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

Denmark, at 31.64 years against 31.58 years in France as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Denmark and France?

0.06 years, with Denmark ahead.

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

78 years are reported by both, from 1946 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.

Denmark vs France: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Denmark

31.64 years

in 2023

France

31.58 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

24th

France rank

25th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Denmark
France

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 31.64 years against 31.58 years in France, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1946 it was France ahead.

Denmark ranks 24th and France ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and France in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	France	Difference	Ahead
1940s	28.41 years	28.41 years	0.01 years	France
1950s	27.37 years	27.93 years	0.5624 years	France
1960s	26.78 years	27.45 years	0.671 years	France
1970s	26.65 years	26.81 years	0.1608 years	France
1980s	27.61 years	27.46 years	0.1551 years	Denmark
1990s	29.07 years	28.86 years	0.2052 years	Denmark
2000s	30.14 years	29.63 years	0.5029 years	Denmark
2010s	30.91 years	30.36 years	0.5505 years	Denmark
2020s	31.57 years	31.27 years	0.301 years	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Denmark or France?: Denmark, at 31.64 years against 31.58 years in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Denmark and France?: 0.06 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?: 78 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2023.
How do Denmark and France rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Denmark ranks 24th and France ranks 25th 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.