Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Angola or Iraq?

Iraq, at 28.62 years against 28.59 years in Angola as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Iraq?

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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.

Angola vs Iraq: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Angola

28.59 years

in 2023

Iraq

28.62 years

in 2023

Angola rank

163rd

Iraq rank

160th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Angola
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 28.62 years against 28.59 years in Angola, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 163rd and Iraq ranks 160th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.86 years	29.42 years	1.44 years	Angola
1960s	30.77 years	29.49 years	1.28 years	Angola
1970s	30.68 years	29.93 years	0.7508 years	Angola
1980s	30.5 years	30.61 years	0.1152 years	Iraq
1990s	29.99 years	30.41 years	0.4226 years	Iraq
2000s	29.39 years	29.51 years	0.1167 years	Iraq
2010s	28.96 years	28.77 years	0.1909 years	Angola
2020s	28.66 years	28.65 years	0.0135 years	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Angola or Iraq?: Iraq, at 28.62 years against 28.59 years in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Angola and Iraq?: 0.03 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Iraq?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Angola and Iraq rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Angola ranks 163rd and Iraq ranks 160th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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 (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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: 30 October 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.