Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Gambia or Mayotte?

Gambia, at 29.82 years against 29.75 years in Mayotte as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mayotte?

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.

Gambia vs Mayotte: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Gambia

29.82 years

in 2023

Mayotte

29.75 years

in 2023

Gambia rank

89th

Mayotte rank

92nd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Gambia
Mayotte

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 29.82 years against 29.75 years in Mayotte, a difference of 0.07 years.

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

Gambia ranks 89th and Mayotte ranks 92nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Mayotte in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Mayotte	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.67 years	29.71 years	2.04 years	Mayotte
1960s	27.8 years	29.73 years	1.93 years	Mayotte
1970s	28.02 years	29.75 years	1.73 years	Mayotte
1980s	28.36 years	29.62 years	1.26 years	Mayotte
1990s	28.84 years	29.24 years	0.4083 years	Mayotte
2000s	29.77 years	28.84 years	0.9314 years	Gambia
2010s	30.09 years	29.55 years	0.5416 years	Gambia
2020s	29.89 years	29.73 years	0.1578 years	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Gambia or Mayotte?: Gambia, at 29.82 years against 29.75 years in Mayotte as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Gambia and Mayotte?: 0.07 years, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mayotte?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Mayotte rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Gambia ranks 89th and Mayotte ranks 92nd 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.