Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cambodia or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 27.91 years against 27.9 years in Cambodia as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Cambodia and Lesotho?

0.01 years, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lesotho?

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.

Cambodia vs Lesotho: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Cambodia

27.9 years

in 2023

Lesotho

27.91 years

in 2023

Cambodia rank

199th

Lesotho rank

198th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Cambodia
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 27.91 years against 27.9 years in Cambodia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cambodia ranks 199th and Lesotho ranks 198th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.04 years	30.04 years	0.0083 years	Lesotho
1960s	30.01 years	29.86 years	0.1487 years	Cambodia
1970s	30.15 years	29.73 years	0.4229 years	Cambodia
1980s	30.13 years	29.65 years	0.478 years	Cambodia
1990s	29.63 years	29.27 years	0.3675 years	Cambodia
2000s	28.81 years	28.67 years	0.1463 years	Cambodia
2010s	27.95 years	28.21 years	0.2565 years	Lesotho
2020s	27.95 years	27.94 years	0.0013 years	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cambodia or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 27.91 years against 27.9 years in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Cambodia and Lesotho?: 0.01 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Lesotho rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Cambodia ranks 199th and Lesotho ranks 198th 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.