Finland vs Portugal: Average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order
Finland
30.02 years
in 2024
Portugal
30.15 years
in 2023
Finland rank
14th
Portugal rank
12th
Average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order over time
- Finland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 30.15 years against 30.02 years in Finland, a difference of 0.13 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 12th of 33 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.97 years | 24.17 years | 1.8 years | Finland |
| 1990s | 27.01 years | 25.62 years | 1.38 years | Finland |
| 2000s | 27.84 years | 27.2 years | 0.64 years | Finland |
| 2010s | 28.78 years | 29.16 years | 0.385 years | Portugal |
| 2020s | 29.77 years | 30.27 years | 0.51 years | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order, Finland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 30.15 years against 30.02 years in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order between Finland and Portugal?
- 0.13 years, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Portugal?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Portugal rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth by birth order?
- Finland ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 12th 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.