Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Eritrea or French Polynesia?

French Polynesia, at 29.2 years against 29.17 years in Eritrea as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Eritrea and French Polynesia?

0.03 years, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and French Polynesia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Eritrea vs French Polynesia: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Eritrea

29.17 years

in 2023

French Polynesia

29.2 years

in 2023

Eritrea rank

116th

French Polynesia rank

113th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Eritrea
French Polynesia

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 29.2 years against 29.17 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

Eritrea ranks 116th and French Polynesia ranks 113th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.72 years	28.79 years	1.93 years	Eritrea
1960s	30.77 years	28.7 years	2.07 years	Eritrea
1970s	31.06 years	27.96 years	3.1 years	Eritrea
1980s	31.1 years	27.28 years	3.82 years	Eritrea
1990s	30.53 years	27.81 years	2.71 years	Eritrea
2000s	30.03 years	28.1 years	1.94 years	Eritrea
2010s	29.47 years	28.56 years	0.9097 years	Eritrea
2020s	29.22 years	29.16 years	0.0577 years	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Eritrea or French Polynesia?: French Polynesia, at 29.2 years against 29.17 years in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Eritrea and French Polynesia?: 0.03 years, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and French Polynesia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and French Polynesia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Eritrea ranks 116th and French Polynesia ranks 113th 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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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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: 18 September 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.