Japan vs Netherlands: Period average age of mothers birth order

Japan
30.75
in 2024
Netherlands
30.37
in 2023
Japan rank
7th
Netherlands rank
9th

Period average age of mothers birth order over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 30.75 against 30.37 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.38.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 33 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 25.87 24.91 0.95 Japan
1970s 25.78 25.13 0.65 Japan
1980s 26.5 26.57 0.066 Netherlands
1990s 27.64 28.28 0.635 Netherlands
2000s 28.53 28.89 0.36 Netherlands
2010s 29.84 29.63 0.216 Japan
2020s 30.52 30.3 0.225 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher period average age of mothers birth order, Japan or Netherlands?
Japan, at 30.75 against 30.37 in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in period average age of mothers birth order between Japan and Netherlands?
0.38, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for period average age of mothers birth order?
Japan ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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