Data for 1980

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1980

Name: Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1980
Creator: UN DESA Population Division
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1980, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

The adolescent birth rate is the number of babies born to girls and young women aged 15 to 19 for every 1,000 women of that age. Early childbearing carries higher risks for mother and child and often ends a girl's schooling, which is why reducing it is one of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1980 covers 222 countries. Bangladesh is highest, at 214.897; Japan is lowest, at 3.579. The middle country reads 77.488. Against 1979, 222 values changed (81 up, 141 down), the same countries are covered.

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Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19) · Data for 1980

HighestBangladesh

214.897

LowestJapan

3.579

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

222countries
1measure
1980the year it describes
222distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1980, 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), 1980: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
derived
1	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	214.897
2	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	204.384
3	Niger`NER`Western Africa	204.261
4	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	194.216
5	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	190.323
6	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	189.757
7	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	188.162
8	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	185.794
9	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	185.235
10	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	184.402
11	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	181.025
12	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	179.511
13	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	178.707
14	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	177.851
15	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	177.476
16	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	173.492
17	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	169.892
18	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	169.589
19	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	169.357
20	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	167.041
21	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	162.545
22	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	160.263
23	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	159.970
24	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	159.500
25	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	158.941
26	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	158.742
27	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	158.396
28	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	158.040
29	India`IND`Southern Asia	157.703
30	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	155.519
31	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	154.203
32	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	152.837
33	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	149.402
34	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	147.854
35	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	144.561
36	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	144.095
37	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	142.232
38	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	140.818
39	Belize`BLZ`Central America	140.472
40	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	140.425
41	Honduras`HND`Central America	139.724
42	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	138.951
43	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	134.541
44	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	133.410
45	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	132.128
46	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	132.073
47	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	131.709
48	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	129.986
49	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	129.604
50	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	128.981
51	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	127.500
52	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	124.412
53	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	121.900
54	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	121.728
55	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	119.135
56	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	119.042
57	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	118.131
58	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	118.030
59	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	116.995
60	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	115.222
61	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	114.384
62	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	111.974
63	Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	111.710
64	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	111.206
65	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	110.516
66	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	110.390
67	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	110.244
68	Mexico`MEX`Central America	109.969
69	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	108.671
70	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	108.459
71	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	108.375
72	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	107.890
73	Panama`PAN`Central America	106.462
74	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	104.754
75	Guyana`GUY`South America	103.080
76	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	102.481
77	Bolivia`BOL`South America	102.471
78	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	101.211
79	Ecuador`ECU`South America	99.271
80	Venezuela`VEN`South America	97.499
81	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	95.063
82	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	94.456
83	Paraguay`PRY`South America	93.124
84	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	91.309
85	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	90.695
86	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	90.490
87	Peru`PER`South America	90.482
88	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	89.746
89	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	89.720
90	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	89.305
91	Colombia`COL`South America	89.077
92	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	88.369
93	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	88.348
94	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	86.823
95	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	86.718
96	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	86.021
97	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	85.946
98	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	85.910
99	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	85.115
100	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	84.762
101	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	84.597
102	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	84.489
103	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	82.860
104	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	82.752
105	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	81.891
106	Brazil`BRA`South America	81.232
107	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	80.827
108	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	80.483
109	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	78.860
110	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	77.987
111	Argentina`ARG`South America	77.928
112	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	77.048
113	Suriname`SUR`South America	76.869
114	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	76.397
115	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	75.691
116	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	75.237
117	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	74.024
118	Chile`CHL`South America	73.057
119	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	72.089
120	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	71.464
121	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	71.313
122	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	69.922
123	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	69.522
124	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	68.279
125	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	67.999
126	Saint Martin`MAF`Caribbean	66.782
127	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	66.082
128	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	64.382
129	Uruguay`URY`South America	63.666
130	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	63.278
131	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	63.137
132	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	61.579
133	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	61.575
134	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	60.885
135	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	57.497
136	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	57.373
137	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	57.207
138	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	57.190
139	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	57.070
140	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	57.019
141	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	56.439
142	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	55.853
143	United States`USA`Northern America	54.872
144	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	54.336
145	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	54.300
146	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	54.174
147	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	53.770
148	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	53.375
149	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	52.315
150	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	50.522
151	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	50.415
152	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	50.007
153	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	50.004
154	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	49.004
155	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	48.023
156	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	47.690
157	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	46.894
158	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	46.656
159	Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	46.141
160	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	46.090
161	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	46.011
162	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	45.808
163	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	44.921
164	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	44.700
165	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	44.529
166	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	42.871
167	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	41.690
168	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	41.665
169	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	41.039
170	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	40.396
171	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	40.147
172	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	39.328
173	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	39.018
174	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	38.859
175	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	38.781
176	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.457
177	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	36.686
178	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	36.632
179	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	34.486
180	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	34.339
181	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	34.189
182	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	34.169
183	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	32.746
184	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	32.460
185	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	32.441
186	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	30.081
187	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	29.392
188	Vatican City`VAT`Southern Europe	28.321
189	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	27.897
190	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	27.673
191	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	27.193
192	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	26.978
193	Canada`CAN`Northern America	26.926
194	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	24.733
195	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	24.713
196	France`FRA`Western Europe	24.343
197	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	22.682
198	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	22.494
199	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	22.425
200	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	21.928
201	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	21.523
202	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	21.422
203	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	20.674
204	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	20.265
205	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	19.598
206	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	18.541
207	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	17.442
208	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	17.111
209	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	15.620
210	Isle of Man`IMN`Northern Europe	15.439
211	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	15.085
212	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	13.273
213	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	13.158
214	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	12.548
215	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	12.073
216	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	11.760
217	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	10.515
218	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	9.613
219	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	9.129
220	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	8.234
221	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	6.489
222	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3.579

02In 1980

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Bangladesh214.897
2Chad204.384
3Niger204.261
4Côte d’Ivoire194.216
5Liberia190.323

Lowest

222Japan3.579
221North Korea6.489
220Macau8.234
219Netherlands9.129
218Switzerland9.613

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 77.488. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

+0 / −0countries joined / left
222values changed, of 222 in both
81 · 141rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cambodia57.548 → 75.691+18.143
Yemen178.916 → 189.757+10.841
Romania64.421 → 69.922+5.501
Malawi173.609 → 178.707+5.098
Mauritania127.387 → 132.073+4.686

Fell most

Zambia179.826 → 169.357−10.469
Northern Mariana Islands72.222 → 63.137−9.085
Qatar95.454 → 86.718−8.736
Madagascar163.809 → 155.519−8.290
Montenegro24.116 → 17.442−6.674

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UN DESA Population Division (1980). Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19), 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/adolescent-birth-rate/1980

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