Congo vs Gabon: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Congo
28.56 years
in 2023
Gabon
28.52 years
in 2023
Congo rank
165th
Gabon rank
168th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Congo
- Gabon
How they compare
Congo currently reports 28.56 years against 28.52 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.04 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 165th and Gabon ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.84 years | 28.2 years | 0.644 years | Congo |
| 1960s | 28.91 years | 28.21 years | 0.6984 years | Congo |
| 1970s | 29.05 years | 28.23 years | 0.8229 years | Congo |
| 1980s | 29.11 years | 28.5 years | 0.6161 years | Congo |
| 1990s | 29.1 years | 28.46 years | 0.6351 years | Congo |
| 2000s | 28.72 years | 28.47 years | 0.2522 years | Congo |
| 2010s | 28.69 years | 28.59 years | 0.1027 years | Congo |
| 2020s | 28.6 years | 28.55 years | 0.0448 years | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Congo or Gabon?
- Congo, at 28.56 years against 28.52 years in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Congo and Gabon?
- 0.04 years, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Congo ranks 165th and Gabon ranks 168th 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.