Share of births by age of mother by country
Countries reporting
236
Highest
26.49
Equatorial Guinea
Lowest
0
Vatican
Median
6.86
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
17,464
What the numbers show
Share of births by age of mother is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 26.49 in Equatorial Guinea; the lowest is 0 in Vatican.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.86, and the mean is 8.18.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 192 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Barthelemy (up 183.0%), and the largest decrease in Falkland Islands (down 100.0%).
Share of births by age of mother: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.49 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 23.9 | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 3 | Liberia | 23.74 | 2023 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 23.55 | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 5 | Mozambique | 23.52 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | South Sudan | 23.34 | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 7 | Venezuela | 23.32 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 8 | Madagascar | 23.18 | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 9 | Malawi | 21.98 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 10 | Angola | 21.5 | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 20.34 | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | Zambia | 20.28 | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 13 | Marshall Islands | 19.85 | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 14 | Niger | 19.78 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 15 | Congo | 19.65 | 2023 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 16 | Guinea | 19.64 | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 17 | Laos | 18.73 | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 18 | Honduras | 18.63 | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 18.54 | 2023 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 18.42 | 2023 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 21 | Uganda | 18.12 | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 22 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.09 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 23 | Tanzania | 17.84 | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 17.78 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 25 | Guatemala | 17.71 | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 26 | Nepal | 17.7 | 2023 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 27 | Chad | 17.52 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 17.48 | 2023 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 17.22 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 30 | Ecuador | 16.65 | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 16.46 | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritania | 16.37 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 33 | Gabon | 15.89 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 15.62 | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 35 | El Salvador | 15.36 | 2023 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 36 | Paraguay | 15.28 | 2023 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 37 | Lesotho | 15.27 | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 38 | Eswatini | 15.21 | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 39 | Somalia | 15.17 | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.17 | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.15 | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 42 | Cuba | 14.99 | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 43 | Guyana | 14.9 | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 44 | Nigeria | 14.76 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 45 | Panama | 14.73 | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia | 14.66 | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 47 | Belize | 14.55 | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 14.14 | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 49 | Eritrea | 14.06 | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 13.87 | 2023 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 51 | Nauru | 13.86 | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 52 | Anguilla | 13.08 | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 53 | Barbados | 13 | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 54 | Togo | 12.9 | 2023 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 55 | Brazil | 12.66 | 2023 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 12.58 | 2023 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 57 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.58 | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 12.57 | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 59 | Suriname | 12.33 | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 60 | Benin | 12.31 | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 61 | Namibia | 12.28 | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 12.24 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 63 | Seychelles | 12.16 | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 64 | Kenya | 12.1 | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 65 | Peru | 12 | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 66 | Iraq | 11.65 | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 67 | Haiti | 11.63 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 68 | Ghana | 11.54 | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 69 | South Africa | 11.5 | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 11.3 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 71 | Senegal | 11.26 | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 72 | Sudan | 11.11 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 73 | American Samoa | 11.08 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 74 | Yemen | 10.99 | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 75 | Botswana | 10.91 | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 10.71 | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 77 | Tokelau | 10.64 | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 10.56 | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 79 | Gambia | 10.56 | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.46 | 2023 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 81 | Dominica | 10.43 | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 82 | Micronesia (country) | 10.43 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 83 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.38 | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 84 | Cambodia | 10.34 | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 85 | French Guiana | 10.3 | 2023 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 86 | Syria | 10.3 | 2023 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 87 | Romania | 10.2 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 88 | Afghanistan | 10.15 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 89 | Mayotte | 9.92 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 90 | Comoros | 9.76 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 9.66 | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 92 | Philippines | 9.66 | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 93 | Thailand | 9.57 | 2023 | down 43.7% | rising |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.4 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | 9.4 | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 96 | Palau | 9.33 | 2023 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 9.21 | 2023 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 98 | Argentina | 9.17 | 2023 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 99 | Uruguay | 9.14 | 2023 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 100 | Egypt | 9.05 | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 101 | Grenada | 9.04 | 2023 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 102 | Burundi | 8.98 | 2023 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 103 | Vietnam | 8.83 | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 8.62 | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 105 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.58 | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 106 | United States Virgin Islands | 8.45 | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 107 | French Polynesia | 8.38 | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 108 | Samoa | 8.36 | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 109 | Myanmar | 8.19 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 110 | Kiribati | 8.01 | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 111 | Bahamas | 7.98 | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 112 | Greenland | 7.73 | 2023 | down 29.9% | flat |
| 113 | Mauritius | 7.7 | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 114 | Pakistan | 7.62 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 115 | Cook Islands | 7.3 | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 116 | East Timor | 7.08 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 117 | Western Sahara | 6.89 | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 118 | Puerto Rico | 6.87 | 2023 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 119 | Palestine | 6.86 | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 120 | Iran | 6.83 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 6.79 | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 122 | Guam | 6.7 | 2023 | down 37.7% | flat |
| 123 | Indonesia | 6.67 | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 124 | Moldova | 6.41 | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 125 | Slovakia | 6.39 | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 126 | Aruba | 6.37 | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 127 | Rwanda | 6.24 | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 128 | British Virgin Islands | 6.15 | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 129 | Morocco | 6.14 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 130 | Tonga | 6.04 | 2023 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 131 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.64 | 2023 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 132 | Lebanon | 5.55 | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.34 | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 5.23 | 2023 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 135 | Fiji | 5.2 | 2023 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 136 | Ukraine | 5.13 | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 137 | Montserrat | 5.13 | 2023 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Wallis and Futuna | 5.1 | 2023 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 139 | Hungary | 5.04 | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 140 | Curacao | 4.88 | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 4.87 | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 4.69 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 143 | Djibouti | 4.6 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 144 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.44 | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 145 | Jordan | 4.34 | 2023 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 4.17 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 147 | Reunion | 4.12 | 2023 | down 42.8% | flat |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 4.01 | 2023 | down 33.4% | flat |
| 149 | Niue | 4 | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 150 | United States | 3.98 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 151 | Serbia | 3.96 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 152 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 3.93 | 2023 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 153 | Russia | 3.8 | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Barthelemy | 3.77 | 2023 | up 183.0% | volatile |
| 155 | India | 3.75 | 2023 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 156 | Albania | 3.71 | 2023 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 157 | Mongolia | 3.69 | 2023 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.65 | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 159 | Turkey | 3.48 | 2023 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 160 | Armenia | 3.39 | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.33 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Kazakhstan | 3.28 | 2023 | down 42.2% | flat |
| 163 | Turkmenistan | 3.28 | 2023 | down 35.9% | flat |
| 164 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 3.19 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 165 | Bhutan | 3.14 | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 166 | New Caledonia | 3.12 | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 167 | Belarus | 2.99 | 2023 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 168 | New Zealand | 2.91 | 2023 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 169 | Jersey | 2.81 | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 170 | Malta | 2.63 | 2023 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 171 | Latvia | 2.6 | 2023 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 172 | Greece | 2.58 | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Isle of Man | 2.56 | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 173 | Saint Helena | 2.56 | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 175 | Montenegro | 2.54 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 176 | Guernsey | 2.5 | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 177 | Martinique | 2.49 | 2023 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 178 | Gibraltar | 2.37 | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 179 | United Kingdom | 2.36 | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | 2.35 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 2.34 | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 182 | Cayman Islands | 2.31 | 2023 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 183 | Chile | 2.22 | 2023 | down 83.8% | falling |
| 184 | China | 2.21 | 2023 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Brunei | 2.18 | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 186 | Portugal | 2.08 | 2023 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 187 | Croatia | 2.05 | 2023 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 188 | Monaco | 1.9 | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 189 | Malaysia | 1.88 | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Poland | 1.85 | 2023 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 191 | Lithuania | 1.83 | 2023 | down 58.3% | rising |
| 192 | Czechia | 1.82 | 2023 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Spain | 1.77 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 194 | Australia | 1.7 | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 195 | Estonia | 1.64 | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 196 | Algeria | 1.63 | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Bahrain | 1.58 | 2023 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 198 | Cyprus | 1.56 | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 199 | Libya | 1.54 | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Germany | 1.43 | 2023 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Canada | 1.41 | 2023 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 202 | Maldives | 1.33 | 2023 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 1.3 | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Ireland | 1.29 | 2023 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 205 | Israel | 1.29 | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 206 | Belgium | 1.19 | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Taiwan | 1.14 | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 208 | France | 1.11 | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Andorra | 1.08 | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Finland | 1.08 | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 211 | Austria | 1.07 | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 212 | Tunisia | 1.07 | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 213 | Italy | 1.04 | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Qatar | 0.9859 | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 215 | Slovenia | 0.9831 | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 216 | Luxembourg | 0.979 | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 217 | Oman | 0.9651 | 2023 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 218 | Iceland | 0.9202 | 2023 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 219 | Singapore | 0.7984 | 2023 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 220 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6845 | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 221 | Japan | 0.6417 | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 222 | Netherlands | 0.5499 | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 223 | Sweden | 0.5423 | 2023 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 224 | Norway | 0.4346 | 2023 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 225 | Kuwait | 0.4195 | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 226 | Bermuda | 0.3839 | 2023 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 227 | Hong Kong | 0.3778 | 2023 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 228 | Switzerland | 0.3692 | 2023 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 229 | Denmark | 0.3356 | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 230 | Liechtenstein | 0.2695 | 2023 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 231 | South Korea | 0.2551 | 2023 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 232 | Macao | 0.155 | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 233 | North Korea | 0.121 | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 234 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 234 | Falkland Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 234 | Vatican | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |