Egypt vs Zimbabwe: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Egypt
27.99 years
in 2023
Zimbabwe
28.06 years
in 2023
Egypt rank
194th
Zimbabwe rank
192nd
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Egypt
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 28.06 years against 27.99 years in Egypt, a difference of 0.07 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 194th and Zimbabwe ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.56 years | 29.39 years | 0.8347 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 28.47 years | 29.57 years | 1.09 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 28.44 years | 29.67 years | 1.23 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 28.37 years | 29.55 years | 1.18 years | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 28.07 years | 28.85 years | 0.7761 years | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 27.75 years | 28.09 years | 0.3369 years | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 27.81 years | 28.01 years | 0.2017 years | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 28 years | 28.07 years | 0.0783 years | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Egypt or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 28.06 years against 27.99 years in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 0.07 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Egypt ranks 194th and Zimbabwe ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
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.