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

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

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

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 Tuvalu: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Burkina Faso

29.19 years

in 2023

Tuvalu

29.19 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

115th

Tuvalu rank

114th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Burkina Faso
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 29.19 years against 29.19 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 115th and Tuvalu ranks 114th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.24 years	29.52 years	0.2809 years	Tuvalu
1960s	29.28 years	29.36 years	0.0715 years	Tuvalu
1970s	29.41 years	29.03 years	0.3809 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	29.82 years	29.09 years	0.7338 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	29.74 years	29.27 years	0.4789 years	Burkina Faso
2000s	29.68 years	29.13 years	0.5521 years	Burkina Faso
2010s	29.3 years	29.03 years	0.2673 years	Burkina Faso
2020s	29.25 years	29.13 years	0.1172 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 Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 29.19 years against 29.19 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Burkina Faso and Tuvalu?: 0 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tuvalu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Tuvalu rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Burkina Faso ranks 115th and Tuvalu ranks 114th 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.