EU countries by adolescent birth rate
Bulgaria had the highest adolescent birth rate of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 38.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. The Netherlands had the lowest, at 3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. The median was 7.9 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Source: the World Bank.
Map of EU countries, 2016
- Under 5
- 5 to 7.4
- 7.4 to 9.7
- 9.7 to 14
- 14 and over
All EU countries, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 38.1 | -2.6% |
| 2 | Romania | 37.6 | +3% |
| 3 | Slovakia | 26.2 | +7.8% |
| 4 | Hungary | 24.8 | +5% |
| 5 | Latvia | 15.5 | -12.2% |
| 6 | Lithuania | 13.8 | -4.9% |
| 7 | Malta | 13.2 | +3.6% |
| 8 | Poland | 12.3 | -3.1% |
| 9 | Czechia | 11.8 | -0.6% |
| 10 | Estonia | 10.9 | -14.7% |
| 11 | Croatia | 9.9 | +1.1% |
| 12 | Germany | 9.2 | +13.7% |
| 13 | Greece | 9 | +7.4% |
| 14 | Portugal | 7.9 | -4.1% |
| 15 | France | 7.6 | -7.6% |
| 16 | Austria | 7.5 | -4.4% |
| 17 | Ireland | 7.3 | -8.9% |
| 18 | Spain | 7.3 | -4.9% |
| 19 | Cyprus | 6.3 | +14.2% |
| 20 | Belgium | 6.2 | -6.5% |
| 21 | Finland | 5.6 | -12.4% |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 4.9 | -8.7% |
| 23 | Italy | 4.8 | -7.2% |
| 24 | Sweden | 4.5 | -4.1% |
| 25 | Slovenia | 4.3 | -6.6% |
| 26 | Denmark | 3.4 | -2.4% |
| 27 | Netherlands | 3 | -6.9% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Births to women aged 15 to 19 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in the year. World Bank series from the UN World Population Prospects.
UN estimates fitted to registration, census and survey data, so they can differ from national birth counts. Years after the last WPP estimate year are projections and are not stored.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
World Bank, World Development Indicators. Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.Citation styles
APA 7
World Bank. (2026). Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT) (EU countries by adolescent birth rate, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT
MLA 9
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT), EU countries by adolescent birth rate, 2016. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adolescent-birth-rate/eu-countries?period=2016. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
World Bank. 2026. Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT). EU countries by adolescent birth rate, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adolescent-birth-rate/eu-countries?period=2016.
Harvard
World Bank (2026) Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT), EU countries by adolescent birth rate, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adolescent-birth-rate/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which EU country has the highest adolescent birth rate?
Bulgaria, with 38.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
Which EU country has the lowest adolescent birth rate?
The Netherlands, with 3 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) (SP.ADO.TFRT). Retrieved 2026-10-18.