Births by age of mother by country
Countries reporting
180
Highest
9,403
China
Lowest
0
Taiwan
Median
9.5
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Births by age of mother is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 9,403 in China; the lowest is 0 in Taiwan.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.5, and the mean is 248.44.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 100.0%).
Births by age of mother: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 9,403 | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 8,926 | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 4,155 | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3,169 | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,349 | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1,554 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 973 | 2023 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 8 | Sudan | 935 | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 803 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 10 | Yemen | 802 | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 11 | Mozambique | 772 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 12 | Tanzania | 754 | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 13 | Niger | 645 | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 575 | 2023 | up 74.2% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 433 | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 16 | Somalia | 423 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 17 | Chad | 410 | 2023 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Ghana | 396 | 2023 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 395 | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 20 | Madagascar | 314 | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 296 | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 22 | South Sudan | 250 | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 23 | Algeria | 247 | 2023 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Senegal | 242 | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 235 | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 230 | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 27 | Benin | 224 | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 28 | Vietnam | 215 | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 214 | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea | 189 | 2023 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 30 | Turkey | 189 | 2023 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 32 | Philippines | 170 | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 33 | Iran | 169 | 2023 | up 302.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Kenya | 160 | 2023 | down 48.2% | flat |
| 35 | Cameroon | 154 | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 35 | United States | 154 | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Mauritania | 153 | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 151 | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | 147 | 2023 | down 53.0% | rising |
| 40 | Russia | 146 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 144 | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 133 | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 117 | 2023 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 44 | Togo | 113 | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 45 | Myanmar | 111 | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Iraq | 110 | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 47 | Malawi | 94 | 2023 | down 67.7% | rising |
| 47 | Ukraine | 94 | 2023 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Rwanda | 93 | 2023 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 50 | South Africa | 86 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Zambia | 83 | 2023 | down 43.5% | rising |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 82 | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 53 | North Korea | 74 | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 54 | Haiti | 65 | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 54 | Syria | 65 | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 56 | Libya | 62 | 2023 | up 158.3% | rising |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 61 | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 53 | 2023 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Nepal | 53 | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 60 | Congo | 49 | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 49 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 62 | Liberia | 44 | 2023 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 63 | Italy | 41 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 40 | 2023 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 65 | Israel | 36 | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 66 | Spain | 35 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Gambia | 35 | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Eritrea | 27 | 2023 | down 30.8% | flat |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 26 | 2023 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Greece | 25 | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 71 | Bolivia | 24 | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 24 | 2023 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 73 | Namibia | 23 | 2023 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 22 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Poland | 22 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Oman | 20 | 2023 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 20 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 19 | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Lebanon | 19 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 80 | Belarus | 18 | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Belgium | 16 | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Canada | 15 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Comoros | 14 | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 13 | 2023 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Malaysia | 13 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 86 | Czechia | 12 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Laos | 12 | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 86 | East Timor | 12 | 2023 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 89 | Armenia | 10 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | 10 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 9 | 2023 | down 64.0% | flat |
| 92 | Botswana | 8 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 92 | Georgia | 8 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea | 8 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 92 | Lesotho | 8 | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 92 | Peru | 8 | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Sweden | 8 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 8 | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 7 | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Djibouti | 6 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Kuwait | 6 | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Tunisia | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Austria | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Guatemala | 4 | 2023 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 105 | Jordan | 4 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Palestine | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Bhutan | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 110 | Switzerland | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Gabon | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 110 | Netherlands | 3 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Qatar | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Western Sahara | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Denmark | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Fiji | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 116 | Norway | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Samoa | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 120 | Bahrain | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Cyprus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Guyana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 120 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Eswatini | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 120 | Mayotte | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Argentina | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Bahamas | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Brazil | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Brunei | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Chile | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Colombia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Cuba | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Curacao | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Germany | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Ecuador | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | France | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Croatia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Hungary | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Jamaica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Japan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Kiribati | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | South Korea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Macao | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Maldives | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Mexico | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritius | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Portugal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Paraguay | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Singapore | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | El Salvador | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Suriname | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Slovakia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Thailand | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Tonga | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Uruguay | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Venezuela | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Martinique | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Reunion | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Taiwan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |