Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Bangladesh or Laos?

Laos, at 26.26 years against 26.04 years in Bangladesh as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?

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.

Bangladesh vs Laos: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Bangladesh

26.04 years

in 2023

Laos

26.26 years

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

233rd

Laos rank

231st

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Bangladesh
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 26.26 years against 26.04 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.22 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 233rd and Laos ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.78 years	30.14 years	2.36 years	Laos
1960s	27.61 years	30 years	2.39 years	Laos
1970s	27.64 years	29.8 years	2.15 years	Laos
1980s	27.26 years	29.53 years	2.27 years	Laos
1990s	25.86 years	28.98 years	3.12 years	Laos
2000s	25.2 years	27.8 years	2.6 years	Laos
2010s	25.25 years	26.8 years	1.55 years	Laos
2020s	25.95 years	26.34 years	0.3875 years	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Bangladesh or Laos?: Laos, at 26.26 years against 26.04 years in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Bangladesh and Laos?: 0.22 years, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Bangladesh ranks 233rd and Laos ranks 231st 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.