Canada vs Tunisia: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Canada
31.41 years
in 2023
Tunisia
31.33 years
in 2023
Canada rank
33rd
Tunisia rank
35th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Canada
- Tunisia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 31.41 years against 31.33 years in Tunisia, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tunisia ahead.
Canada ranks 33rd and Tunisia ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.23 years | 30.15 years | 1.92 years | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 27.69 years | 30.73 years | 3.04 years | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 26.91 years | 30.88 years | 3.97 years | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 27.37 years | 30.35 years | 2.98 years | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 28.18 years | 30.53 years | 2.36 years | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 29.43 years | 30.97 years | 1.53 years | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 30.56 years | 31.03 years | 0.4672 years | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 31.37 years | 31.27 years | 0.0992 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Canada or Tunisia?
- Canada, at 31.41 years against 31.33 years in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Canada and Tunisia?
- 0.08 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Tunisia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Tunisia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Canada ranks 33rd and Tunisia ranks 35th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
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.