Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Chile or Malaysia?

Chile, at 31.19 years against 30.96 years in Malaysia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?

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.

Chile vs Malaysia: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Chile

31.19 years

in 2023

Malaysia

30.96 years

in 2023

Chile rank

37th

Malaysia rank

40th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Chile
Malaysia

How they compare

Chile currently reports 31.19 years against 30.96 years in Malaysia, a difference of 0.23 years.

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

Chile ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 40th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.43 years	29.44 years	0.0119 years	Malaysia
1960s	28.78 years	30.09 years	1.31 years	Malaysia
1970s	27.69 years	29.81 years	2.13 years	Malaysia
1980s	27.2 years	30 years	2.8 years	Malaysia
1990s	27.41 years	30.04 years	2.63 years	Malaysia
2000s	27.82 years	30.46 years	2.63 years	Malaysia
2010s	28.63 years	30.75 years	2.11 years	Malaysia
2020s	30.82 years	31 years	0.181 years	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Chile or Malaysia?: Chile, at 31.19 years against 30.96 years in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Chile and Malaysia?: 0.23 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Chile and Malaysia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Chile ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 40th 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.