This statistic shows the adolescent fertility rate in selected regions during 1990, 2000 and 2015*. The adolescent fertility rate usually refers to the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19. In 2015, it is projected that the highest birth rate among adolescent girls will be in Sub-Saharan Africa with 116 births per 1,000 girls.
Number of births to women, aged 15 to 19, per 1,000 women from 1990 to 2015, by region
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United Nations. (July 30, 2015). Number of births to women, aged 15 to 19, per 1,000 women from 1990 to 2015, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/294061/adolescent-fertility-rate-by-region/
United Nations. "Number of births to women, aged 15 to 19, per 1,000 women from 1990 to 2015, by region." Chart. July 30, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/294061/adolescent-fertility-rate-by-region/
United Nations. (2015). Number of births to women, aged 15 to 19, per 1,000 women from 1990 to 2015, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/294061/adolescent-fertility-rate-by-region/
United Nations. "Number of Births to Women, Aged 15 to 19, per 1,000 Women from 1990 to 2015, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/294061/adolescent-fertility-rate-by-region/
United Nations, Number of births to women, aged 15 to 19, per 1,000 women from 1990 to 2015, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/294061/adolescent-fertility-rate-by-region/ (last visited April 22, 2025)
Number of births to women, aged 15 to 19, per 1,000 women from 1990 to 2015, by region [Graph], United Nations, July 30, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/294061/adolescent-fertility-rate-by-region/
