Colombia vs Mexico: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Colombia
26.55 years
in 2023
Mexico
26.8 years
in 2023
Colombia rank
228th
Mexico rank
227th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 26.8 years against 26.55 years in Colombia, a difference of 0.25 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 228th and Mexico ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.28 years | 29.02 years | 0.2667 years | Colombia |
| 1960s | 29.3 years | 29.04 years | 0.2604 years | Colombia |
| 1970s | 28.74 years | 28.79 years | 0.0542 years | Mexico |
| 1980s | 27.7 years | 28.06 years | 0.3593 years | Mexico |
| 1990s | 26.8 years | 27.49 years | 0.6846 years | Mexico |
| 2000s | 26.26 years | 26.99 years | 0.7345 years | Mexico |
| 2010s | 26.19 years | 26.64 years | 0.4529 years | Mexico |
| 2020s | 26.49 years | 26.79 years | 0.3055 years | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Colombia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 26.8 years against 26.55 years in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0.25 years, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Colombia ranks 228th and Mexico ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
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.