Belize vs El Salvador: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Belize
27.18 years
in 2023
El Salvador
27.14 years
in 2023
Belize rank
220th
El Salvador rank
222nd
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belize currently reports 27.18 years against 27.14 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belize ranks 220th and El Salvador ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.33 years | 28.46 years | 0.133 years | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 28.28 years | 28.84 years | 0.5573 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 28.21 years | 28.52 years | 0.3037 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 27.91 years | 27.67 years | 0.2432 years | Belize |
| 1990s | 27.5 years | 26.86 years | 0.6359 years | Belize |
| 2000s | 27.37 years | 26.73 years | 0.6363 years | Belize |
| 2010s | 27.02 years | 26.9 years | 0.1186 years | Belize |
| 2020s | 27.15 years | 27.13 years | 0.022 years | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Belize or El Salvador?
- Belize, at 27.18 years against 27.14 years in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Belize and El Salvador?
- 0.04 years, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Belize ranks 220th and El Salvador ranks 222nd 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.