Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Ecuador or Guatemala?

Ecuador, at 27.37 years against 27.33 years in Guatemala as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Ecuador and Guatemala?

0.04 years, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?

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.

Ecuador vs Guatemala: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Ecuador

27.37 years

in 2023

Guatemala

27.33 years

in 2023

Ecuador rank

215th

Guatemala rank

217th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Ecuador
Guatemala

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 27.37 years against 27.33 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 215th and Guatemala ranks 217th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.66 years	28.63 years	1.04 years	Ecuador
1960s	29.69 years	28.68 years	1.01 years	Ecuador
1970s	29.38 years	28.94 years	0.4385 years	Ecuador
1980s	28.6 years	28.97 years	0.3715 years	Guatemala
1990s	27.85 years	28.65 years	0.8006 years	Guatemala
2000s	27.13 years	28.29 years	1.16 years	Guatemala
2010s	26.94 years	27.66 years	0.724 years	Guatemala
2020s	27.33 years	27.34 years	0.009 years	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Ecuador or Guatemala?: Ecuador, at 27.37 years against 27.33 years in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Ecuador and Guatemala?: 0.04 years, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Ecuador ranks 215th and Guatemala ranks 217th 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.