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

Saint Lucia, at 28.76 years against 28.67 years in Botswana as of 2023.

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

0.09 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.

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

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.

Botswana vs Saint Lucia: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Botswana

28.67 years

in 2023

Saint Lucia

28.76 years

in 2023

Botswana rank

157th

Saint Lucia rank

155th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Botswana
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 28.76 years against 28.67 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 157th and Saint Lucia ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 7 and Saint Lucia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.93 years	28.1 years	1.83 years	Botswana
1960s	30.01 years	28.52 years	1.49 years	Botswana
1970s	30.01 years	27.88 years	2.13 years	Botswana
1980s	29.8 years	26.88 years	2.91 years	Botswana
1990s	29.2 years	27.31 years	1.89 years	Botswana
2000s	28.76 years	27.75 years	1.01 years	Botswana
2010s	28.91 years	28.18 years	0.7366 years	Botswana
2020s	28.7 years	28.71 years	0.0185 years	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Botswana or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 28.76 years against 28.67 years in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Botswana and Saint Lucia?: 0.09 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saint Lucia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Saint Lucia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Botswana ranks 157th and Saint Lucia ranks 155th 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: 09 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.