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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.
By Country Listing of the values for the Mother's mean age at first birth field
Country Mother's mean age at first birth
Afghanistan
19.9 years (2015 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Albania
24.8 years (2017/18 est.)
Andorra
Angola
19.4 years (2015/16 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Armenia
24.8 years (2017 est.)
Australia
28.7 years (2014 est.)
Austria
29.3 years (2017 est.)
Azerbaijan
23.8 years (2017 est.)
Bangladesh
18.5 years (2014 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Belarus
26.5 years (2017 est.)
Belgium
29 years (2018 est.)
Benin
20.4 years (2017/18 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Bolivia
21.2 years (2008 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Bosnia and Herzegovina
27.3 years (2017 est.)
Bulgaria
27.1 years (2017 est.)
Burkina Faso
19.4 years (2010 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Burma
25 years (2015/16 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Burundi
21.3 years (2010 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Cambodia
22.9 years (2014 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Cameroon
19.7 years (2011 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Canada
29 years (2017 est.)
Chad
17.9 years (2014/15 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Colombia
21.7 years (2015 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Comoros
24.6 years (2012 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
19.9 years (2013/14 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Congo, Republic of the
19.8 years (2011/12 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Cote d'Ivoire
19.8 years (2011/12 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Croatia
28.9 years (2017 est.)
Cyprus
29.2 years (2017 est.)

note: data represent only government-controlled areas
Czechia
28.4 years (2018 est.)
Denmark
29.2 years (2017 est.)
Dominican Republic
21.3 years (2013 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Egypt
22.7 years (2014 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
El Salvador
20.8 years (2008 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Eritrea
21.3 years (2010 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Estonia
27.4 years (2017 est.)
Ethiopia
20 years (2016 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Finland
29.2 years (2017 est.)
France
28.7 years (2018 est.)
Gabon
20.3 years (2012 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Gambia, The
20.9 years (2013 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Georgia
25.4 years (2017 est.)

note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Germany
29.6 years (2017 est.)
Ghana
22.3 years (2017 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Greece
29.9 years (2017 est.)
Guatemala
21.2 years (2014/15 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Guinea
19.5 years (2018 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Guyana
20.8 years (2009 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Haiti
22.8 years (2016/7 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Honduras
20.4 years (2011/12 est.)

note: median age a first birth among women 25-29
Hong Kong
29.8 years (2008 est.)
Hungary
28.6 years (2017 est.)
Iceland
27.8 years (2017 est.)
Indonesia
22.8 years (2012 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Ireland
30.5 years (2018 est.)
Israel
27.6 years (2017 est.)
Italy
31.1 years (2017 est.)
Jamaica
21.2 years (2008 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Japan
30.7 years (2015 est.)
Jordan
24.8 years (2017/18 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 30-34
Kazakhstan
28.5 years (2017 est.)
Kenya
20.3 years (2014 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Kiribati
23.1 years (2009 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Korea, South
31 years (2014 est.)
Kyrgyzstan
22.9 years (2017 est.)
Latvia
27.6 years (2017 est.)
Lesotho
21 years (2014 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Liberia
19.2 years (2013 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Liechtenstein
31.3 years (2017)
Lithuania
27.5 years (2017 est.)
Luxembourg
30.7 years (2017 est.)
Madagascar
19.5 years (2008/09 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Malawi
18.9 years (2015/16 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Maldives
24.5 years (2009 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Mali
18.9 years (2018 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Malta
28.9 years (2017 est.)

note: data refer to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births
Mexico
21.3 years (2008 est.)
Moldova
24.8 years (2017 est.)
Mongolia
20.5 years (2008 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 20-24
Montenegro
26.3 years (2010 est.)
Mozambique
18.9 years (2011 est.)
median age at first birth among women 25-29
Namibia
21.5 years (2013 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Nepal
20.8 years (2016 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Netherlands
29.8 years (2017 est.)
New Zealand
27.8 years (2009 est.)

note: median age at first birth
Nicaragua
19.2 years (2011/12 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Niger
18.1 years (2012 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Nigeria
20.3 years (2013 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
North Macedonia
27.2 years (2017 est.)
Norway
29.3 years (2017 est.)

note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births
Pakistan
23.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Paraguay
22.9 years (2008 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Peru
22.2 years (2013 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Philippines
22.8 years (2017 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Poland
27.8 years (2017 est.)
Portugal
29.6 years (2017 est.)
Romania
27.1 years (2017 est.)
Russia
25.2 years (2013 est.)
Rwanda
23 years (2014/15 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Samoa
23.6 years (2009 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
San Marino
32 years (2017)
Sao Tome and Principe
19.4 years (2008/09 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Senegal
21.9 years (2018 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Serbia
28.4 years (2017 est.)

note: data do not cover Kosovo or Metohija
Sierra Leone
19.2 years (2013 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Singapore
30.5 years (2015 est.)
median age
Slovakia
27.8 years (2014 est.)
Slovenia
29.4 years (2017 est.)
Solomon Islands
22.6 years (2015 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Spain
30.9 years (2017 est.)
Sri Lanka
25.6 years (2016 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 30-34
Sweden
29.3 years (2015 est.)
Switzerland
30.7 years (2017 est.)
Tajikistan
23.2 years (2017 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Tanzania
19.8 years (2015/16 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Thailand
23.3 years (2009 est.)
Timor-Leste
22.1 years (2009/10 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Togo
21 years (2013/14 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Tonga
24.9 years (2012 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-49
Turkey
22.3 years (2010 est.)
Uganda
18.9 years (2011 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Ukraine
25.6 years (2017 est.)
United Kingdom
28.8 years (2017 est.)

note: data represent England and Wales only
United States
26.4 years (2015 est.)
Uzbekistan
23.8 years (2017 est.)
Yemen
21.4 years (2013 est.)
median age at first birth among women 25-29
Zambia
19.2 years (2013/14 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Zimbabwe
20 years (2015 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-29