Denmark vs Ireland: Period average age of mothers birth order
Denmark
30.4
in 2025
Ireland
30.95
in 2022
Denmark rank
8th
Ireland rank
6th
Period average age of mothers birth order over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 30.95 against 30.4 in Denmark, a difference of 0.55.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ireland ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 6th of 33 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.51 | 26.3 | 2.79 | Ireland |
| 1970s | 24.07 | 25.74 | 1.67 | Ireland |
| 1980s | 25.46 | 26.13 | 0.663 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 27.05 | 27.13 | 0.08 | Ireland |
| 2000s | 28.21 | 28.44 | 0.23 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 29.15 | 29.88 | 0.73 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 29.94 | 30.96 | 1.01 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period average age of mothers birth order, Denmark or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 30.95 against 30.4 in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in period average age of mothers birth order between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.55, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for period average age of mothers birth order?
- Denmark ranks 8th and Ireland ranks 6th 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.