Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?

Burkina Faso, at 29.19 years against 29.17 years in Eritrea as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?

0.02 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Burkina Faso

29.19 years

in 2023

Eritrea

29.17 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

115th

Eritrea rank

116th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Burkina Faso
Eritrea

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 29.19 years against 29.17 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.02 years.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 115th and Eritrea ranks 116th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Eritrea in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.24 years	30.72 years	1.48 years	Eritrea
1960s	29.28 years	30.77 years	1.48 years	Eritrea
1970s	29.41 years	31.06 years	1.65 years	Eritrea
1980s	29.82 years	31.1 years	1.28 years	Eritrea
1990s	29.74 years	30.53 years	0.7814 years	Eritrea
2000s	29.68 years	30.03 years	0.3536 years	Eritrea
2010s	29.3 years	29.47 years	0.1686 years	Eritrea
2020s	29.25 years	29.22 years	0.0348 years	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?: Burkina Faso, at 29.19 years against 29.17 years in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?: 0.02 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Burkina Faso ranks 115th and Eritrea ranks 116th 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: 28 August 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.