| 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 |
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| Afghanistan |
20.1
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Albania |
23.9
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Armenia |
24.1
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Australia | 30.5 (2006 est.) |
| Austria | 28.5 (2011 est.) |
| Azerbaijan | 24.4 (2010 est.) |
| Bangladesh |
18.1
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Belarus | 24.9 (2010 est.) |
| Belgium |
28
note: Data refer to first birth within current marriage (2008 est.) |
| Benin | 20 (2006 est.) |
| Bolivia |
21.2
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.9 (2010 est.) |
| Bulgaria | 26.2 (2010 est.) |
| Burkina Faso |
19.4
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 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 | 27.6 (2007 est.) |
| Chad | 18.2 (2004 est.) |
| Chile | 23.7 (2004 est.) |
| Colombia |
21.4
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 20.2 (2007 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the | 19.8 (2011-12 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
19.8
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12 est.) |
| Croatia | 27.7 (2010 est.) |
| Cyprus | 27.5 (2005 est.) |
| Czech Republic | 27.6 (2010 est.) |
| Denmark | 29.1 (2010 est.) |
| Dominican Republic | 20.3 (2007 est.) |
| Ecuador | 21.8 (2004 est.) |
| Egypt | 22.9 (2008 est.) |
| El Salvador | 20.8 (2008 est.) |
| Eritrea | 20.6 (2002 est.) |
| Estonia | 26.3 (2010 est.) |
| Ethiopia |
19.6
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Finland | 27.9 (2005 est.) |
| France | 28.6 (2006 est.) |
| Gabon |
20.3
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Georgia | 23.9 (2010 est.) |
| Germany |
28.9
note: Data are based on events and not on fertility rates; data refer to first birth within current marriage (2010 est.) |
| Ghana |
21.8
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.) |
| Greece | 29.2 (2007 est.) |
| Guatemala |
20.3
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Guinea | 18.8 (2005 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 |
21.1
note: Median age a first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12) |
| Hong Kong | 29.8 (2008 est.) |
| Hungary | 28.2 (2010 est.) |
| Iceland | 27 (2011 est.) |
| India | 19.9 (2006 est.) |
| Indonesia |
22.8
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Ireland | 29.8 (2011 est.) |
| Israel | 27.3 (2011 est.) |
| Italy | 27.7 (2010 est.) |
| Jamaica |
21.2
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.) |
| Japan | 29.4 (2007 est.) |
| Jordan |
24.7
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Kazakhstan | 27.6 (2010 est.) |
| Kenya |
19.8
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Korea, South | 29.6 (2008 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 23.6 (2010 est.) |
| Latvia | 26.4 (2010 est.) |
| Lesotho |
21.2
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Liberia | 19.1 (2007 est.) |
| Lithuania | 26.6 (2010 est.) |
| Luxembourg | 29.3 (2008 est.) |
| Macedonia | 26 (2010 est.) |
| Madagascar |
19.5
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Malawi |
18.9
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Maldives |
23.9
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.) |
| Mali | 18.6 (2006 est.) |
| Malta | 26.5 (2008 est.) |
| Mauritania | 21.9 (2001 est.) |
| Mexico |
21.3
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006 est.) |
| Moldova | 23.5 (2010 est.) |
| Montenegro | 26.3 (2009 est.) |
| Morocco | 25.4 (2004 est.) |
| Mozambique | 18.8 (2003 est.) |
| Namibia | 21.4 (2007 est.) |
| Nepal |
20.1
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Netherlands | 28.9 (2005 est.) |
| New Zealand | 27.7 (2008 est.) |
| Nicaragua |
19.7
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.) |
| Niger | 18 (2006 est.) |
| Nigeria | 20.9 (2008 est.) |
| Norway | 28.4 (2011 est.) |
| Pakistan | 22.7 (2007 est.) |
| Panama | 21.1 (1976 est.) |
| Paraguay |
22.9
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.) |
| Peru |
22.3
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Philippines | 23.1 (2008 est.) |
| Poland | 26.6 (2010 est.) |
| Portugal | 27.4 (2005 est.) |
| Romania | 26 (2010 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 (2009 est.) |
| Senegal |
21.4
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Serbia | 27.2 (2010 est.) |
| Sierra Leone | 19 (2008 est.) |
| Singapore | 29.4 (2008 est.) |
| Slovakia | 27.3 (2010 est.) |
| Slovenia | 28.7 (2010 est.) |
| South Africa | 22.5 (2003 est.) |
| Spain | 29.3 (2006 est.) |
| Sri Lanka |
22.6
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2000 est.) |
| Swaziland | 19.5 (2007 est.) |
| Sweden | 28.6 (2005 est.) |
| Switzerland | 30.2 (2010 est.) |
| Tajikistan |
22.8
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.) |
| Tanzania |
19.6
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Thailand |
23
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (1987 est.) |
| Timor-Leste |
22.1
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.) |
| Togo | 20 (1998 est.) |
| Turkey | 22.9 (2003 est.) |
| Turkmenistan | 24.6 (2006 est.) |
| Uganda |
18.9
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Ukraine |
23.1
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.) |
| United Kingdom | 30 (2006 est.) |
| United States | 25 (2006 est.) |
| Uzbekistan | 23.8 (2006 est.) |
| Vietnam | 22.6 (2002 est.) |
| Yemen |
19.2
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (1997 est.) |
| Zambia | 19.2 (2007 est.) |
| Zimbabwe |
20.5
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |