Period average age of mothers birth order in Norway
Norway: Period average age of mothers birth order was 30.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
30.11
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 33 countries
All-time high
30.11
in 2022
All-time low
23.36
in 1972
Years of data
56
1967–2022
Period average age of mothers birth order in Norway, 1967–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, period average age of mothers birth order in Norway stood at 30.11. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period average age of mothers birth order in Norway peaked at 30.11 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.36, in 1972.
Norway ranks 13th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Period average age of mothers birth order in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 23.83 | — |
| 1968 | 23.78 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 23.66 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 23.49 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 23.44 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 23.36 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 23.42 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 23.46 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 23.52 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 23.64 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 23.74 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23.98 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 24.02 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 24.16 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 24.28 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 24.4 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 24.64 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 24.8 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 24.94 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 25.11 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 25.23 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 25.36 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 25.46 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 25.59 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 25.77 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 25.89 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.23 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 26.32 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 26.39 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 26.55 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 26.71 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 26.82 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 26.89 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 27.04 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 27.2 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 27.44 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 27.6 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 27.69 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.71 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.75 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.8 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.88 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.01 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 28.22 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.4 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 28.55 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 28.73 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.89 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.03 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 29.26 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.45 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.7 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 29.82 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.97 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.11 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.76 | 23.66 | 23.83 | 3 |
| 1970s | 23.61 | 23.36 | 24.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.84 | 24.16 | 25.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.23 | 25.59 | 26.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.5 | 26.89 | 27.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.82 | 28.01 | 29.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.97 | 29.82 | 30.11 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period average age of mothers birth order in Norway?
- Period average age of mothers birth order in Norway was 30.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 30.11 in 2022.
- What is the lowest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.36 in 1972.
- How does Norway rank for period average age of mothers birth order?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
- Is period average age of mothers birth order rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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