Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Austria or Belgium?

Austria, at 31.17 years against 31.01 years in Belgium as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Austria and Belgium?

0.16 years, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?

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.

Austria vs Belgium: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Austria

31.17 years

in 2023

Belgium

31.01 years

in 2023

Austria rank

38th

Belgium rank

39th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Austria
Belgium

How they compare

Austria currently reports 31.17 years against 31.01 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.16 years.

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

Austria ranks 38th and Belgium ranks 39th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Belgium	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.88 years	28.5 years	0.6232 years	Belgium
1960s	27.23 years	27.66 years	0.4351 years	Belgium
1970s	26.42 years	26.77 years	0.3464 years	Belgium
1980s	26.62 years	27.14 years	0.52 years	Belgium
1990s	27.6 years	28.34 years	0.7415 years	Belgium
2000s	28.94 years	29.22 years	0.2829 years	Belgium
2010s	30.42 years	30.29 years	0.1274 years	Austria
2020s	31.12 years	30.94 years	0.179 years	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Austria or Belgium?: Austria, at 31.17 years against 31.01 years in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Austria and Belgium?: 0.16 years, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Austria ranks 38th and Belgium ranks 39th 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.