Bahamas vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Average age of mothers at childbirth
Bahamas
28.84 years
in 2023
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
28.9 years
in 2023
Bahamas rank
148th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
145th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Bahamas
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 28.9 years against 28.84 years in Bahamas, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Bahamas ranks 148th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 145th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.73 years | 29.53 years | 0.7953 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1960s | 28.85 years | 28.95 years | 0.1007 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1970s | 28.32 years | 27.85 years | 0.4711 years | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 28.08 years | 26.98 years | 1.1 years | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 28.16 years | 27.37 years | 0.7869 years | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 28.29 years | 27.8 years | 0.4991 years | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 28.64 years | 28.38 years | 0.2671 years | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 28.85 years | 28.88 years | 0.0292 years | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Bahamas or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 28.9 years against 28.84 years in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.06 years, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Bahamas ranks 148th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 145th 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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About this data
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.