Congo vs Sierra Leone: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Congo
28.56 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone
28.57 years
in 2023
Congo rank
165th
Sierra Leone rank
164th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Congo
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 28.57 years against 28.56 years in Congo, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 165th and Sierra Leone ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.84 years | 28.27 years | 0.5713 years | Congo |
| 1960s | 28.91 years | 28.25 years | 0.657 years | Congo |
| 1970s | 29.05 years | 28.42 years | 0.6322 years | Congo |
| 1980s | 29.11 years | 29.01 years | 0.1034 years | Congo |
| 1990s | 29.1 years | 29.57 years | 0.4689 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 28.72 years | 29.4 years | 0.6826 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 28.69 years | 28.93 years | 0.2411 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 28.6 years | 28.64 years | 0.042 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Congo or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 28.57 years against 28.56 years in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 0.01 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Congo ranks 165th and Sierra Leone ranks 164th 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.