Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Australia or Canada?

Canada, at 31.41 years against 31.39 years in Australia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?

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.

Australia vs Canada: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Australia

31.39 years

in 2023

Canada

31.41 years

in 2023

Australia rank

34th

Canada rank

33rd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Australia
Canada

How they compare

Canada currently reports 31.41 years against 31.39 years in Australia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 34th and Canada ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.79 years	28.23 years	0.4376 years	Canada
1960s	27.39 years	27.69 years	0.2974 years	Canada
1970s	26.87 years	26.91 years	0.0444 years	Canada
1980s	27.63 years	27.37 years	0.2633 years	Australia
1990s	28.86 years	28.18 years	0.6828 years	Australia
2000s	29.98 years	29.43 years	0.5463 years	Australia
2010s	30.79 years	30.56 years	0.2346 years	Australia
2020s	31.36 years	31.37 years	0.0098 years	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Australia or Canada?: Canada, at 31.41 years against 31.39 years in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Australia and Canada?: 0.02 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Australia ranks 34th and Canada ranks 33rd 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.