Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Chad or Nigeria?

Chad, at 29.24 years against 29.23 years in Nigeria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?

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.

Chad vs Nigeria: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Chad

29.24 years

in 2023

Nigeria

29.23 years

in 2023

Chad rank

110th

Nigeria rank

111th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Chad
Nigeria

How they compare

Chad currently reports 29.24 years against 29.23 years in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Chad ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 111th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.66 years	29.78 years	2.12 years	Nigeria
1960s	27.75 years	29.18 years	1.43 years	Nigeria
1970s	27.89 years	28.91 years	1.02 years	Nigeria
1980s	28.02 years	29.1 years	1.08 years	Nigeria
1990s	28.33 years	29.39 years	1.06 years	Nigeria
2000s	28.69 years	29.62 years	0.9317 years	Nigeria
2010s	29 years	29.42 years	0.4268 years	Nigeria
2020s	29.24 years	29.3 years	0.06 years	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Chad or Nigeria?: Chad, at 29.24 years against 29.23 years in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Chad and Nigeria?: 0.01 years, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Chad ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 111th 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: 18 September 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.