El Salvador vs Viet Nam: Average age of mothers at childbirth
El Salvador
27.14 years
in 2023
Viet Nam
27.19 years
in 2023
El Salvador rank
222nd
Viet Nam rank
219th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- El Salvador
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 27.19 years against 27.14 years in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 222nd and Viet Nam ranks 219th of 236 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.46 years | 31.07 years | 2.61 years | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 28.84 years | 30.98 years | 2.14 years | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 28.52 years | 30.69 years | 2.17 years | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 27.67 years | 29.45 years | 1.78 years | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 26.86 years | 27.65 years | 0.7868 years | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 26.73 years | 27.2 years | 0.4695 years | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 26.9 years | 27.06 years | 0.1608 years | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 27.13 years | 27.2 years | 0.0688 years | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, El Salvador or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 27.19 years against 27.14 years in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 0.05 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Viet Nam rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- El Salvador ranks 222nd and Viet Nam ranks 219th 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.