List of countries by mean age at childbearing

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The following list sorts countries and dependent territories by mean age at childbearing. The mean age at childbearing indicates the age of a woman at their childbearing events, if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in that given year. [1] In countries with very high fertility rates women can have their first child at a much younger age than the mean age at childbearing.

List of countries (2021)

Countries and dependent territories by the mean age at childbearing in 2021 according to the World Population Prospects 2022 of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. [2]

Country or territoryAge
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong32.8
2Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea32.5
3Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda32.2
4Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino32.2
5Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland32.2
6Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg32.2
7Flag of Spain.svg Spain32.1
8Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra32.0
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland32.0
10Flag of Italy.svg Italy32.0
11Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein31.9
12Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore31.9
13Flag of Libya.svg Libya31.9
14Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus31.6
15Flag of Greece.svg Greece31.5
16Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands31.5
17Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan31.5
18Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark31.4
19Flag of Japan.svg Japan31.4
20Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates31.4
21Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria31.4
22Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal31.4
23Flag of Oman.svg Oman31.4
24Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti31.3
25Flag of France.svg Guadeloupe31.2
26Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia31.2
27Flag of Norway.svg Norway31.2
28Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden31.2
29Flag of Germany.svg Germany31.1
30Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada31.1
31Flag of Finland.svg Finland31.0
32Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia31.0
33Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco31.0
34Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia31.0
35Flag of Austria.svg Austria30.9
36Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia30.9
37Flag of Macau.svg Macao30.9
38Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands30.8
39Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium30.8
40Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland30.7
41Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda30.7
42Flag of Israel.svg Israel30.7
43Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi30.7
44Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands30.7
45Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique30.7
46Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand30.6
47Flag of Malta.svg Malta30.6
48Flag of France.svg France30.6
49Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom30.6
50Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros30.5
51Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia30.5
52Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei30.5
53Flag of Niue.svg Niue30.4
54Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia30.4
55Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey30.4
56Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga30.4
57Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey30.4
58Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia30.4
59Flag of France.svg Saint Martin30.4
60Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia30.4
61Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands30.3
62Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco30.3
63Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar30.2
64Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar30.2
65Flag of France.svg Saint Barthélemy30.2
66Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania30.1
67Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal30.1
68Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic30.1
69Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg Western Sahara30.1
70Flag of France.svg Wallis and Futuna30.0
71Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha30.0
72Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro30.0
73Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 30.0
74Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia29.9
75Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo29.9
76Flag of France.svg Mayotte29.9
77Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania29.9
78Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain29.9
79Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen29.9
80Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia29.8
81Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives29.8
82Flag of France.svg Réunion29.8
83Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary29.7
84Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan29.7
85Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands29.6
86Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan29.6
87Flag of Poland.svg Poland29.6
88Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan29.6
89Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati29.6
90Flag of the United States.svg United States29.6
91Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana29.6
92Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor29.6
93Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa29.5
94Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia29.5
95Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau29.5
96Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau29.5
97Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait29.5
98Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti29.5
99Flag of France.svg French Guiana29.5
100Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria29.5
101Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia29.5
102Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba29.5
103Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka29.5
104Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea29.5
105Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon29.4
106Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia29.4
107Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa29.4
108Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man29.4
109Flag of Chile.svg Chile29.4
110Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea29.4
111Flag of Syria.svg Syria29.3
112Flag of Chad.svg Chad29.3
113Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia29.3
114Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia29.2
115Flag of Benin.svg Benin29.1
116Flag of Niger.svg Niger29.1
117Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia29.1
118Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina29.1
119Flag of Togo.svg Togo29.1
120Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada29.0
121Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands29.0
122Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu29.0
123Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey29.0
124Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar29.0
125Flag of Mali.svg Mali28.9
126Flag of Iran.svg Iran28.9
127Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea28.9
128Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire28.9
129Flag of Guam.svg Guam28.9
130Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan28.9
131Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso28.9
132Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten28.9
133Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao28.9
134Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia28.9
135Flag of Albania.svg Albania28.9
136Flag of Angola.svg Angola28.9
137Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba28.8
138Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo28.8
139Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq28.8
140Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic28.8
141Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea28.8
142Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia28.8
143Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania28.8
144Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China28.8
145Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius28.8
146Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda28.8
147Flag of Palestine.svg Palestinian Territory28.7
148Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg Sao Tome and Principe28.7
149Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan28.7
150Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina28.7
151Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji28.7
152Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia28.7
153Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone28.7
154Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan28.7
155Flag of Russia.svg Russia28.7
156Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu28.7
157Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines28.7
158Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan28.6
159Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands28.6
160Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia28.6
161Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus28.6
162Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands28.6
163Flag of Palau.svg Palau28.6
164Flag of France.svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon28.6
165Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia28.5
166Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas28.5
167Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia28.5
168Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya28.5
169Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon28.5
170Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana28.5
171Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands28.4
172Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon28.4
173Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia28.3
174Flag of Peru.svg Peru28.3
175Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay28.3
176Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla28.2
177Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique28.2
178Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica28.1
179Flag of Romania.svg Romania28.1
180Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia28.1
181Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand28.1
182Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea28.1
183Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine28.0
184Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan28.0
185Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland28.0
186Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia28.0
187Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28.0
188Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda28.0
189Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi28.0
190Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar28.0
191Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay27.9
192Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland27.9
193Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe27.9
194Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica27.9
195Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala27.9
196Flag of India.svg India27.9
197Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica27.9
198Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho27.9
199Flag of Moldova.svg Republic of Moldova27.9
200Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados27.9
201Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan27.9
202Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname27.8
203Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands27.8
204Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles27.7
205Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt27.7
206Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago27.7
207Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria27.7
208Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa27.7
209Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil27.7
210Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands27.6
211Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis27.6
212Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde27.6
213Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia27.5
214Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat27.5
215Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador27.4
216Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru27.4
217Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan27.4
218Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam27.4
219Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia27.3
220Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana27.2
221Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras27.2
222Flag of Belize.svg Belize27.2
223Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico27.1
224Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador27.1
225Flag of Panama.svg Panama27.0
226Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico27.0
227Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia26.9
228Flag of Laos.svg Laos26.9
229Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic26.8
230Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua26.6
231Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan26.5
232Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela26.3
233Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba26.1
234Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal25.8
235Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan25.7
236Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh25.7

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