FIELD LISTING :: MOTHER'S MEAN AGE AT FIRST BIRTH
This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
| Country | MOTHER'S MEAN AGE AT FIRST BIRTH |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
20.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Albania |
23.4 (2010 est.) |
| Angola |
18 (2008/09 est.) |
| Armenia |
23.5 (2011 est.) |
| Australia |
30.5 (2006 est.) |
| Austria |
28.5 (2011 est.) |
| Azerbaijan |
23.4 (2011 est.) |
| Bangladesh |
18.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Belarus |
25.1 (2011 est.) |
| Belgium |
28.2 (2010 est.) |
| Benin |
20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011/12 est.) |
| Bolivia |
21.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
26.3 (2011 est.) |
| Botswana |
19 (2007 est.) |
| Bulgaria |
26.3 (2011 est.) |
| Burkina Faso |
19.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Burma |
21.8 (2007 est.) |
| Burundi |
21.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Cabo Verde |
19.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2005 est.) |
| Cambodia |
22.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Cameroon |
19.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Canada |
28.1 (2011 est.) |
| Colombia |
21.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Comoros |
24.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
19.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
19.7 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2011/12 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
20 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2011/12 est.) |
| Croatia |
27.9 (2011 est.) |
| Cyprus |
28.5 note: data cover only government-controlled areas; data are based on events and not on fertility rates (2010 est.) |
| Czech Republic |
27.8 (2011 est.) |
| Denmark |
29.1 (2012 est.) |
| Dominican Republic |
21.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
| Egypt |
22.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.) |
| El Salvador |
20.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.) |
| Eritrea |
21.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Estonia |
26.4 (2011 est.) |
| Ethiopia |
19.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Finland |
28.5 (2012 est.) |
| France |
28.1 (2010 est.) |
| Gabon |
20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Gambia, The |
20.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
| Gaza Strip |
19 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2004 est.) |
| Georgia |
24 note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia (2011 est.) |
| Germany |
29.2 (2012 est.) |
| Ghana |
21.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.) |
| Greece |
31.2 (2010 est.) |
| Guatemala |
20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008/09 est.) |
| Guinea |
19 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2012 est.) |
| Guyana |
20.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Haiti |
22.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012) |
| Honduras |
20.4 note: median age a first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12 est.) |
| Hong Kong |
29.8 (2008 est.) |
| Hungary |
28.3 (2011 est.) |
| Iceland |
27 (2011 est.) |
| India |
19.9 (2005/06 est.) |
| Indonesia |
22.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Ireland |
29.9 note: data are based on events and not on fertility rates (2012 est.) |
| Israel |
27.3 (2011 est.) |
| Italy |
30.3 (2011 est.) |
| Jamaica |
21.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.) |
| Japan |
30.3 (2012 est.) |
| Jordan |
24.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Kazakhstan |
25 (2011 est.) |
| Kenya |
19.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008/09 est.) |
| Kiribati |
23.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Korea, South |
30.3 (2011 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
22.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Latvia |
26.4 (2011 est.) |
| Lesotho |
21.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Liberia |
19 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2013 est.) |
| Lithuania |
26.7 (2011 est.) |
| Luxembourg |
30.2 note: data are based on events and not on fertility rates (2012 est.) |
| Macedonia |
26.2 (2011 est.) |
| Madagascar |
19.4 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2008/09 est.) |
| Malawi |
18.9 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2010 est.) |
| Maldives |
23.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Mali |
18.3 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2012/13 est.) |
| Malta |
26.9 note: data refer to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births (2010 est.) |
| Marshall Islands |
20.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.) |
| Mexico |
21.3 (2008 est.) |
| Moldova |
23.7 (2011 est.) |
| Mongolia |
20.5 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2008 est.) |
| Montenegro |
26.3 (2010 est.) |
| Mozambique |
18.7 median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2011 est.) |
| Namibia |
21.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
| Nauru |
22.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.) |
| Nepal |
20.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Netherlands |
29.4 (2011 est.) |
| New Zealand |
27.8 note: median age at first birth (2009 est.) |
| Nicaragua |
19.7 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2006/07 est.) |
| Nigeria |
20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
| Niger |
18.1 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2012 est.) |
| Norway |
28.5 note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births (2012 est.) |
| Pakistan |
23.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012/13 est.) |
| Paraguay |
22.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.) |
| Peru |
22.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
| Philippines |
23 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
| Poland |
26.9 (2011 est.) |
| Portugal |
29.5 (2012 est.) |
| Romania |
26 (2011 est.) |
| Russia |
24.6 (2009 est.) |
| Rwanda |
22.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Samoa |
23.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
19.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008/09 est.) |
| Senegal |
21.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010/11 est.) |
| Serbia |
27.5 (2011 est.) |
| Sierra Leone |
19.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) |
| Singapore |
29.8 (2010 est.) |
| Slovakia |
27.8 (2010 est.) |
| Slovenia |
28.8 (2011 est.) |
| Solomon Islands |
21.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006/07 est.) |
| Spain |
29.8 (2010 est.) |
| Sri Lanka |
25.4 note: median age at first birth among women 30-34 (2006/07 est.) |
| Swaziland |
19.8 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2006/07 est.) |
| Sweden |
28.9 (2010 est.) |
| Switzerland |
30.4 (2012 est.) |
| Tajikistan |
22.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Tanzania |
19.5 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2010 est.) |
| Thailand |
23.3 (2009 est.) |
| Timor-Leste |
22.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009/10 est.) |
| Togo |
21 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.) |
| Tonga |
24.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-49 (2012 est.) |
| Turkey |
22.3 (2010 est.) |
| Turkmenistan |
24.6 (2006 est.) |
| Tuvalu |
23.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.) |
| Uganda |
19.3 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2011 est.) |
| Ukraine |
25.8 (2010 est.) |
| United Kingdom |
28.1 note: data refer to England and Wales (2012 est.) |
| United States |
25.6 (2011 est.) |
| Uzbekistan |
23.8 (2006 est.) |
| West Bank |
20 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2004 est.) |
| Zambia |
19.3 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2013/14 est.) |
| Zimbabwe |
20.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010/11 est.) |