Belgium vs Vatican: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Belgium
31.01 years
in 2023
Vatican
31.26 years
in 2023
Belgium rank
39th
Vatican rank
36th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Belgium
- Vatican
How they compare
Vatican currently reports 31.26 years against 31.01 years in Belgium, a difference of 0.25 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 39th and Vatican ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.5 years | 31.76 years | 3.26 years | Vatican |
| 1960s | 27.66 years | 32.21 years | 4.54 years | Vatican |
| 1970s | 26.77 years | 32.35 years | 5.58 years | Vatican |
| 1980s | 27.14 years | 32.35 years | 5.2 years | Vatican |
| 1990s | 28.34 years | 32.34 years | 4 years | Vatican |
| 2000s | 29.22 years | 32.24 years | 3.02 years | Vatican |
| 2010s | 30.29 years | 31.85 years | 1.56 years | Vatican |
| 2020s | 30.94 years | 31.36 years | 0.4193 years | Vatican |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Belgium or Vatican?
- Vatican, at 31.26 years against 31.01 years in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Belgium and Vatican?
- 0.25 years, with Vatican ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Vatican rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Belgium ranks 39th and Vatican ranks 36th 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.