Countries With the Highest Age at Childbearing
Every country with a figure for age at childbearing, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Korea, Rep. (33.4), Hong Kong SAR, China (32.9) and San Marino (32.8). The middle country of the 217 has 29.1.
What this measures
Mean age of mothers at childbearing, in years. Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The average age of women giving birth in the year, based on how many births women of each age have. Later childbearing goes with fewer births, but not one for one. A country can have late but plentiful births, or early but few. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2023–2023. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Age at childbearing | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Rep. | 33.4 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 32.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | San Marino | 32.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Ireland | 32.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Spain | 32.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Andorra | 32.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 32.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Italy | 32.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Switzerland | 32.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Singapore | 32.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 32.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Macao SAR, China | 32.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | Bermuda | 32.1 | 2023 | North America |
| 14 | Greece | 32 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Japan | 31.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 31.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 17 | Libya | 31.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 18 | Taiwan | 31.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 19 | Netherlands | 31.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Portugal | 31.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Cyprus | 31.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Oman | 31.7 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 23 | Denmark | 31.6 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | France | 31.6 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Sweden | 31.6 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Norway | 31.6 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Djibouti | 31.5 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 28 | Finland | 31.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Germany | 31.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Algeria | 31.5 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 31 | Canada | 31.4 | 2023 | North America |
| 32 | Australia | 31.4 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 33 | Tunisia | 31.3 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Chile | 31.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 35 | Austria | 31.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Belgium | 31 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Malaysia | 31 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Estonia | 31 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 30.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Malta | 30.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 41 | Israel | 30.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 42 | Monaco | 30.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Iceland | 30.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | St. Martin (French part) | 30.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Croatia | 30.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 30.7 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | 30.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 48 | New Zealand | 30.6 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Rwanda | 30.6 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | New Caledonia | 30.5 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 51 | Slovenia | 30.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Czechia | 30.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 53 | Gibraltar | 30.4 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Qatar | 30.4 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 55 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 30.4 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 57 | Faroe Islands | 30.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Kuwait | 30.3 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 59 | Lithuania | 30.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Latvia | 30.3 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Mauritania | 30.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 62 | Comoros | 30.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Montenegro | 30.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 64 | Maldives | 30.2 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 65 | Burundi | 30.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 30.1 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 67 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 30.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Bahrain | 30 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 69 | Curacao | 30 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Hungary | 30 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Tonga | 29.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 72 | Morocco | 29.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 73 | Senegal | 29.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | United States | 29.9 | 2023 | North America |
| 75 | Bhutan | 29.9 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 76 | Poland | 29.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Gambia, The | 29.8 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Jordan | 29.8 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | Sudan | 29.8 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Yemen, Rep. | 29.7 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 81 | Kosovo | 29.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Isle of Man | 29.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 29.6 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 84 | Haiti | 29.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Ghana | 29.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Serbia | 29.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 29.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 29.4 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 90 | American Samoa | 29.4 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 91 | Mongolia | 29.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 92 | Samoa | 29.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Papua New Guinea | 29.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 94 | Lebanon | 29.2 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 95 | Chad | 29.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 96 | Nigeria | 29.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 97 | Turkiye | 29.2 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | French Polynesia | 29.2 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 29.2 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 29.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 101 | Eritrea | 29.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | 29.2 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 103 | Uruguay | 29.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Albania | 29.1 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Mauritius | 29.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 106 | Niger | 29.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | Benin | 29.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 29.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Kiribati | 29.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 110 | Togo | 29.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 111 | Argentina | 29.1 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 112 | Northern Mariana Islands | 29.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Guam | 29.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Cote d'Ivoire | 29 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | China | 29 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 29 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Philippines | 29 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 29 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 29 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Indonesia | 28.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | Namibia | 28.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 123 | Tanzania | 28.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Slovak Republic | 28.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 28.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 126 | Russian Federation | 28.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 28.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 128 | Pakistan | 28.9 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 129 | Mali | 28.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Bahamas, The | 28.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.8 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 132 | Aruba | 28.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 133 | Myanmar | 28.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 134 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 28.8 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 135 | Fiji | 28.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 28.8 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 137 | St. Lucia | 28.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 138 | Peru | 28.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 139 | Botswana | 28.7 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 140 | Belarus | 28.7 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Cabo Verde | 28.6 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | Iraq | 28.6 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 143 | Grenada | 28.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 144 | South Sudan | 28.6 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Angola | 28.6 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 28.6 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | Congo, Rep. | 28.6 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 148 | West Bank and Gaza | 28.6 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 149 | Palau | 28.5 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 150 | Gabon | 28.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 151 | Georgia | 28.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | British Virgin Islands | 28.5 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 153 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.5 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 154 | Kyrgyz Republic | 28.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Zambia | 28.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 156 | Cameroon | 28.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 157 | Suriname | 28.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 158 | Mozambique | 28.4 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 159 | Uganda | 28.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 160 | South Africa | 28.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 161 | Thailand | 28.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 162 | Guinea | 28.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 163 | Liberia | 28.3 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 165 | Dominica | 28.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 166 | Kenya | 28.2 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 167 | Costa Rica | 28.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 168 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 169 | Bolivia | 28.1 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 170 | Romania | 28.1 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 171 | Ukraine | 28.1 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 28.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | 28.1 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 174 | Moldova | 28 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 175 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 28 | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 176 | Bulgaria | 27.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 177 | Jamaica | 27.9 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 178 | Greenland | 27.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 179 | Lesotho | 27.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 180 | Cambodia | 27.9 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 181 | Eswatini | 27.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 182 | Madagascar | 27.9 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 183 | Turkmenistan | 27.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 184 | Brazil | 27.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 185 | Armenia | 27.8 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 186 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 187 | Puerto Rico (US) | 27.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 188 | Barbados | 27.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 189 | Malawi | 27.7 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 190 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 27.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 191 | Paraguay | 27.7 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 192 | Seychelles | 27.6 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 193 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 27.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 194 | India | 27.5 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 195 | Dominican Republic | 27.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 196 | Ecuador | 27.4 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 197 | Panama | 27.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 198 | Guatemala | 27.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 199 | Honduras | 27.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 200 | Viet Nam | 27.2 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 201 | Belize | 27.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 202 | Naoero | 27.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 203 | El Salvador | 27.1 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 204 | Marshall Islands | 27.1 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 205 | Equatorial Guinea | 27 | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 206 | Uzbekistan | 27 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 207 | Guyana | 27 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 208 | Mexico | 26.8 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 209 | Colombia | 26.6 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 210 | Tajikistan | 26.5 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 211 | Venezuela, RB | 26.3 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 212 | Lao PDR | 26.3 | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 213 | Cuba | 26.2 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 214 | Bangladesh | 26 | 2023 | South Asia |
| 215 | Nicaragua | 26 | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 216 | Azerbaijan | 25.9 | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 217 | Nepal | 25.3 | 2023 | South Asia |
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