Canada vs Vatican: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Canada
31.41 years
in 2023
Vatican
31.26 years
in 2023
Canada rank
33rd
Vatican rank
36th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Canada
- Vatican
How they compare
Canada currently reports 31.41 years against 31.26 years in Vatican, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vatican ahead.
Canada ranks 33rd and Vatican ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Vatican in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.23 years | 31.76 years | 3.53 years | Vatican |
| 1960s | 27.69 years | 32.21 years | 4.51 years | Vatican |
| 1970s | 26.91 years | 32.35 years | 5.44 years | Vatican |
| 1980s | 27.37 years | 32.35 years | 4.98 years | Vatican |
| 1990s | 28.18 years | 32.34 years | 4.16 years | Vatican |
| 2000s | 29.43 years | 32.24 years | 2.81 years | Vatican |
| 2010s | 30.56 years | 31.85 years | 1.29 years | Vatican |
| 2020s | 31.37 years | 31.36 years | 0.012 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 Vatican?
- Canada, at 31.41 years against 31.26 years in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Canada and Vatican?
- 0.15 years, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Vatican rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Canada ranks 33rd and Vatican ranks 36th 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.