Denmark vs Portugal: Period average age of mothers
Denmark
31.64
in 2023
Portugal
31.73
in 2023
Denmark rank
24th
Portugal rank
21st
Period average age of mothers over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 31.73 against 31.64 in Denmark, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 21st of 229 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 28.48 | 30.44 | 1.95 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 27.37 | 30.08 | 2.71 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 26.78 | 29.51 | 2.73 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 26.65 | 28.32 | 1.67 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 27.61 | 27.17 | 0.4438 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 29.07 | 27.92 | 1.15 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 30.14 | 29.15 | 0.9908 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 30.91 | 30.7 | 0.2156 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 31.57 | 31.69 | 0.1182 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher period average age of mothers, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 31.73 against 31.64 in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in period average age of mothers between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.09, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for period average age of mothers?
- Denmark ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 21st of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Period average age of mothers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.