Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Benin or Ethiopia?

Benin, at 29.08 years against 29.08 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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.

Benin vs Ethiopia: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Benin

29.08 years

in 2023

Ethiopia

29.08 years

in 2023

Benin rank

125th

Ethiopia rank

125th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Benin
Ethiopia

How they compare

Benin currently reports 29.08 years against 29.08 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Benin ranks 125th and Ethiopia ranks 125th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.86 years	29.97 years	1.11 years	Ethiopia
1960s	28.95 years	29.66 years	0.7021 years	Ethiopia
1970s	29.31 years	29.23 years	0.0832 years	Benin
1980s	29.82 years	29.49 years	0.3292 years	Benin
1990s	29.84 years	29.59 years	0.2466 years	Benin
2000s	29.37 years	29.47 years	0.1088 years	Ethiopia
2010s	29.3 years	29.35 years	0.0496 years	Ethiopia
2020s	29.13 years	29.13 years	0.0008 years	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Benin or Ethiopia?: Benin, at 29.08 years against 29.08 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Benin and Ethiopia?: 0 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ethiopia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Ethiopia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Benin ranks 125th and Ethiopia ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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 (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: 18 September 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.