Period average age of mothers birth order in Italy

Italy: Period average age of mothers birth order was 31.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
31.66
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
31.66
in 2022
All-time low
29.44
in 2004
Years of data
19
2004–2022

Period average age of mothers birth order in Italy, 2004–2022

01020302004201320222004: 29.42005: 29.62006: 29.72007: 29.92008: 29.92009: 302010: 30.22011: 30.32012: 30.52013: 30.62014: 30.72015: 30.82016: 312017: 31.12018: 31.22019: 31.32020: 31.42021: 31.62022: 31.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, period average age of mothers birth order in Italy stood at 31.66. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, period average age of mothers birth order in Italy peaked at 31.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.44, in 2004.

Italy ranks 2nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Period average age of mothers birth order in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Period average age of mothers birth order in Italy, 2004 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2004 29.44
2005 29.56 +0.4%
2006 29.71 +0.5%
2007 29.86 +0.5%
2008 29.93 +0.2%
2009 30.04 +0.4%
2010 30.18 +0.5%
2011 30.33 +0.5%
2012 30.54 +0.7%
2013 30.64 +0.3%
2014 30.74 +0.3%
2015 30.83 +0.3%
2016 31 +0.6%
2017 31.08 +0.3%
2018 31.17 +0.3%
2019 31.31 +0.4%
2020 31.41 +0.3%
2021 31.57 +0.5%
2022 31.66 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.76 29.44 30.04 6
2010s 30.78 30.18 31.31 10
2020s 31.55 31.41 31.66 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 South Korea 32.9 compare
  2. 3 Spain 31.5 compare
  3. 4 Switzerland 31.31 compare
  4. 5 Taiwan 31.03 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is period average age of mothers birth order in Italy?
Period average age of mothers birth order in Italy was 31.66 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 31.66 in 2022.
What is the lowest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 29.44 in 2004.
How does Italy rank for period average age of mothers birth order?
Italy ranks 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
Is period average age of mothers birth order rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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Period average age of mothers birth order
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
33 places, 1,628 data points, 1933–2024
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