Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cape Verde or Peru?

Peru, at 28.76 years against 28.64 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Peru?

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.

Cape Verde vs Peru: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Cape Verde

28.64 years

in 2023

Peru

28.76 years

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

159th

Peru rank

156th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Cape Verde
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 28.76 years against 28.64 years in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 159th and Peru ranks 156th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.65 years	29.55 years	0.105 years	Cape Verde
1960s	29.65 years	29.74 years	0.0832 years	Peru
1970s	29.65 years	29.77 years	0.1159 years	Peru
1980s	29.5 years	29.15 years	0.3532 years	Cape Verde
1990s	28.52 years	28.42 years	0.0915 years	Cape Verde
2000s	27.69 years	28.22 years	0.5358 years	Peru
2010s	27.92 years	28.42 years	0.4987 years	Peru
2020s	28.6 years	28.76 years	0.1518 years	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cape Verde or Peru?: Peru, at 28.76 years against 28.64 years in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Cape Verde and Peru?: 0.12 years, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Peru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Peru rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Cape Verde ranks 159th and Peru ranks 156th 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.