Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cameroon or Mozambique?

Cameroon, at 28.42 years against 28.36 years in Mozambique as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Cameroon and Mozambique?

0.06 years, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mozambique?

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.

Cameroon vs Mozambique: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Cameroon

28.42 years

in 2023

Mozambique

28.36 years

in 2023

Cameroon rank

174th

Mozambique rank

176th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Cameroon
Mozambique

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 28.42 years against 28.36 years in Mozambique, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Cameroon ranks 174th and Mozambique ranks 176th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.83 years	29.5 years	0.6728 years	Mozambique
1960s	28.48 years	29.42 years	0.9348 years	Mozambique
1970s	28.58 years	29.04 years	0.4635 years	Mozambique
1980s	28.65 years	29.04 years	0.3882 years	Mozambique
1990s	28.76 years	29.07 years	0.3127 years	Mozambique
2000s	28.48 years	28.83 years	0.3457 years	Mozambique
2010s	28.43 years	28.64 years	0.2055 years	Mozambique
2020s	28.42 years	28.43 years	0.0075 years	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cameroon or Mozambique?: Cameroon, at 28.42 years against 28.36 years in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Cameroon and Mozambique?: 0.06 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mozambique?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Mozambique rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Cameroon ranks 174th and Mozambique ranks 176th 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.