Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Canada or Germany?

Germany, at 31.47 years against 31.41 years in Canada as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Canada and Germany?

0.06 years, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?

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.

Canada vs Germany: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Canada

31.41 years

in 2023

Germany

31.47 years

in 2023

Canada rank

33rd

Germany rank

30th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Canada
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 31.47 years against 31.41 years in Canada, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

Canada ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.23 years	27.79 years	0.4365 years	Canada
1960s	27.69 years	27.1 years	0.5866 years	Canada
1970s	26.91 years	26.36 years	0.5565 years	Canada
1980s	27.37 years	26.98 years	0.3828 years	Canada
1990s	28.18 years	28.2 years	0.0221 years	Germany
2000s	29.43 years	29.4 years	0.0342 years	Canada
2010s	30.56 years	30.79 years	0.2287 years	Germany
2020s	31.37 years	31.42 years	0.0458 years	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Canada or Germany?: Germany, at 31.47 years against 31.41 years in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Canada and Germany?: 0.06 years, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Germany?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Canada and Germany rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Canada ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 30th 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.