Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, China or Philippines?

China, at 29.02 years against 28.98 years in Philippines as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?

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.

China vs Philippines: Average age of mothers at childbirth

China

29.02 years

in 2023

Philippines

28.98 years

in 2023

China rank

134th

Philippines rank

136th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

China
Philippines

How they compare

China currently reports 29.02 years against 28.98 years in Philippines, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

China ranks 134th and Philippines ranks 136th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.89 years	30.17 years	0.2887 years	Philippines
1960s	30.15 years	30.18 years	0.0275 years	Philippines
1970s	29.29 years	29.98 years	0.6954 years	Philippines
1980s	26.79 years	29.46 years	2.66 years	Philippines
1990s	25.83 years	29.32 years	3.48 years	Philippines
2000s	26.79 years	28.93 years	2.15 years	Philippines
2010s	27.99 years	28.63 years	0.6347 years	Philippines
2020s	28.97 years	28.99 years	0.0198 years	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, China or Philippines?: China, at 29.02 years against 28.98 years in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between China and Philippines?: 0.04 years, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do China and Philippines rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: China ranks 134th and Philippines ranks 136th 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.