How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and China?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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.

Central African Republic vs China: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Central African Republic

28.97 years

in 2023

China

29.02 years

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

137th

China rank

134th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Central African Republic
China

How they compare

China currently reports 29.02 years against 28.97 years in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 137th and China ranks 134th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	China	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.76 years	29.89 years	2.12 years	China
1960s	27.98 years	30.15 years	2.18 years	China
1970s	28.58 years	29.29 years	0.7042 years	China
1980s	28.84 years	26.79 years	2.04 years	Central African Republic
1990s	29.03 years	25.83 years	3.2 years	Central African Republic
2000s	29.34 years	26.79 years	2.56 years	Central African Republic
2010s	29.02 years	27.99 years	1.02 years	Central African Republic
2020s	28.96 years	28.97 years	0.002 years	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Central African Republic or China?: China, at 29.02 years against 28.97 years in Central African Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Central African Republic and China?: 0.05 years, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and China?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and China rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Central African Republic ranks 137th and China ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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 (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: 09 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.