Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Colombia or Guyana?

Guyana, at 27.01 years against 26.55 years in Colombia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guyana?

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.

Colombia vs Guyana: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Colombia

26.55 years

in 2023

Guyana

27.01 years

in 2023

Colombia rank

228th

Guyana rank

226th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Colombia
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 27.01 years against 26.55 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.46 years.

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

Colombia ranks 228th and Guyana ranks 226th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.28 years	27.44 years	1.84 years	Colombia
1960s	29.3 years	27.95 years	1.36 years	Colombia
1970s	28.74 years	27.52 years	1.22 years	Colombia
1980s	27.7 years	26.89 years	0.8093 years	Colombia
1990s	26.8 years	26.68 years	0.1276 years	Colombia
2000s	26.26 years	26.55 years	0.2975 years	Guyana
2010s	26.19 years	26.91 years	0.7199 years	Guyana
2020s	26.49 years	27.01 years	0.528 years	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Colombia or Guyana?: Guyana, at 27.01 years against 26.55 years in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Colombia and Guyana?: 0.46 years, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guyana?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Guyana rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Colombia ranks 228th and Guyana ranks 226th 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.