Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cuba or Nicaragua?

Cuba, at 26.22 years against 25.97 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?

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.

Cuba vs Nicaragua: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Cuba

26.22 years

in 2023

Nicaragua

25.97 years

in 2023

Cuba rank

232nd

Nicaragua rank

234th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Cuba
Nicaragua

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 26.22 years against 25.97 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Cuba ranks 232nd and Nicaragua ranks 234th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	26.12 years	28.79 years	2.66 years	Nicaragua
1960s	26.18 years	28.71 years	2.53 years	Nicaragua
1970s	25.32 years	28.51 years	3.19 years	Nicaragua
1980s	24.7 years	27.98 years	3.28 years	Nicaragua
1990s	25.42 years	27.11 years	1.68 years	Nicaragua
2000s	26.27 years	26.3 years	0.0351 years	Nicaragua
2010s	26.23 years	26.01 years	0.2242 years	Cuba
2020s	26.25 years	25.98 years	0.2727 years	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cuba or Nicaragua?: Cuba, at 26.22 years against 25.97 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Cuba and Nicaragua?: 0.25 years, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Cuba ranks 232nd and Nicaragua ranks 234th 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.