Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Botswana or Iraq?

Botswana, at 28.67 years against 28.62 years in Iraq as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Botswana and Iraq?

0.05 years, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iraq?

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.

Botswana vs Iraq: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Botswana

28.67 years

in 2023

Iraq

28.62 years

in 2023

Botswana rank

157th

Iraq rank

160th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Botswana
Iraq

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 28.67 years against 28.62 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 157th and Iraq ranks 160th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.93 years	29.42 years	0.509 years	Botswana
1960s	30.01 years	29.49 years	0.5235 years	Botswana
1970s	30.01 years	29.93 years	0.0757 years	Botswana
1980s	29.8 years	30.61 years	0.8146 years	Iraq
1990s	29.2 years	30.41 years	1.21 years	Iraq
2000s	28.76 years	29.51 years	0.7516 years	Iraq
2010s	28.91 years	28.77 years	0.1411 years	Botswana
2020s	28.7 years	28.65 years	0.0493 years	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Botswana or Iraq?: Botswana, at 28.67 years against 28.62 years in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Botswana and Iraq?: 0.05 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iraq?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Iraq rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Botswana ranks 157th and Iraq ranks 160th 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.