Health · Southern Africa
South Africa Adolescent Fertility Rate
51.8as of 2024+0.6% vs 2023
Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
Trend
History
| Period | Adolescent Fertility Rate |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.8 |
| 2023 | 51.6 |
| 2022 | 51.7 |
| 2021 | 52.5 |
| 2020 | 51.6 |
| 2019 | 53.3 |
| 2018 | 51.4 |
| 2017 | 56 |
| 2016 | 61.6 |
| 2015 | 68 |
| 2014 | 70.2 |
| 2013 | 64.6 |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ZA&metric_key=adolescent_fertility_per_1000" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Adolescent Fertility Rate across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Adolescent Fertility Rate |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 84 |
| Kenya | 54.5 |
| Egypt | 41.1 |
| Ghana | 57.4 |
| Ethiopia | 68.2 |
| Tanzania | 112.6 |
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