Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Greece or Libya?

Greece, at 31.97 years against 31.89 years in Libya as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Libya?

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.

Greece vs Libya: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Greece

31.97 years

in 2023

Libya

31.89 years

in 2023

Greece rank

15th

Libya rank

18th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Greece
Libya

How they compare

Greece currently reports 31.97 years against 31.89 years in Libya, a difference of 0.08 years.

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

Greece ranks 15th and Libya ranks 18th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.55 years	29.91 years	0.3571 years	Libya
1960s	28.18 years	29.91 years	1.73 years	Libya
1970s	26.84 years	29.91 years	3.07 years	Libya
1980s	26.4 years	31.23 years	4.83 years	Libya
1990s	28.12 years	32.74 years	4.62 years	Libya
2000s	29.78 years	32.23 years	2.46 years	Libya
2010s	31.05 years	31.81 years	0.76 years	Libya
2020s	31.89 years	31.87 years	0.0135 years	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Greece or Libya?: Greece, at 31.97 years against 31.89 years in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Greece and Libya?: 0.08 years, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Libya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Libya rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Greece ranks 15th and Libya ranks 18th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 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.