List of countries by mean age at childbearing
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)[edit]
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 territory | Age | |
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1 | Hong Kong | 32.8 |
2 | South Korea | 32.5 |
3 | Bermuda | 32.2 |
4 | San Marino | 32.2 |
5 | Ireland | 32.2 |
6 | Luxembourg | 32.2 |
7 | Spain | 32.1 |
8 | Andorra | 32.0 |
9 | Switzerland | 32.0 |
10 | Italy | 32.0 |
11 | Liechtenstein | 31.9 |
12 | Singapore | 31.9 |
13 | Libya | 31.9 |
14 | Cyprus | 31.6 |
15 | Greece | 31.5 |
16 | Netherlands | 31.5 |
17 | Taiwan | 31.5 |
18 | Denmark | 31.4 |
19 | Japan | 31.4 |
20 | United Arab Emirates | 31.4 |
21 | Algeria | 31.4 |
22 | Portugal | 31.4 |
23 | Oman | 31.4 |
24 | Djibouti | 31.3 |
25 | Guadeloupe | 31.2 |
26 | Australia | 31.2 |
27 | Norway | 31.2 |
28 | Sweden | 31.2 |
29 | Germany | 31.1 |
30 | Canada | 31.1 |
31 | Finland | 31.0 |
32 | Tunisia | 31.0 |
33 | Monaco | 31.0 |
34 | Malaysia | 31.0 |
35 | Austria | 30.9 |
36 | Saudi Arabia | 30.9 |
37 | Macao | 30.9 |
38 | Cayman Islands | 30.8 |
39 | Belgium | 30.8 |
40 | Iceland | 30.7 |
41 | Rwanda | 30.7 |
42 | Israel | 30.7 |
43 | Burundi | 30.7 |
44 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30.7 |
45 | Martinique | 30.7 |
46 | New Zealand | 30.6 |
47 | Malta | 30.6 |
48 | France | 30.6 |
49 | United Kingdom | 30.6 |
50 | Comoros | 30.5 |
51 | Estonia | 30.5 |
52 | Brunei | 30.5 |
53 | Niue | 30.4 |
54 | Croatia | 30.4 |
55 | Jersey | 30.4 |
56 | Tonga | 30.4 |
57 | Guernsey | 30.4 |
58 | Gambia | 30.4 |
59 | Saint Martin | 30.4 |
60 | Slovenia | 30.4 |
61 | Faroe Islands | 30.3 |
62 | Morocco | 30.3 |
63 | Gibraltar | 30.2 |
64 | Qatar | 30.2 |
65 | Saint Barthélemy | 30.2 |
66 | Lithuania | 30.1 |
67 | Senegal | 30.1 |
68 | Czech Republic | 30.1 |
69 | Western Sahara | 30.1 |
70 | Wallis and Futuna | 30.0 |
71 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 30.0 |
72 | Montenegro | 30.0 |
73 | Kosovo | 30.0 |
74 | Latvia | 29.9 |
75 | DR Congo | 29.9 |
76 | Mayotte | 29.9 |
77 | Mauritania | 29.9 |
78 | Bahrain | 29.9 |
79 | Yemen | 29.9 |
80 | Micronesia | 29.8 |
81 | Maldives | 29.8 |
82 | Réunion | 29.8 |
83 | Hungary | 29.7 |
84 | South Sudan | 29.7 |
85 | Falkland Islands | 29.6 |
86 | Jordan | 29.6 |
87 | Poland | 29.6 |
88 | Sudan | 29.6 |
89 | Kiribati | 29.6 |
90 | United States | 29.6 |
91 | Ghana | 29.6 |
92 | East Timor | 29.6 |
93 | American Samoa | 29.5 |
94 | Ethiopia | 29.5 |
95 | Tokelau | 29.5 |
96 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.5 |
97 | Kuwait | 29.5 |
98 | Haiti | 29.5 |
99 | French Guiana | 29.5 |
100 | Nigeria | 29.5 |
101 | Serbia | 29.5 |
102 | Aruba | 29.5 |
103 | Sri Lanka | 29.5 |
104 | Eritrea | 29.5 |
105 | Lebanon | 29.4 |
106 | New Caledonia | 29.4 |
107 | Samoa | 29.4 |
108 | Isle of Man | 29.4 |
109 | Chile | 29.4 |
110 | Papua New Guinea | 29.4 |
111 | Syria | 29.3 |
112 | Chad | 29.3 |
113 | Somalia | 29.3 |
114 | Mongolia | 29.2 |
115 | Benin | 29.1 |
116 | Niger | 29.1 |
117 | Namibia | 29.1 |
118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.1 |
119 | Togo | 29.1 |
120 | Grenada | 29.0 |
121 | Solomon Islands | 29.0 |
122 | Tuvalu | 29.0 |
123 | Turkey | 29.0 |
124 | Myanmar | 29.0 |
125 | Mali | 28.9 |
126 | Iran | 28.9 |
127 | Guinea | 28.9 |
128 | Côte d'Ivoire | 28.9 |
129 | Guam | 28.9 |
130 | Afghanistan | 28.9 |
131 | Burkina Faso | 28.9 |
132 | Sint Maarten | 28.9 |
133 | Curaçao | 28.9 |
134 | French Polynesia | 28.9 |
135 | Albania | 28.9 |
136 | Angola | 28.9 |
137 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 28.8 |
138 | Republic of the Congo | 28.8 |
139 | Iraq | 28.8 |
140 | Central African Republic | 28.8 |
141 | North Korea | 28.8 |
142 | Slovakia | 28.8 |
143 | Tanzania | 28.8 |
144 | China | 28.8 |
145 | Mauritius | 28.8 |
146 | Uganda | 28.8 |
147 | Palestinian Territory | 28.7 |
148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.7 |
149 | Bhutan | 28.7 |
150 | Argentina | 28.7 |
151 | Fiji | 28.7 |
152 | Macedonia | 28.7 |
153 | Sierra Leone | 28.7 |
154 | Kazakhstan | 28.7 |
155 | Russia | 28.7 |
156 | Vanuatu | 28.7 |
157 | Philippines | 28.7 |
158 | Pakistan | 28.6 |
159 | Cook Islands | 28.6 |
160 | Indonesia | 28.6 |
161 | Belarus | 28.6 |
162 | British Virgin Islands | 28.6 |
163 | Palau | 28.6 |
164 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 28.6 |
165 | Zambia | 28.5 |
166 | Bahamas | 28.5 |
167 | Liberia | 28.5 |
168 | Kenya | 28.5 |
169 | Gabon | 28.5 |
170 | Botswana | 28.5 |
171 | Northern Mariana Islands | 28.4 |
172 | Cameroon | 28.4 |
173 | Bolivia | 28.3 |
174 | Peru | 28.3 |
175 | Uruguay | 28.3 |
176 | Anguilla | 28.2 |
177 | Mozambique | 28.2 |
178 | Dominica | 28.1 |
179 | Romania | 28.1 |
180 | Georgia | 28.1 |
181 | Thailand | 28.1 |
182 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.1 |
183 | Ukraine | 28.0 |
184 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.0 |
185 | Swaziland | 28.0 |
186 | Saint Lucia | 28.0 |
187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.0 |
188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28.0 |
189 | Malawi | 28.0 |
190 | Madagascar | 28.0 |
191 | Paraguay | 27.9 |
192 | Greenland | 27.9 |
193 | Zimbabwe | 27.9 |
194 | Costa Rica | 27.9 |
195 | Guatemala | 27.9 |
196 | India | 27.9 |
197 | Jamaica | 27.9 |
198 | Lesotho | 27.9 |
199 | Republic of Moldova | 27.9 |
200 | Barbados | 27.9 |
201 | Turkmenistan | 27.9 |
202 | Suriname | 27.8 |
203 | US Virgin Islands | 27.8 |
204 | Seychelles | 27.7 |
205 | Egypt | 27.7 |
206 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.7 |
207 | Bulgaria | 27.7 |
208 | South Africa | 27.7 |
209 | Brazil | 27.7 |
210 | Marshall Islands | 27.6 |
211 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27.6 |
212 | Cape Verde | 27.6 |
213 | Cambodia | 27.5 |
214 | Montserrat | 27.5 |
215 | Ecuador | 27.4 |
216 | Nauru | 27.4 |
217 | Uzbekistan | 27.4 |
218 | Vietnam | 27.4 |
219 | Armenia | 27.3 |
220 | Guyana | 27.2 |
221 | Honduras | 27.2 |
222 | Belize | 27.2 |
223 | Puerto Rico | 27.1 |
224 | El Salvador | 27.1 |
225 | Panama | 27.0 |
226 | Mexico | 27.0 |
227 | Colombia | 26.9 |
228 | Laos | 26.9 |
229 | Dominican Republic | 26.8 |
230 | Nicaragua | 26.6 |
231 | Tajikistan | 26.5 |
232 | Venezuela | 26.3 |
233 | Cuba | 26.1 |
234 | Nepal | 25.8 |
235 | Azerbaijan | 25.7 |
236 | Bangladesh | 25.7 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Definition of mean age at childbearing". www.un.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2022). "World Population Prospects 2022 Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XLS (91MB)). United Nations Population Division. 27 (Online ed.). New York: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. , cols AC. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09.