El Salvador vs Marshall Islands: Average age of mothers at childbirth
El Salvador
27.14 years
in 2023
Marshall Islands
27.1 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
222nd
Marshall Islands rank
223rd
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- El Salvador
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 27.14 years against 27.1 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
El Salvador ranks 222nd and Marshall Islands ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Marshall Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.46 years | 28.49 years | 0.0286 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 28.84 years | 28.36 years | 0.4809 years | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 28.52 years | 28.1 years | 0.4173 years | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 27.67 years | 27.55 years | 0.1248 years | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 26.86 years | 27 years | 0.1341 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 26.73 years | 27.19 years | 0.462 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 26.9 years | 27.12 years | 0.2178 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 27.13 years | 27.1 years | 0.029 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, El Salvador or Marshall Islands?
- El Salvador, at 27.14 years against 27.1 years in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between El Salvador and Marshall Islands?
- 0.04 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Marshall Islands rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- El Salvador ranks 222nd and Marshall Islands ranks 223rd 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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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.