What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between French Polynesia and Nigeria?

0.03 years, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Nigeria?

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 Polynesia vs Nigeria: Average age of mothers at childbirth

French Polynesia

29.2 years

in 2023

Nigeria

29.23 years

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

113th

Nigeria rank

111th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

French Polynesia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 29.23 years against 29.2 years in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.03 years.

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

French Polynesia ranks 113th and Nigeria ranks 111th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.79 years	29.78 years	0.9888 years	Nigeria
1960s	28.7 years	29.18 years	0.4854 years	Nigeria
1970s	27.96 years	28.91 years	0.9565 years	Nigeria
1980s	27.28 years	29.1 years	1.82 years	Nigeria
1990s	27.81 years	29.39 years	1.58 years	Nigeria
2000s	28.1 years	29.62 years	1.52 years	Nigeria
2010s	28.56 years	29.42 years	0.8673 years	Nigeria
2020s	29.16 years	29.3 years	0.1397 years	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, French Polynesia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 29.23 years against 29.2 years in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between French Polynesia and Nigeria?: 0.03 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Nigeria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Nigeria rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: French Polynesia ranks 113th and Nigeria ranks 111th 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.