Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Belarus or Iraq?

Belarus, at 28.65 years against 28.62 years in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Belarus and Iraq?

0.03 years, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Iraq?

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.

Belarus vs Iraq: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Belarus

28.65 years

in 2023

Iraq

28.62 years

in 2023

Belarus rank

158th

Iraq rank

160th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Belarus
Iraq

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 28.65 years against 28.62 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Belarus ranks 158th and Iraq ranks 160th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.92 years	29.42 years	0.5019 years	Iraq
1960s	28.39 years	29.49 years	1.09 years	Iraq
1970s	26.85 years	29.93 years	3.08 years	Iraq
1980s	25.86 years	30.61 years	4.75 years	Iraq
1990s	25.06 years	30.41 years	5.35 years	Iraq
2000s	26.32 years	29.51 years	3.19 years	Iraq
2010s	28 years	28.77 years	0.7686 years	Iraq
2020s	28.63 years	28.65 years	0.0162 years	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Belarus or Iraq?: Belarus, at 28.65 years against 28.62 years in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Belarus and Iraq?: 0.03 years, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Iraq?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Iraq rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Belarus ranks 158th and Iraq ranks 160th 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.