Data for 2005

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 2005

2005, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 2005 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 198.98; North Korea is lowest, at 0.78. The middle country reads 41.60. Against 2004, 222 values changed (64 up, 158 down), the same countries are covered.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19) · Data for 2005

HighestNiger

198.98

LowestNorth Korea

0.78

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

222countries
1measure
2005the 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), 2005, 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), 2005: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	NigerNERWestern Africa	198.98
2	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	186.16
3	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	185.06
4	MaliMLIWestern Africa	177.86
5	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	158.40
6	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	157.16
7	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	157.07
8	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	148.36
9	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	147.62
10	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	146.91
11	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	146.87
12	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	143.47
13	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	142.01
14	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	140.84
15	GuineaGINWestern Africa	138.10
16	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	135.93
17	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	133.79
18	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	133.39
19	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	132.53
20	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	132.39
21	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	130.84
22	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	126.56
23	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	126.50
24	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	125.95
25	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	123.64
26	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	122.98
27	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	121.77
28	GabonGABMiddle Africa	120.99
29	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	115.65
30	KenyaKENEastern Africa	115.29
31	HondurasHNDCentral America	113.26
32	BeninBENWestern Africa	110.29
33	NicaraguaNICCentral America	110.06
34	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	108.44
35	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	106.58
36	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	101.46
37	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	99.95
38	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	99.67
39	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	98.48
40	YemenYEMWestern Asia	98.22
41	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	98.11
42	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	96.67
43	VenezuelaVENSouth America	92.95
44	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	92.57
45	PanamaPANCentral America	88.54
46	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	88.40
47	GuyanaGUYSouth America	88.26
48	ColombiaCOLSouth America	88.12
49	SenegalSENWestern Africa	87.55
50	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	87.16
51	BelizeBLZCentral America	87.15
52	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	86.86
53	EcuadorECUSouth America	86.51
54	BoliviaBOLSouth America	85.02
55	TogoTGOWestern Africa	85.00
56	EritreaERIEastern Africa	83.08
57	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	82.78
58	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	82.50
59	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	81.05
60	BrazilBRASouth America	75.97
61	SurinameSURSouth America	74.76
62	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	74.71
63	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	74.37
64	ParaguayPRYSouth America	73.86
65	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	73.64
66	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	73.56
67	IraqIRQWestern Asia	73.21
68	MexicoMEXCentral America	72.77
69	NauruNRUMicronesia	71.36
70	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	68.20
71	HaitiHTICaribbean	67.33
72	Costa RicaCRICentral America	67.14
73	PeruPERSouth America	67.01
74	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	66.44
75	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	65.44
76	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	64.68
77	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	64.63
78	NiueNIUPolynesia	64.57
79	ArgentinaARGSouth America	63.55
80	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	61.22
81	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	61.06
82	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	61.00
83	GuamGUMMicronesia	60.76
84	UruguayURYSouth America	60.26
85	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	59.65
86	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	58.86
87	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	58.27
88	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	56.48
89	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	54.25
90	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	53.42
91	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	53.04
92	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	52.89
93	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	52.82
94	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	52.81
95	ChileCHLSouth America	50.78
96	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	50.25
97	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	50.11
98	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	48.30
99	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	48.10
100	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	47.84
101	DominicaDMACaribbean	47.77
102	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	47.42
103	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	46.75
104	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	45.94
105	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	45.48
106	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	44.58
107	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	43.09
108	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	42.96
109	CubaCUBCaribbean	42.79
110	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	42.66
111	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	41.78
112	AnguillaAIACaribbean	41.43
113	BahamasBHSCaribbean	40.93
114	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	40.28
115	ArubaABWCaribbean	40.12
116	SamoaWSMPolynesia	39.92
117	MontserratMSRCaribbean	39.80
118	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	39.71
119	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	39.64
120	United StatesUSANorthern America	39.47
121	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	38.72
122	American SamoaASMPolynesia	38.19
123	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	38.00
124	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	37.73
125	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	37.65
126	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	36.89
127	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	35.68
128	FijiFJIMelanesia	34.65
129	JordanJORWestern Asia	34.31
130	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	34.09
131	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	34.05
132	IranIRNSouthern Asia	33.29
133	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	32.76
134	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	32.54
135	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	32.24
136	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	32.20
137	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	30.26
138	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	30.06
139	UkraineUKREastern Europe	29.58
140	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	29.15
141	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	28.35
142	PalauPLWMicronesia	27.70
143	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	27.23
144	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	27.20
145	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	27.08
146	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	27.06
147	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	26.74
148	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	26.54
149	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	26.34
150	BermudaBMUNorthern America	24.41
151	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	24.29
152	TongaTONPolynesia	23.06
153	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	22.45
154	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	22.00
155	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	21.93
156	BelarusBLREastern Europe	21.84
157	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	21.77
158	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	21.60
159	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	21.44
160	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	21.34
161	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	20.72
162	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	20.67
163	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	20.22
164	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	20.17
165	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	20.09
166	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	19.97
167	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	19.75
168	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	18.91
169	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	18.24
170	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	18.22
171	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	17.39
172	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	17.08
173	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	17.04
174	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	16.97
175	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	16.90
176	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	16.74
177	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	16.49
178	QatarQATWestern Asia	15.38
179	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	15.30
180	IsraelISRWestern Asia	15.01
181	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	14.75
182	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	14.46
183	PolandPOLEastern Europe	14.25
184	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	13.29
185	CanadaCANNorthern America	13.20
186	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	12.83
187	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	12.15
188	SpainESPSouthern Europe	11.50
189	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	11.39
190	OmanOMNWestern Asia	11.10
191	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	11.00
192	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	10.93
193	FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.90
194	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	10.75
195	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	10.67
196	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	10.61
197	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	10.42
198	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	10.24
199	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	10.06
200	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	9.74
201	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	9.06
202	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	8.26
203	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	7.87
204	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	7.81
205	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	6.81
206	ItalyITASouthern Europe	6.77
207	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6.65
208	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	5.98
209	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	5.94
210	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	5.87
211	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	5.81
212	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	5.73
213	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	5.66
214	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	5.45
215	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5.37
216	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	5.16
217	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4.96
218	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	3.40
219	MacauMACEastern Asia	3.27
220	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	2.86
221	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.19
222	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.78

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Niger198.98
2Equatorial Guinea186.16
3Chad185.06
4Mali177.86
5Malawi158.40

Lowest

222North Korea0.78
221South Korea2.19
220San Marino2.86
219Macau3.27
218Hong Kong3.40

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 41.60. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
64 · 158rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Niue56.45 → 64.57+8.12
Georgia38.36 → 43.09+4.73
Seychelles55.90 → 59.65+3.75
Iraq69.57 → 73.21+3.64
Liberia143.37 → 146.91+3.54

Fell most

India83.50 → 64.68−18.82
Bangladesh138.18 → 126.56−11.63
South Africa57.22 → 47.84−9.37
South Sudan131.69 → 123.64−8.05
Palestine67.84 → 61.22−6.63

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 2005.
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 (2005). Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/adolescent-birth-rate/2005

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