Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Eswatini or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 27.91 years against 27.89 years in Eswatini as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Eswatini and Lesotho?

0.02 years, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?

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.

Eswatini vs Lesotho: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Eswatini

27.89 years

in 2023

Lesotho

27.91 years

in 2023

Eswatini rank

200th

Lesotho rank

198th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Eswatini
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 27.91 years against 27.89 years in Eswatini, a difference of 0.02 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 200th and Lesotho ranks 198th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.34 years	30.04 years	0.703 years	Lesotho
1960s	29.23 years	29.86 years	0.631 years	Lesotho
1970s	28.83 years	29.73 years	0.8993 years	Lesotho
1980s	28.64 years	29.65 years	1.01 years	Lesotho
1990s	28.54 years	29.27 years	0.7208 years	Lesotho
2000s	28.26 years	28.67 years	0.4065 years	Lesotho
2010s	28.06 years	28.21 years	0.1457 years	Lesotho
2020s	27.92 years	27.94 years	0.027 years	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Eswatini or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 27.91 years against 27.89 years in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Eswatini and Lesotho?: 0.02 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Eswatini ranks 200th and Lesotho ranks 198th 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.