Period average age of mothers birth order by country
Countries reporting
33
Highest
33.03
South Korea
Lowest
24.62
Ukraine
Median
29.45
Years covered
93
1933–2025
Data points
1,650
What the numbers show
Period average age of mothers birth order is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 33.03 in South Korea; the lowest is 24.62 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.45, and the mean is 29.27.
Period average age of mothers birth order: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 33.03 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 2 | Italy | 31.76 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 31.5 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 31.34 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 5 | Taiwan | 31.15 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 30.95 | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 30.75 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 30.4 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 30.37 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 30.29 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 30.22 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 30.19 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 30.19 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 30.02 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 29.9 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 29.56 | 2017 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 29.45 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 29.42 | 2022 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 29.24 | 2022 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 28.93 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 28.93 | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 28.89 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 28.81 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 28.36 | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 28.36 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 28.16 | 2020 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 27 | United States | 28.04 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 27.67 | 2014 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 27.21 | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 26.47 | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 31 | Russia | 25.91 | 2018 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 32 | Belarus | 25.85 | 2018 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 33 | Ukraine | 24.62 | 2013 | up 5.3% | flat |