asia	6.96
222	JapanJPNEastern Asia	3.51

02In 1978

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Bangladesh211.28
2Niger204.85
3Chad204.67
4Côte d’Ivoire199.21
5Gambia189.42

Lowest

222Japan3.51
221Macau6.96
220North Korea7.34
219Netherlands9.31
218Switzerland9.83

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 79.80. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031977 → 1978

Since 1977

What changed between 1977 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
72 · 150rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cambodia26.87 → 41.07+14.20
Seychelles98.73 → 109.36+10.63
Niger198.77 → 204.85+6.08
Iran134.01 → 139.32+5.31
Guinea147.63 → 151.48+3.85

Fell most

Qatar113.86 → 104.17−9.68
Saint Kitts and Nevis139.27 → 130.16−9.12
Bangladesh219.30 → 211.28−8.02
Cuba96.53 → 89.62−6.90
Algeria87.56 → 80.68−6.89

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 1978.
221 distinct values among 222
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 166.38. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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 (1978). Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1978 [data set], describing 1978. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/adolescent-birth-rate/1978

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