Canada vs Japan: Period average age of mothers birth order

Canada
30.29
in 2023
Japan
30.75
in 2024
Canada rank
10th
Japan rank
7th

Period average age of mothers birth order over time

  • Canada
  • Japan
0102030194419842024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 30.75 against 30.29 in Canada, a difference of 0.46.

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 25.87 2.25 Japan
1970s 24.24 25.78 1.54 Japan
1980s 25.41 26.5 1.09 Japan
1990s 26.36 27.64 1.28 Japan
2000s 27.79 28.53 0.735 Japan
2010s 29.02 29.84 0.823 Japan
2020s 30.08 30.52 0.44 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher period average age of mothers birth order, Canada or Japan?
Japan, at 30.75 against 30.29 in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in period average age of mothers birth order between Canada and Japan?
0.46, 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 period average age of mothers birth order?
Canada ranks 10th and Japan ranks 7th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Period average age of mothers birth order. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Period average age of mothers birth order
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 1,650 data points, 1933–2025
Last refreshed