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

Portugal, at 31.73 years against 31.64 years in Denmark as of 2023.

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

0.09 years, 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.

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 Portugal: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Denmark

31.64 years

in 2023

Portugal

31.73 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

24th

Portugal rank

21st

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Denmark
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 31.73 years against 31.64 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.09 years.

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 236 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 years	30.44 years	1.95 years	Portugal
1950s	27.37 years	30.08 years	2.71 years	Portugal
1960s	26.78 years	29.51 years	2.73 years	Portugal
1970s	26.65 years	28.32 years	1.67 years	Portugal
1980s	27.61 years	27.17 years	0.4438 years	Denmark
1990s	29.07 years	27.92 years	1.15 years	Denmark
2000s	30.14 years	29.15 years	0.9908 years	Denmark
2010s	30.91 years	30.7 years	0.2156 years	Denmark
2020s	31.57 years	31.69 years	0.1182 years	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Denmark or Portugal?: Portugal, at 31.73 years against 31.64 years in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Denmark and Portugal?: 0.09 years, 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 average age of mothers at childbirth?: Denmark ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 21st 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.