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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.

Afghanistan

19.9 years (2015 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Albania

26.6 years (2020 est.)

Andorra

32.8 years (2019)

Angola

19.4 years (2015/16 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Armenia

25.2 years (2019 est.)

Australia

28.7 years (2019 est.)

Austria

29.7 years (2020 est.)

Azerbaijan

24 years (2019 est.)

Bangladesh

18.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Belarus

26.8 years (2019 est.)

Belgium

29.2 years (2020 est.)

Benin

20.5 years (2017/18 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Bolivia

21.1 years (2008 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Bosnia and Herzegovina

27.7 years (2019 est.)

Bulgaria

26.4 years (2020 est.)

Burkina Faso

20.1 years (2021 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Burma

24.7 years (2015/16 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Burundi

21.5 years (2016/17 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Cambodia

23.3 years (2021-22 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Cameroon

20.1 years (2018 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Canada

29.4 years (2019 est.)

Chad

18.1 years (2014/15 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Colombia

21.7 years (2015 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Comoros

23 years (2012 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

19.9 years (2013/14 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Congo, Republic of the

19.6 years (2011/12 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Cote d'Ivoire

19.6 years (2011/12 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Croatia

29 years (2020 est.)

Cyprus

30 years (2020 est.)

note: data represents only government-controlled areas

Czechia

28.5 years (2020 est.)

Denmark

29.8 years (2020 est.)

Dominican Republic

20.9 years (2013 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Egypt

22.6 years (2014 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

El Salvador

20.8 years (2008 est.)

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

Eritrea

21.3 years (2010 est.)

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

Estonia

28.2 years (2020 est.)

Ethiopia

19.3 years (2019 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Finland

29.5 years (2020 est.)

France

28.9 years (2020 est.)

Gabon

19.6 years (2012 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Gambia, The

20.7 years (2019/20 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Georgia

25.9 years (2019 est.)

note: data does not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Germany

29.9 years (2020 est.)

Ghana

20.7 years (2014 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Greece

30.7 years (2020 est.)

Guatemala

20.6 years (2014/15 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Guinea

19.9 years (2018 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Guyana

20.8 years (2009 est.)

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

Haiti

22.4 years (2016/7 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Honduras

20.3 years (2011/12 est.)

note: data represents median age a first birth among women 25-49

Hong Kong

29.8 years (2008 est.)

Hungary

28.4 years (2020 est.)

Iceland

28.7 years (2020 est.)

India

21.2 years (2019/21)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Indonesia

22.4 years (2017 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Ireland

30.9 years (2020 est.)

Israel

27.7 years (2019 est.)

Italy

31.4 years (2020 est.)

Jamaica

21.2 years (2008 est.)

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

Japan

30.7 years (2018 est.)

Jordan

24.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Kazakhstan

28.9 years (2019 est.)

Kenya

20.3 years (2014 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Kiribati

23.1 years (2009 est.)

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

Korea, South

32.2 years (2019 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

22.6 years (2019 est.)

Latvia

27.3 years (2020 est.)

Lesotho

20.9 years (2014 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Liberia

19.1 years (2019/20 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Liechtenstein

31.3 years (2017)

Lithuania

28.2 years (2020 est.)

Luxembourg

31 years (2020 est.)

Madagascar

19.5 years (2021 est.)

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

Malawi

19.1 years (2015/16 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Maldives

23.2 years (2016/17 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Mali

19.2 years (2018 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Malta

29.3 years (2020 est.)

note: data refers to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births

Mauritania

21.8 years (2019/21)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Mexico

21.3 years (2008 est.)

Moldova

25.2 years (2019 est.)

Mongolia

20.5 years (2008 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-24

Montenegro

26.3 years (2010 est.)

Mozambique

19.2 years (2011 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Namibia

21.6 years (2013 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Nepal

20.4 years (2016 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Netherlands

30.2 years (2020 est.)

New Zealand

27.8 years

Nicaragua

19.2 years (2011/12 est.)

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

Niger

18.5 years (2012 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Nigeria

20.4 years (2018 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

North Macedonia

26.9 years (2020 est.)

Norway

29.8 years (2020 est.)

note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births

Pakistan

22.8 years (2017/18 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Papua New Guinea

21.9 years (2016/18)

note: data represents median age a first birth among women 25-49

Paraguay

22.9 years (2008 est.)

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

Peru

21.9 years (2013 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Philippines

23.6 years (2022 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Poland

27.9 years (2020 est.)

Portugal

29.9 years (2020 est.)

Romania

27.1 years (2020 est.)

Russia

25.2 years (2013 est.)

Rwanda

23 years (2019/20 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

San Marino

31.9 years (2019)

Sao Tome and Principe

19.4 years (2008/09 est.)

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

Senegal

21.9 years (2019 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Serbia

28.2 years (2020 est.)

note: data does not cover Kosovo or Metohija

Sierra Leone

19.6 years (2019 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Singapore

30.5 years (2015 est.)

note: data represents median age

Slovakia

27.2 years (2020 est.)

Slovenia

29 years (2020 est.)

Solomon Islands

22.6 years (2015 est.)

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

Spain

31.2 years (2020 est.)

Sri Lanka

25.6 years (2016 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 30-34

Sweden

29.7 years (2020 est.)

Switzerland

31.1 years (2020 est.)

Tajikistan

23.2 years (2017 est.)

Tanzania

19.8 years (2015/16 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Thailand

23.3 years (2009 est.)

Timor-Leste

23 years (2016 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Togo

25 years (2017 est.)

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

Tonga

24.9 years (2012 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Turkey (Turkiye)

26.6 years (2020 est.)

Turkmenistan

24.2 years (2019)

Uganda

19.4 years (2016 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Ukraine

26.2 years (2019 est.)

United Kingdom

29 years (2018 est.)

note: data represents England and Wales only

United States

27 years (2019 est.)

Uzbekistan

23.7 years (2019 est.)

Yemen

20.8 years (2013 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Zambia

19.2 years (2018 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Zimbabwe

20.3 years (2015 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49