Canada vs Netherlands: Average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order
Canada
30.29 years
in 2023
Netherlands
30.31 years
in 2022
Canada rank
10th
Netherlands rank
9th
Average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 30.31 years against 30.29 years in Canada, a difference of 0.02 years.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 33 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.05 years | 26.21 years | 2.16 years | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 23.53 years | 25.26 years | 1.73 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 24.24 years | 25.13 years | 0.891 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 25.41 years | 26.57 years | 1.16 years | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 26.36 years | 28.28 years | 1.92 years | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 27.79 years | 28.89 years | 1.09 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 29.02 years | 29.63 years | 0.607 years | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 30.01 years | 30.27 years | 0.26 years | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 30.31 years against 30.29 years in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order between Canada and Netherlands?
- 0.02 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order?
- Canada ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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.