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Adolescent Fertility Rate by African country

2024

Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.

Africa, 202454 of 54 countries
82.1population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Central African Republic · 161.3Lowest in 2024Tunisia · 4.2Reported in 202454 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 112.6Democratic Republic of the Congo — 105.2Somalia — 115.4Kenya — 54.5Sudan — 64.5Chad — 132.1South Africa — 51.8Lesotho — 69.5Zimbabwe — 95.5Botswana — 53.5Namibia — 65.9Senegal — 59.1Mali — 135.9Mauritania — 87.6Benin — 76.4Niger — 141.6Nigeria — 84.0Cameroon — 105.4Togo — 76.4Ghana — 57.4Cote d'Ivoire — 90.6Guinea — 116.8Guinea-Bissau — 80.3Liberia — 124.7Sierra Leone — 91.2Burkina Faso — 85.5Central African Republic — 161.3Republic of the Congo — 108.1Gabon — 89.5Equatorial Guinea — 152.9Zambia — 115.5Malawi — 113.3Mozambique — 151.9Eswatini — 68.2Angola — 139.4Burundi — 52.5Madagascar — 128.7Gambia — 56.1Tunisia — 4.2Algeria — 8.6Eritrea — 65.2Morocco — 24.8Egypt — 41.1Libya — 5.8Ethiopia — 68.2Djibouti — 19.1Uganda — 104.7Rwanda — 30.6South Sudan — 96.3Nigeria 84.0Nigeria 84.0Ethiopia 68.2Ethiopia 68.2Kenya 54.5Kenya 54.5South Africa 51.8South Africa 51.82024HIGHEST IN 2024Central African Republic161.3Equatorial Guinea152.9Mozambique151.9Niger141.6Angola139.4LOWEST IN 2024Tunisia4.2Libya5.8Algeria8.6Djibouti19.1Mauritiusnot drawn19.2PINNEDEthiopia68.232 of 54Kenya54.540 of 54Nigeria84.027 of 54South Africa51.845 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn37.9Comorosnot drawn53.8Sao Tome and Principenot drawn85.2Seychellesnot drawn53.5per 1,000 · quintiles of the observed range4.252.568.289.5115.4161.3no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries115.6
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries91.6
Western Africa16 of 16 countries88.8
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries53.3
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries34.9
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2024 figure82.1

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Adolescent Fertility RateBirths per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitper 1,000
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2024
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Adolescent Fertility Rate". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/adolescent-fertility
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=adolescent_fertility_per_1000&year=2024&limit=100

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Adolescent Fertility Rate: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryAdolescent Fertility RatePeriod
1Central African Republic161.32024
2Equatorial Guinea152.92024
3Mozambique151.92024
4Niger141.62024
5Angola139.42024
6Mali135.92024
7Chad132.12024
8Madagascar128.72024
9Liberia124.72024
10Guinea116.82024
11Zambia115.52024
12Somalia115.42024
13Malawi113.32024
14Tanzania112.62024
15Republic of the Congo108.12024
16Cameroon105.42024
17Democratic Republic of the Congo105.22024
18Uganda104.72024
19South Sudan96.32024
20Zimbabwe95.52024
21Sierra Leone91.22024
22Cote d'Ivoire90.62024
23Gabon89.52024
24Mauritania87.62024
25Burkina Faso85.52024
26Sao Tome and Principe85.22024
27Nigeria842024
28Guinea-Bissau80.32024
29Benin76.42024
30Togo76.42024
31Lesotho69.62024
32Ethiopia68.22024
33Eswatini68.22024
34Namibia65.92024
35Eritrea65.22024
36Sudan64.52024
37Senegal59.12024
38Ghana57.42024
39Gambia56.12024
40Kenya54.52024
41Comoros53.82024
42Seychelles53.52024
43Botswana53.52024
44Burundi52.52024
45South Africa51.82024
46Egypt41.12024
47Cabo Verde37.92024
48Rwanda30.62024
49Morocco24.82024
50Mauritius19.22024
51Djibouti19.12024
52Algeria8.582024
53Libya5.832024
54Tunisia4.212024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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