West and Central Africa has the highest adolescent birth rate worldwide. As of 2022, there were 104 births per one thousand girls aged between 15 and 19 years. East and Southern Africa followed, with 92 births per every one thousand adolescent girls giving birth.
Adolescent fertility rate worldwide as of 2020, by region (per 1,000 girls)
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UNFPA. (April 1, 2022). Adolescent fertility rate worldwide as of 2020, by region (per 1,000 girls) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228319/adolescent-fertility-rate-worldwide/
UNFPA. "Adolescent fertility rate worldwide as of 2020, by region (per 1,000 girls)." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228319/adolescent-fertility-rate-worldwide/
UNFPA. (2022). Adolescent fertility rate worldwide as of 2020, by region (per 1,000 girls). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228319/adolescent-fertility-rate-worldwide/
UNFPA. "Adolescent Fertility Rate Worldwide as of 2020, by Region (per 1,000 Girls)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228319/adolescent-fertility-rate-worldwide/
UNFPA, Adolescent fertility rate worldwide as of 2020, by region (per 1,000 girls) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228319/adolescent-fertility-rate-worldwide/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Adolescent fertility rate worldwide as of 2020, by region (per 1,000 girls) [Graph], UNFPA, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228319/adolescent-fertility-rate-worldwide/