Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Fiji or Iran?

Iran, at 28.78 years against 28.78 years in Fiji as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Iran?

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.

Fiji vs Iran: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Fiji

28.78 years

in 2023

Iran

28.78 years

in 2023

Fiji rank

153rd

Iran rank

152nd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Fiji
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 28.78 years against 28.78 years in Fiji, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.

Fiji ranks 153rd and Iran ranks 152nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.71 years	29.4 years	0.687 years	Iran
1960s	28.76 years	29.51 years	0.746 years	Iran
1970s	28.01 years	29.22 years	1.21 years	Iran
1980s	27.2 years	29.72 years	2.52 years	Iran
1990s	26.99 years	29.19 years	2.2 years	Iran
2000s	28.09 years	28.42 years	0.3378 years	Iran
2010s	28.61 years	28.44 years	0.1734 years	Fiji
2020s	28.76 years	28.74 years	0.0218 years	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Fiji or Iran?: Iran, at 28.78 years against 28.78 years in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Fiji and Iran?: 0 years, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Iran?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Iran rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Fiji ranks 153rd and Iran ranks 152nd 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: 09 October 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.