Period average age of mothers birth order in Estonia
Estonia: Period average age of mothers birth order was 28.17 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
28.17
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
25th
of 33 countries
All-time high
28.17
in 2019
All-time low
22.64
in 1991
Years of data
61
1959–2019
Period average age of mothers birth order in Estonia, 1959–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for period average age of mothers birth order in Estonia is 28.17, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period average age of mothers birth order in Estonia peaked at 28.17 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.64, in 1991.
That places Estonia 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Period average age of mothers birth order in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 25.3 | — |
| 1960 | 25.13 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 25.04 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 24.85 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 24.88 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 24.89 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 24.74 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 24.71 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 24.56 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 24.41 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 24.28 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 24.13 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 23.97 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 23.87 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 23.9 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 23.74 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 23.65 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 23.58 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 23.46 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 23.37 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.27 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.17 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.21 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 23.35 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 23.36 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 23.33 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 23.24 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 23.25 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 23.22 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 23.23 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.84 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 22.73 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 22.64 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 22.73 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 22.75 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 22.8 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 22.98 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 23.13 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 23.37 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 23.6 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 23.75 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 23.95 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 24.14 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.53 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 24.67 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 24.85 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 25.07 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 25.24 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.33 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.69 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 26.01 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 26.28 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 26.4 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 26.53 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 26.47 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.63 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.17 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 27.51 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 27.7 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.72 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.17 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 1 |
| 1960s | 24.75 | 24.28 | 25.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.69 | 23.27 | 24.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.22 | 22.84 | 23.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.05 | 22.64 | 23.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.95 | 23.95 | 26.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.06 | 26.28 | 28.17 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period average age of mothers birth order in Estonia?
- Period average age of mothers birth order in Estonia was 28.17 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.17 in 2019.
- What is the lowest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.64 in 1991.
- How does Estonia rank for period average age of mothers birth order?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is period average age of mothers birth order rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period average age of mothers birth order. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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