Period average age of mothers birth order in United States
United States: Period average age of mothers birth order was 28.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.04
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
27th
of 33 countries
All-time high
28.04
in 2024
All-time low
22.24
in 1962
Years of data
92
1933–2024
Period average age of mothers birth order in United States, 1933–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 28.04 for period average age of mothers birth order in 2024. That is the highest value across all 92 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period average age of mothers birth order in United States peaked at 28.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.24, in 1962.
United States ranks 27th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Period average age of mothers birth order in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 23.32 | — |
| 1934 | 23.3 | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 23.36 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 23.49 | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 23.52 | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 23.61 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 23.72 | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 23.88 | +0.7% |
| 1941 | 23.91 | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 23.97 | -0.1% |
| 1944 | 23.96 | -0.0% |
| 1945 | 24.03 | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 24.2 | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 23.82 | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 23.49 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 23.39 | -0.4% |
| 1950 | 23.27 | -0.5% |
| 1951 | 23.11 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 23.09 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 22.93 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 22.81 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 22.72 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 22.55 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 22.47 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 22.43 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 22.36 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 22.32 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 22.28 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 22.24 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 22.24 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22.38 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 22.38 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22.39 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 22.36 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 22.51 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 22.46 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 22.43 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 22.45 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 22.42 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 22.48 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 22.66 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 22.77 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 22.96 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 23.09 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 23.25 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 23.35 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.44 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.6 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 23.71 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 23.83 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 23.96 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 24.03 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 24.12 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 24.25 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 24.31 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 24.31 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 24.33 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 24.28 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 24.35 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 24.36 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 24.4 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 24.5 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 24.66 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 24.81 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 24.91 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.04 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 25.2 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 25.33 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.49 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 25.7 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.73 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 25.71 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.65 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 25.66 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.73 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 25.86 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.07 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.28 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.44 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 26.65 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.89 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.03 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.22 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 27.32 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 27.45 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.51 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 27.61 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.81 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.88 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.93 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 28.04 | +0.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 28.04 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.5, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 23.47 | 23.3 | 23.72 | 7 |
| 1940s | 23.87 | 23.39 | 24.2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 22.77 | 22.36 | 23.27 | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.36 | 22.24 | 22.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.79 | 22.42 | 23.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.96 | 23.44 | 24.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.56 | 24.28 | 25.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.61 | 25.2 | 25.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.89 | 26.07 | 27.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.85 | 27.61 | 28.04 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period average age of mothers birth order in United States?
- Period average age of mothers birth order in United States was 28.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 28.04 in 2024.
- What is the lowest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.24 in 1962.
- How does United States rank for period average age of mothers birth order?
- United States ranks 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is period average age of mothers birth order rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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