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

Niger, at 29.09 years against 29.08 years in Benin as of 2023.

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

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.

Benin vs Niger: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Benin

29.08 years

in 2023

Niger

29.09 years

in 2023

Benin rank

125th

Niger rank

124th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Benin
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 29.09 years against 29.08 years in Benin, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.

Benin ranks 125th and Niger ranks 124th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.86 years	29 years	0.1452 years	Niger
1960s	28.95 years	29.18 years	0.2304 years	Niger
1970s	29.31 years	29.3 years	0.0091 years	Benin
1980s	29.82 years	29.16 years	0.6598 years	Benin
1990s	29.84 years	29.06 years	0.785 years	Benin
2000s	29.37 years	29.07 years	0.2978 years	Benin
2010s	29.3 years	29.24 years	0.0664 years	Benin
2020s	29.13 years	29.14 years	0.009 years	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Benin or Niger?: Niger, at 29.09 years against 29.08 years in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Benin and Niger?: 0.01 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Niger rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Benin ranks 125th and Niger ranks 124th 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.