Average Age of Having First Child by Country 2025

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Average Age Upon Birth of First Child (CIA)

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5 Countries Where First Time Mothers are Oldest

Country
Average Age Upon Birth of First Child (CIA)
Data Year (CIA)
Andorra32.82019
South Korea32.22019
San Marino31.92019
Italy31.42020
Liechtenstein31.32017
Spain31.22020
Switzerland31.12020
Luxembourg312020
Ireland30.92020
Japan30.72018
Singapore30.52015
Netherlands30.22020
Cyprus302020
Portugal29.92020
Hong Kong29.82008
Denmark29.82020
Norway29.82020
Sweden29.72020
Finland29.52020
Canada29.42019
United Kingdom292018
Croatia292020
Slovenia292020
France28.92020
Kazakhstan28.92019
Iceland28.72020
Czech Republic28.52020
Hungary28.42020
Serbia28.22020
Lithuania28.2
Estonia28.2
Poland27.92020
New Zealand27.8
Israel27.72019
Bosnia and Herzegovina27.72019
Latvia27.32020
Slovakia27.22020
Romania27.12020
North Macedonia26.92020
Belarus26.82019
Turkey26.62020
Albania26.62020
Bulgaria26.42020
Montenegro26.32010
Ukraine26.22019
Georgia25.92019
Sri Lanka25.62016
Russia25.22013
Armenia25.22019
Togo252017
Tonga24.9
Myanmar24.72015
Jordan24.62018
Turkmenistan24.2
Uzbekistan23.72019
Philippines23.62022
Thailand23.32009
Cambodia23.32022
Tajikistan23.22017
Maldives23.22017
Kiribati23.12009
Rwanda232019
Timor Leste232016
Comoros232012
Paraguay22.92008
Pakistan22.82018
Egypt22.62014
Kyrgyzstan22.62019
Solomon Islands22.62015
Indonesia22.42017
Haiti22.42017
Ghana22.12022
Peru21.92013
Senegal21.92019
Papua New Guinea21.92018
Mauritania21.82021
Colombia21.72015
Namibia21.62013
Burundi21.52017
Mexico21.32008
Eritrea21.32010
India21.22021
Jamaica21.22008
Bolivia21.12008
Dominican Republic20.92013
Lesotho20.92014
Yemen20.82013
El Salvador20.82008
Guyana20.82009
Gambia20.72020
Benin20.52017
Mongolia20.52008
Nigeria20.42018
Nepal20.42016
Kenya20.32014
Zimbabwe20.32015
Honduras20.32012
Cameroon20.12018
Burkina Faso20.12021
DR Congo19.92014
Tanzania19.92022
Afghanistan19.92015
Guinea19.92018
Ivory Coast19.62012
Sierra Leone19.62019
Republic of the Congo19.62012
Gabon19.62012
Madagascar19.52021
Uganda19.42016
Angola19.42015
Sao Tome and Principe19.42009
Ethiopia19.32019
Mozambique19.22011
Mali19.22018
Zambia19.22018
Nicaragua19.22012
Malawi19.12016
Liberia19.12020
Bangladesh18.62017
Niger18.52012
Chad18.12015
  • Different sources often use different methodologies to determine the average age of first-time mothers, which may include statistical estimates when official data is unavailable. As such, results may differ between sources.
  • Estimates from the United States Central Intelligence Agency and the United Nations are shown below.