Data for 2009

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 2009

2009, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 2009 covers 222 countries. Niger is highest, at 200.13; North Korea is lowest, at 0.65. The middle country reads 41.98. Against 2008, 222 values changed (92 up, 130 down), the same countries are covered.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19) · Data for 2009

HighestNiger

200.13

LowestNorth Korea

0.65

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

222countries
1measure
2009the 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), 2009, 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), 2009: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
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1	NigerNERWestern Africa	200.13
2	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	182.42
3	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	181.08
4	MaliMLIWestern Africa	167.69
5	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	163.84
6	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	162.77
7	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	160.51
8	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	149.04
9	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	146.35
10	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	145.19
11	GuineaGINWestern Africa	143.06
12	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	136.00
13	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	135.70
14	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	135.04
15	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	133.40
16	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	132.04
17	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	128.40
18	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	127.89
19	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	127.79
20	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	127.53
21	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	126.43
22	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	122.18
23	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	118.20
24	GabonGABMiddle Africa	117.18
25	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	116.43
26	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	115.80
27	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	112.13
28	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	110.45
29	KenyaKENEastern Africa	110.20
30	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	109.66
31	NicaraguaNICCentral America	108.15
32	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	105.94
33	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	102.20
34	HondurasHNDCentral America	101.28
35	BeninBENWestern Africa	99.04
36	VenezuelaVENSouth America	95.83
37	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	94.79
38	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	94.01
39	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	93.60
40	EcuadorECUSouth America	93.46
41	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	93.44
42	PanamaPANCentral America	91.30
43	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	90.44
44	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	89.82
45	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	87.42
46	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	86.83
47	GuyanaGUYSouth America	85.11
48	TogoTGOWestern Africa	84.22
49	ColombiaCOLSouth America	84.01
50	SenegalSENWestern Africa	84.00
51	YemenYEMWestern Asia	82.75
52	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	82.72
53	BoliviaBOLSouth America	80.98
54	IraqIRQWestern Asia	80.80
55	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	77.10
56	EritreaERIEastern Africa	76.83
57	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	76.54
58	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	76.26
59	MexicoMEXCentral America	76.21
60	NauruNRUMicronesia	76.04
61	ParaguayPRYSouth America	75.58
62	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	74.71
63	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	73.33
64	BelizeBLZCentral America	73.14
65	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	71.79
66	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	71.37
67	SurinameSURSouth America	70.18
68	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	69.00
69	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	68.47
70	Costa RicaCRICentral America	68.44
71	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	67.66
72	BrazilBRASouth America	67.33
73	ArgentinaARGSouth America	65.92
74	HaitiHTICaribbean	65.38
75	PeruPERSouth America	62.72
76	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	62.16
77	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	59.68
78	UruguayURYSouth America	59.58
79	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	59.02
80	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	58.44
81	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	57.12
82	GuamGUMMicronesia	57.02
83	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	56.75
84	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	56.46
85	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	56.12
86	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	55.09
87	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	54.72
88	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	54.40
89	ChileCHLSouth America	54.19
90	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	53.05
91	CubaCUBCaribbean	53.04
92	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	52.66
93	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	51.31
94	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	51.16
95	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	50.96
96	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	50.54
97	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	49.10
98	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	48.55
99	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	48.25
100	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	48.07
101	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	47.32
102	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	46.76
103	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	46.70
104	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	46.48
105	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	46.38
106	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	45.98
107	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	45.59
108	DominicaDMACaribbean	45.48
109	SamoaWSMPolynesia	43.26
110	AnguillaAIACaribbean	42.29
111	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	42.25
112	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	41.72
113	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	41.28
114	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	41.08
115	MontserratMSRCaribbean	40.96
116	ArubaABWCaribbean	40.32
117	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	40.27
118	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	38.93
119	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	38.88
120	BahamasBHSCaribbean	38.15
121	United StatesUSANorthern America	38.14
122	NiueNIUPolynesia	37.65
123	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	37.19
124	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	36.30
125	JordanJORWestern Asia	36.26
126	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	35.64
127	American SamoaASMPolynesia	35.12
128	IranIRNSouthern Asia	33.90
129	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	33.66
130	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	33.44
131	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	33.36
132	UkraineUKREastern Europe	33.17
133	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	33.11
134	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	32.64
135	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	32.38
136	FijiFJIMelanesia	32.22
137	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	32.03
138	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	31.58
139	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	31.32
140	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	30.38
141	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	29.88
142	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	29.87
143	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	29.42
144	PalauPLWMicronesia	28.00
145	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	26.58
146	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	25.85
147	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	24.83
148	BelarusBLREastern Europe	23.89
149	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	23.45
150	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	23.34
151	TongaTONPolynesia	23.10
152	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	22.99
153	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	22.76
154	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	22.60
155	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	22.19
156	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	21.75
157	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	21.56
158	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	21.44
159	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	21.18
160	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	20.89
161	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	20.82
162	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	20.80
163	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	19.64
164	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	19.56
165	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	19.33
166	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	19.24
167	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	18.44
168	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	17.96
169	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	17.81
170	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	17.44
171	BermudaBMUNorthern America	17.26
172	PolandPOLEastern Europe	16.75
173	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	16.69
174	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	16.08
175	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	15.57
176	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	15.26
177	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	15.15
178	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	15.09
179	QatarQATWestern Asia	14.84
180	CanadaCANNorthern America	14.25
181	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	14.23
182	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	13.91
183	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	13.80
184	IsraelISRWestern Asia	13.73
185	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	13.46
186	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	13.42
187	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	12.99
188	OmanOMNWestern Asia	12.54
189	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	12.09
190	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	11.99
191	SpainESPSouthern Europe	11.92
192	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	11.78
193	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	11.58
194	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	11.43
195	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	11.34
196	FranceFRAWestern Europe	10.73
197	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	10.46
198	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	10.25
199	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	9.74
200	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	9.56
201	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	9.31
202	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	8.48
203	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	8.09
204	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	7.69
205	ItalyITASouthern Europe	7.01
206	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	6.33
207	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	6.07
208	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	6.01
209	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	5.79
210	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	5.56
211	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	5.33
212	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	5.28
213	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4.91
214	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	4.56
215	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4.15
216	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	4.09
217	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	3.84
218	MacauMACEastern Asia	3.17
219	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	3.16
220	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	2.11
221	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1.69
222	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.65

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Niger200.13
2Equatorial Guinea182.42
3Chad181.08
4Mali167.69
5Central African Republic163.84

Lowest

222North Korea0.65
221South Korea1.69
220San Marino2.11
219Hong Kong3.16
218Macau3.17

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 41.98. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
92 · 130rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Georgia49.61 → 58.44+8.83
Uzbekistan11.73 → 18.44+6.71
Central African Republic159.74 → 163.84+4.10
Burundi72.45 → 76.54+4.09
Cuba49.44 → 53.04+3.60

Fell most

Ethiopia117.95 → 105.94−12.01
Afghanistan118.98 → 109.66−9.32
India54.29 → 46.70−7.59
Cabo Verde78.15 → 71.79−6.36
Yemen87.42 → 82.75−4.67

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 2009.
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 (2009). Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/adolescent-birth-rate/2009

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