Democratic Republic of Congo vs Western Sahara: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Democratic Republic of Congo
30.07 years
in 2023
Western Sahara
29.99 years
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
77th
Western Sahara rank
78th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 30.07 years against 29.99 years in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 77th and Western Sahara ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Western Sahara in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.06 years | 29.22 years | 0.1583 years | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 29.24 years | 29.23 years | 0.0107 years | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 29.47 years | 29.22 years | 0.2522 years | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 29.81 years | 29.2 years | 0.6107 years | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 30.14 years | 29.65 years | 0.4905 years | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 29.98 years | 30.35 years | 0.3712 years | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | 30.02 years | 30.07 years | 0.0572 years | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | 30.07 years | 29.99 years | 0.084 years | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Democratic Republic of Congo or Western Sahara?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 30.07 years against 29.99 years in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Democratic Republic of Congo and Western Sahara?
- 0.08 years, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Western Sahara rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 77th and Western Sahara ranks 78th 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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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.