Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cyprus or Denmark?

Cyprus, at 31.7 years against 31.64 years in Denmark as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Denmark?

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.

Cyprus vs Denmark: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Cyprus

31.7 years

in 2023

Denmark

31.64 years

in 2023

Cyprus rank

22nd

Denmark rank

24th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Cyprus
Denmark

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 31.7 years against 31.64 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 22nd and Denmark ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.4 years	27.37 years	2.02 years	Cyprus
1960s	28.69 years	26.78 years	1.92 years	Cyprus
1970s	27.51 years	26.65 years	0.8573 years	Cyprus
1980s	26.88 years	27.61 years	0.7339 years	Denmark
1990s	27.86 years	29.07 years	1.21 years	Denmark
2000s	29.48 years	30.14 years	0.6556 years	Denmark
2010s	31.01 years	30.91 years	0.0944 years	Cyprus
2020s	31.68 years	31.57 years	0.1152 years	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Cyprus or Denmark?: Cyprus, at 31.7 years against 31.64 years in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Cyprus and Denmark?: 0.06 years, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Denmark?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Denmark rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Cyprus ranks 22nd and Denmark ranks 24th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.