Denmark vs Portugal: Period average age of mothers birth order
Denmark
30.4
in 2025
Portugal
30.22
in 2024
Denmark rank
8th
Portugal rank
11th
Period average age of mothers birth order over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 30.4 against 30.22 in Portugal, a difference of 0.18.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th of 33 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.51 | 24.84 | 1.33 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 24.07 | 24.37 | 0.297 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 25.46 | 24.14 | 1.33 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 27.05 | 25.62 | 1.42 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 28.21 | 27.2 | 1.01 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 29.15 | 29.16 | 0.016 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 30.06 | 30.26 | 0.2 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period average age of mothers birth order, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 30.4 against 30.22 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in period average age of mothers birth order between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.18, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for period average age of mothers birth order?
- Denmark ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 11th 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.