Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Belize or Guatemala?

Guatemala, at 27.33 years against 27.18 years in Belize as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Belize and Guatemala?

0.15 years, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guatemala?

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.

Belize vs Guatemala: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Belize

27.18 years

in 2023

Guatemala

27.33 years

in 2023

Belize rank

220th

Guatemala rank

217th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Belize
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 27.33 years against 27.18 years in Belize, a difference of 0.15 years.

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

Belize ranks 220th and Guatemala ranks 217th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.33 years	28.63 years	0.2972 years	Guatemala
1960s	28.28 years	28.68 years	0.3959 years	Guatemala
1970s	28.21 years	28.94 years	0.7242 years	Guatemala
1980s	27.91 years	28.97 years	1.06 years	Guatemala
1990s	27.5 years	28.65 years	1.15 years	Guatemala
2000s	27.37 years	28.29 years	0.9281 years	Guatemala
2010s	27.02 years	27.66 years	0.6419 years	Guatemala
2020s	27.15 years	27.34 years	0.1858 years	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Belize or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 27.33 years against 27.18 years in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Belize and Guatemala?: 0.15 years, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guatemala?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belize and Guatemala rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Belize ranks 220th and Guatemala ranks 217th 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.