Data for 1981

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1981

1981, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1981 covers 222 countries. Bangladesh is highest, at 212.29; Japan is lowest, at 3.80. The middle country reads 76.79. Against 1980, 222 values changed (73 up, 149 down), the same countries are covered.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19) · Data for 1981

HighestBangladesh

212.29

LowestJapan

3.80

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

222countries
1measure
1981the 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), 1981, 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), 1981: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	212.29
2	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	203.64
3	NigerNERWestern Africa	201.84
4	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	192.13
5	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	190.89
6	YemenYEMWestern Asia	188.74
7	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	188.50
8	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	185.27
9	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	183.79
10	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	183.05
11	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	179.22
12	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	178.85
13	MaliMLIWestern Africa	178.74
14	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	175.85
15	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	173.66
16	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	173.55
17	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	169.61
18	GabonGABMiddle Africa	168.73
19	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	167.18
20	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	162.81
21	NicaraguaNICCentral America	161.63
22	KenyaKENEastern Africa	160.78
23	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	160.60
24	GuineaGINWestern Africa	160.44
25	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	160.41
26	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	158.78
27	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	157.55
28	SenegalSENWestern Africa	157.44
29	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	153.20
30	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	150.34
31	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	149.75
32	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	147.68
33	IranIRNSouthern Asia	147.47
34	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	144.82
35	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	143.10
36	BeninBENWestern Africa	142.26
37	BelizeBLZCentral America	140.51
38	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	139.78
39	HondurasHNDCentral America	138.04
40	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	137.56
41	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	137.20
42	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	137.01
43	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	136.74
44	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	136.16
45	OmanOMNWestern Asia	134.87
46	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	131.87
47	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	129.72
48	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	129.28
49	TogoTGOWestern Africa	128.96
50	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	126.53
51	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	124.51
52	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	122.18
53	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	121.81
54	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	120.40
55	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	120.27
56	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	116.88
57	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	116.84
58	AnguillaAIACaribbean	115.64
59	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	114.80
60	MontserratMSRCaribbean	113.02
61	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	112.52
62	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	112.03
63	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	111.44
64	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	110.20
65	GuyanaGUYSouth America	110.10
66	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	109.38
67	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	109.24
68	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	107.54
69	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	106.68
70	PanamaPANCentral America	106.60
71	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	106.40
72	MexicoMEXCentral America	106.09
73	BoliviaBOLSouth America	104.82
74	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	102.63
75	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	102.18
76	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	99.35
77	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	99.04
78	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	98.73
79	EcuadorECUSouth America	98.44
80	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	97.45
81	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	96.90
82	ParaguayPRYSouth America	95.35
83	Costa RicaCRICentral America	94.51
84	VenezuelaVENSouth America	94.09
85	EritreaERIEastern Africa	93.62
86	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	93.08
87	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	92.77
88	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	90.58
89	PeruPERSouth America	89.68
90	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	89.60
91	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	88.81
92	ColombiaCOLSouth America	88.62
93	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	87.48
94	IraqIRQWestern Asia	87.19
95	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	86.66
96	SurinameSURSouth America	85.92
97	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	84.27
98	HaitiHTICaribbean	84.23
99	DominicaDMACaribbean	84.05
100	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	83.80
101	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	83.75
102	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	83.26
103	BrazilBRASouth America	82.35
104	JordanJORWestern Asia	81.54
105	CubaCUBCaribbean	80.46
106	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	80.08
107	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	79.99
108	QatarQATWestern Asia	79.39
109	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	77.72
110	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	76.93
111	NiueNIUPolynesia	76.83
112	ArgentinaARGSouth America	76.74
113	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	75.69
114	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	75.12
115	ChileCHLSouth America	71.88
116	GuamGUMMicronesia	70.91
117	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	70.74
118	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	70.73
119	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	70.23
120	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	68.24
121	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	68.15
122	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	67.72
123	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	66.23
124	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	66.14
125	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	65.44
126	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	64.94
127	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	62.43
128	NauruNRUMicronesia	62.35
129	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	61.85
130	UruguayURYSouth America	61.76
131	BahamasBHSCaribbean	60.33
132	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	59.81
133	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	59.16
134	FijiFJIMelanesia	58.74
135	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	57.75
136	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	57.11
137	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	56.14
138	PalauPLWMicronesia	55.76
139	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	55.07
140	TongaTONPolynesia	54.86
141	United StatesUSANorthern America	54.40
142	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	54.33
143	SamoaWSMPolynesia	53.56
144	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	52.48
145	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	52.42
146	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	52.15
147	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	50.67
148	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	50.37
149	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	49.94
150	UkraineUKREastern Europe	49.84
151	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	49.23
152	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	49.21
153	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	49.02
154	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	48.08
155	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	46.85
156	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	46.82
157	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	46.58
158	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	46.36
159	ArubaABWCaribbean	45.56
160	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	45.13
161	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	45.05
162	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	44.43
163	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	44.30
164	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	43.66
165	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	43.28
166	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	42.16
167	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	41.45
168	American SamoaASMPolynesia	40.17
169	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	39.16
170	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	38.91
171	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	38.81
172	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	38.52
173	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	38.25
174	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	37.88
175	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	37.69
176	BermudaBMUNorthern America	37.59
177	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	37.27
178	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	36.98
179	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	34.37
180	PolandPOLEastern Europe	33.61
181	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	33.36
182	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	32.86
183	BelarusBLREastern Europe	32.85
184	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	32.17
185	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	31.10
186	IsraelISRWestern Asia	31.09
187	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	28.49
188	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	28.42
189	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	28.36
190	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	28.34
191	CanadaCANNorthern America	26.23
192	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	25.36
193	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	23.22
194	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	23.07
195	FranceFRAWestern Europe	22.65
196	SpainESPSouthern Europe	22.32
197	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	22.07
198	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	21.74
199	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	21.33
200	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	21.27
201	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	21.12
202	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	20.11
203	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	19.06
204	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	19.04
205	ItalyITASouthern Europe	17.63
206	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	17.16
207	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	16.76
208	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	15.95
209	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	15.13
210	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	14.73
211	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	13.69
212	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	13.37
213	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	13.24
214	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	12.19
215	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	11.92
216	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	11.75
217	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	9.84
218	MacauMACEastern Asia	9.46
219	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	9.45
220	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	8.95
221	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	6.27
222	JapanJPNEastern Asia	3.80

02In 1981

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Bangladesh212.29
2Chad203.64
3Niger201.84
4Liberia192.13
5Côte d’Ivoire190.89

Lowest

222Japan3.80
221North Korea6.27
220Netherlands8.95
219Switzerland9.45
218Macau9.46

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 76.79. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031980 → 1981

Since 1980

What changed between 1980 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
73 · 149rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Suriname76.87 → 85.92+9.05
South Africa89.31 → 97.45+8.15
Guyana103.08 → 110.10+7.02
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines129.60 → 136.16+6.56
Mauritania132.07 → 136.74+4.67

Fell most

Libya84.60 → 64.94−19.66
British Virgin Islands75.24 → 59.81−15.43
Madagascar155.52 → 144.82−10.70
Seychelles108.38 → 99.04−9.33
Saint Martin66.78 → 57.75−9.03

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 1981.
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 (1981). Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1981 [data set], describing 1981. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/adolescent-birth-rate/1981

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