Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, French Guiana or Samoa?

French Guiana, at 29.33 years against 29.27 years in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between French Guiana and Samoa?

0.06 years, with French Guiana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Samoa?

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.

French Guiana vs Samoa: Average age of mothers at childbirth

French Guiana

29.33 years

in 2023

Samoa

29.27 years

in 2023

French Guiana rank

104th

Samoa rank

106th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

French Guiana
Samoa

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 29.33 years against 29.27 years in Samoa, a difference of 0.06 years.

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

French Guiana ranks 104th and Samoa ranks 106th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.46 years	29.25 years	0.7886 years	Samoa
1960s	28.43 years	29.58 years	1.15 years	Samoa
1970s	27.25 years	29.97 years	2.73 years	Samoa
1980s	27.15 years	30.1 years	2.96 years	Samoa
1990s	27.26 years	30.13 years	2.87 years	Samoa
2000s	27.99 years	30 years	2.01 years	Samoa
2010s	28.64 years	29.62 years	0.9723 years	Samoa
2020s	29.37 years	29.31 years	0.0515 years	French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, French Guiana or Samoa?: French Guiana, at 29.33 years against 29.27 years in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between French Guiana and Samoa?: 0.06 years, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Samoa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and Samoa rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: French Guiana ranks 104th and Samoa ranks 106th 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.