Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 28.06 years against 27.95 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?

0.11 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?

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.

Bulgaria vs Zimbabwe: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Bulgaria

27.95 years

in 2023

Zimbabwe

28.06 years

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

195th

Zimbabwe rank

192nd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Bulgaria
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 28.06 years against 27.95 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.11 years.

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

Bulgaria ranks 195th and Zimbabwe ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	26.07 years	29.39 years	3.32 years	Zimbabwe
1960s	24.91 years	29.57 years	4.66 years	Zimbabwe
1970s	24.36 years	29.67 years	5.31 years	Zimbabwe
1980s	23.92 years	29.55 years	5.64 years	Zimbabwe
1990s	24.09 years	28.85 years	4.76 years	Zimbabwe
2000s	25.78 years	28.09 years	2.32 years	Zimbabwe
2010s	27.31 years	28.01 years	0.7025 years	Zimbabwe
2020s	27.88 years	28.07 years	0.1915 years	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Bulgaria or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 28.06 years against 27.95 years in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?: 0.11 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Zimbabwe rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Bulgaria ranks 195th and Zimbabwe ranks 192nd 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.