Canada vs Japan: Average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order
Canada
30.29 years
in 2023
Japan
30.71 years
in 2023
Canada rank
10th
Japan rank
7th
Average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 30.71 years against 30.29 years in Canada, a difference of 0.42 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 33 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.62 years | 25.87 years | 2.25 years | Japan |
| 1970s | 24.24 years | 25.78 years | 1.54 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 25.41 years | 26.5 years | 1.09 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 26.36 years | 27.64 years | 1.28 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 27.79 years | 28.53 years | 0.735 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 29.02 years | 29.84 years | 0.823 years | Japan |
| 2020s | 30.08 years | 30.52 years | 0.44 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 30.71 years against 30.29 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order between Canada and Japan?
- 0.42 years, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order?
- Canada ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average age of mothers when they have their first child in a specific year. It is standardized for the age structure of the female population of reproductive age.