What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?

0.05 years, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?

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.

Antigua and Barbuda vs Costa Rica: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Antigua and Barbuda

28.25 years

in 2023

Costa Rica

28.2 years

in 2023

Antigua and Barbuda rank

182nd

Costa Rica rank

186th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Antigua and Barbuda
Costa Rica

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 28.25 years against 28.2 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 182nd and Costa Rica ranks 186th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.03 years	29.25 years	1.22 years	Costa Rica
1960s	27.71 years	29.09 years	1.38 years	Costa Rica
1970s	26.97 years	28 years	1.03 years	Costa Rica
1980s	26.47 years	27.48 years	1.01 years	Costa Rica
1990s	26.93 years	26.87 years	0.0608 years	Antigua and Barbuda
2000s	27.32 years	26.44 years	0.8788 years	Antigua and Barbuda
2010s	28 years	26.84 years	1.16 years	Antigua and Barbuda
2020s	28.25 years	28.07 years	0.1812 years	Antigua and Barbuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Antigua and Barbuda or Costa Rica?: Antigua and Barbuda, at 28.25 years against 28.2 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?: 0.05 years, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 182nd and Costa Rica ranks 186th 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: 28 August 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.