Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cook Islands or Eritrea?

Eritrea, at 29.17 years against 29.14 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Cook Islands and Eritrea?

0.03 years, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Eritrea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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.

Cook Islands vs Eritrea: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Cook Islands

29.14 years

in 2023

Eritrea

29.17 years

in 2023

Cook Islands rank

119th

Eritrea rank

116th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Cook Islands
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 29.17 years against 29.14 years in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.03 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 119th and Eritrea ranks 116th of 236 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cook Islands	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.76 years	30.72 years	1.96 years	Eritrea
1960s	28.69 years	30.77 years	2.07 years	Eritrea
1970s	28.39 years	31.06 years	2.67 years	Eritrea
1980s	27.76 years	31.1 years	3.34 years	Eritrea
1990s	28.09 years	30.53 years	2.43 years	Eritrea
2000s	28.15 years	30.03 years	1.88 years	Eritrea
2010s	28.4 years	29.47 years	1.06 years	Eritrea
2020s	29.07 years	29.22 years	0.141 years	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cook Islands or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 29.17 years against 29.14 years in Cook Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Cook Islands and Eritrea?: 0.03 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Eritrea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cook Islands and Eritrea rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Cook Islands ranks 119th and Eritrea ranks 116th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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 (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: 18 September 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.