Portugal vs Sweden: Period average age of mothers birth order

Portugal
30.22
in 2024
Sweden
30.19
in 2024
Portugal rank
11th
Sweden rank
12th

Period average age of mothers birth order over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 30.22 against 30.19 in Sweden, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 33 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 24.37 24.44 0.072 Sweden
1980s 24.14 25.85 1.71 Sweden
1990s 25.62 27.11 1.49 Sweden
2000s 27.2 28.51 1.31 Sweden
2010s 29.16 29.19 0.028 Sweden
2020s 30.26 29.93 0.338 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher period average age of mothers birth order, Portugal or Sweden?
Portugal, at 30.22 against 30.19 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in period average age of mothers birth order between Portugal and Sweden?
0.03, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for period average age of mothers birth order?
Portugal ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th 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