British Virgin Islands vs Gabon: Average age of mothers at childbirth
British Virgin Islands
28.48 years
in 2023
Gabon
28.52 years
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
170th
Gabon rank
168th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 28.52 years against 28.48 years in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 170th and Gabon ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.38 years | 28.2 years | 0.1831 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 27.92 years | 28.21 years | 0.2925 years | Gabon |
| 1970s | 27.58 years | 28.23 years | 0.6511 years | Gabon |
| 1980s | 27.79 years | 28.5 years | 0.707 years | Gabon |
| 1990s | 27.41 years | 28.46 years | 1.06 years | Gabon |
| 2000s | 27.5 years | 28.47 years | 0.9677 years | Gabon |
| 2010s | 28.42 years | 28.59 years | 0.1686 years | Gabon |
| 2020s | 28.59 years | 28.55 years | 0.0373 years | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, British Virgin Islands or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 28.52 years against 28.48 years in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between British Virgin Islands and Gabon?
- 0.04 years, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Gabon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Gabon rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 170th and Gabon ranks 168th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
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.