Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Costa Rica or Kenya?

Kenya, at 28.2 years against 28.2 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?

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

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.

Costa Rica vs Kenya: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Costa Rica

28.2 years

in 2023

Kenya

28.2 years

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

186th

Kenya rank

185th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Costa Rica
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 28.2 years against 28.2 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 years.

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

Costa Rica ranks 186th and Kenya ranks 185th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.25 years	29.69 years	0.4389 years	Kenya
1960s	29.09 years	29.53 years	0.4441 years	Kenya
1970s	28 years	29.67 years	1.68 years	Kenya
1980s	27.48 years	29.39 years	1.91 years	Kenya
1990s	26.87 years	28.7 years	1.83 years	Kenya
2000s	26.44 years	28.41 years	1.96 years	Kenya
2010s	26.84 years	28.14 years	1.3 years	Kenya
2020s	28.07 years	28.22 years	0.1468 years	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Costa Rica or Kenya?: Kenya, at 28.2 years against 28.2 years in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Costa Rica and Kenya?: 0 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Costa Rica ranks 186th and Kenya ranks 185th 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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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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: 30 October 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.