Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, American Samoa or Somalia?

Somalia, at 29.42 years against 29.38 years in American Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between American Samoa and Somalia?

0.04 years, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Somalia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

American Samoa vs Somalia: Average age of mothers at childbirth

American Samoa

29.38 years

in 2023

Somalia

29.42 years

in 2023

American Samoa rank

102nd

Somalia rank

100th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

American Samoa
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 29.42 years against 29.38 years in American Samoa, a difference of 0.04 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 102nd and Somalia ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.5 years	31.23 years	1.72 years	Somalia
1960s	29.75 years	31.16 years	1.41 years	Somalia
1970s	29.94 years	31.12 years	1.18 years	Somalia
1980s	29.42 years	30.78 years	1.37 years	Somalia
1990s	28.77 years	30.54 years	1.77 years	Somalia
2000s	28.84 years	30.09 years	1.25 years	Somalia
2010s	29.05 years	29.56 years	0.5097 years	Somalia
2020s	29.35 years	29.42 years	0.0695 years	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, American Samoa or Somalia?: Somalia, at 29.42 years against 29.38 years in American Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between American Samoa and Somalia?: 0.04 years, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Somalia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do American Samoa and Somalia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: American Samoa ranks 102nd and Somalia ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.