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

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

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

0.02 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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 Uruguay: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Burkina Faso

29.19 years

in 2023

Uruguay

29.17 years

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

115th

Uruguay rank

117th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Burkina Faso
Uruguay

How they compare

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

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

Burkina Faso ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 117th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.24 years	27.65 years	1.59 years	Burkina Faso
1960s	29.28 years	27.69 years	1.6 years	Burkina Faso
1970s	29.41 years	27.52 years	1.89 years	Burkina Faso
1980s	29.82 years	27.62 years	2.21 years	Burkina Faso
1990s	29.74 years	27.56 years	2.19 years	Burkina Faso
2000s	29.68 years	27.58 years	2.1 years	Burkina Faso
2010s	29.3 years	28.1 years	1.2 years	Burkina Faso
2020s	29.25 years	29.09 years	0.1555 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 Uruguay?: Burkina Faso, at 29.19 years against 29.17 years in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Burkina Faso and Uruguay?: 0.02 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Uruguay rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Burkina Faso ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 117th 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.