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

Denmark, at 31.64 years against 31.57 years in Sweden as of 2023.

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

0.07 years, with Denmark ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1916 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.

Denmark vs Sweden: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Denmark

31.64 years

in 2023

Sweden

31.57 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

24th

Sweden rank

26th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 31.64 years against 31.57 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1910s	30.29 years	31.18 years	0.8975 years	Sweden
1920s	29.86 years	30.66 years	0.79 years	Sweden
1930s	29.1 years	29.76 years	0.661 years	Sweden
1940s	28.48 years	28.97 years	0.484 years	Sweden
1950s	27.37 years	27.76 years	0.3924 years	Sweden
1960s	26.78 years	27.2 years	0.4234 years	Sweden
1970s	26.65 years	26.93 years	0.2846 years	Sweden
1980s	27.61 years	28.18 years	0.5697 years	Sweden
1990s	29.07 years	29.16 years	0.0928 years	Sweden
2000s	30.14 years	30.35 years	0.212 years	Sweden
2010s	30.91 years	30.96 years	0.0467 years	Sweden
2020s	31.57 years	31.49 years	0.0825 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 Sweden?: Denmark, at 31.64 years against 31.57 years in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.07 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Denmark ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 26th 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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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: 18 September 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.