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

Sweden, at 31.57 years against 31.52 years in Djibouti as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 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.

Djibouti vs Sweden: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Djibouti

31.52 years

in 2023

Sweden

31.57 years

in 2023

Djibouti rank

28th

Sweden rank

26th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Djibouti
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 31.57 years against 31.52 years in Djibouti, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	31.22 years	27.76 years	3.45 years	Djibouti
1960s	31.22 years	27.2 years	4.02 years	Djibouti
1970s	31.22 years	26.93 years	4.28 years	Djibouti
1980s	31.35 years	28.18 years	3.17 years	Djibouti
1990s	31.84 years	29.16 years	2.68 years	Djibouti
2000s	31.95 years	30.35 years	1.6 years	Djibouti
2010s	31.74 years	30.96 years	0.7758 years	Djibouti
2020s	31.54 years	31.49 years	0.049 years	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Djibouti or Sweden?: Sweden, at 31.57 years against 31.52 years in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Djibouti and Sweden?: 0.05 years, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Sweden rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Djibouti ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 26th 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.