Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Brazil or Puerto Rico?

Brazil, at 27.81 years against 27.75 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Puerto Rico?

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.

Brazil vs Puerto Rico: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Brazil

27.81 years

in 2023

Puerto Rico

27.75 years

in 2023

Brazil rank

203rd

Puerto Rico rank

206th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Brazil
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 27.81 years against 27.75 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Brazil ranks 203rd and Puerto Rico ranks 206th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.33 years	28.15 years	1.17 years	Brazil
1960s	29.25 years	27.58 years	1.67 years	Brazil
1970s	28.71 years	26.58 years	2.13 years	Brazil
1980s	27.81 years	26.05 years	1.76 years	Brazil
1990s	26.53 years	25.73 years	0.8002 years	Brazil
2000s	26.15 years	25.85 years	0.3004 years	Brazil
2010s	26.9 years	26.57 years	0.3355 years	Brazil
2020s	27.71 years	27.66 years	0.0477 years	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Brazil or Puerto Rico?: Brazil, at 27.81 years against 27.75 years in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Brazil and Puerto Rico?: 0.06 years, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Puerto Rico rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Brazil ranks 203rd and Puerto Rico ranks 206th 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.