Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Finland or Germany?

Finland, at 31.47 years against 31.47 years in Germany as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?

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

Where does this data come from?

Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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.

Finland vs Germany: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Finland

31.47 years

in 2023

Germany

31.47 years

in 2023

Finland rank

29th

Germany rank

30th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Finland
Germany

How they compare

Finland currently reports 31.47 years against 31.47 years in Germany, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 29th and Germany ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.95 years	27.79 years	1.15 years	Finland
1960s	27.95 years	27.1 years	0.8413 years	Finland
1970s	27.17 years	26.36 years	0.8116 years	Finland
1980s	28.31 years	26.98 years	1.33 years	Finland
1990s	29.16 years	28.2 years	0.9657 years	Finland
2000s	29.86 years	29.4 years	0.4638 years	Finland
2010s	30.6 years	30.79 years	0.1849 years	Germany
2020s	31.37 years	31.42 years	0.046 years	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Finland or Germany?: Finland, at 31.47 years against 31.47 years in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Finland and Germany?: 0 years, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Finland and Germany rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Finland ranks 29th and Germany ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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 (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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: 30 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.