Ghana—Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)
Category: GenderSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #55 of 217Series years: 2000–2024
Latest Value
57.4
2024
YoY Change
-1.4%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#55
of 217 countries
Maximum
84.3
2000
Minimum
57.4
2024
CAGR
-1.6%
25 years
Last
57.4
Previous
58.2
Highest
84.3
Lowest
57.4
Unit
births per 1,000 women ages 15-19
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Ghana's adolescent fertility rate (per 1,000) was 57.4 in 2024, ranking #55 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.4% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 84.3 (2000) and the lowest was 57.4 (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Ghana — Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000): 57.447 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 for reference year 2024. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.4 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 58.2 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.8 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 59.8 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 62 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 64.3 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 66.5 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 67.9 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 70.4 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 72.5 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.6 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.5 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 71.6 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.4 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 70.7 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 71.4 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 73.1 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 75.4 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 74.1 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 73.6 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 75.7 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 77.3 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 80.1 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 82.3 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 84.3 |
Top Countries — Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 161.3 | 2024 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 152.9 | 2024 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 151.9 | 2024 |
| 4 | Niger | 141.6 | 2024 |
| 5 | Angola | 139.4 | 2024 |
| 6 | Mali | 135.9 | 2024 |
| 7 | Chad | 132.1 | 2024 |
| 8 | Madagascar | 128.7 | 2024 |
| 9 | Liberia | 124.7 | 2024 |
| 10 | Guinea | 116.8 | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Methodology
Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Unit
births per 1,000 women ages 15-19