Belgium vs Chile: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Belgium
31.01 years
in 2023
Chile
31.19 years
in 2023
Belgium rank
39th
Chile rank
37th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Belgium
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 31.19 years against 31.01 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.18 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chile ahead.
Belgium ranks 39th and Chile ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.5 years | 29.43 years | 0.9269 years | Chile |
| 1960s | 27.66 years | 28.78 years | 1.12 years | Chile |
| 1970s | 26.77 years | 27.69 years | 0.9195 years | Chile |
| 1980s | 27.14 years | 27.2 years | 0.0512 years | Chile |
| 1990s | 28.34 years | 27.41 years | 0.9279 years | Belgium |
| 2000s | 29.22 years | 27.82 years | 1.4 years | Belgium |
| 2010s | 30.29 years | 28.63 years | 1.66 years | Belgium |
| 2020s | 30.94 years | 30.82 years | 0.119 years | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Belgium or Chile?
- Chile, at 31.19 years against 31.01 years in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Belgium and Chile?
- 0.18 years, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Belgium ranks 39th and Chile ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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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.