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

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 Turkey: Average age of mothers at childbirth

French Polynesia

29.2 years

in 2023

Turkey

29.22 years

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

113th

Turkey rank

112th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

French Polynesia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 29.22 years against 29.2 years in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 113th and Turkey ranks 112th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.79 years	28 years	0.7944 years	French Polynesia
1960s	28.7 years	27.96 years	0.7364 years	French Polynesia
1970s	27.96 years	27.63 years	0.3237 years	French Polynesia
1980s	27.28 years	27.3 years	0.019 years	Turkey
1990s	27.81 years	27.09 years	0.7272 years	French Polynesia
2000s	28.1 years	27.46 years	0.6406 years	French Polynesia
2010s	28.56 years	28.43 years	0.125 years	French Polynesia
2020s	29.16 years	29.16 years	0.0008 years	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, French Polynesia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 29.22 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 Turkey?: 0.02 years, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Turkey?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Turkey rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: French Polynesia ranks 113th and Turkey ranks 112th 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.