Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Ethiopia or Niger?

Niger, at 29.09 years against 29.08 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?

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.

Ethiopia vs Niger: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Ethiopia

29.08 years

in 2023

Niger

29.09 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

125th

Niger rank

124th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Ethiopia
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 29.09 years against 29.08 years in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 125th and Niger ranks 124th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.97 years	29 years	0.9634 years	Ethiopia
1960s	29.66 years	29.18 years	0.4717 years	Ethiopia
1970s	29.23 years	29.3 years	0.0741 years	Niger
1980s	29.49 years	29.16 years	0.3306 years	Ethiopia
1990s	29.59 years	29.06 years	0.5384 years	Ethiopia
2000s	29.47 years	29.07 years	0.4066 years	Ethiopia
2010s	29.35 years	29.24 years	0.116 years	Ethiopia
2020s	29.13 years	29.14 years	0.0098 years	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Ethiopia or Niger?: Niger, at 29.09 years against 29.08 years in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Ethiopia and Niger?: 0.01 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Ethiopia ranks 125th and Niger ranks 124th 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.