Greenland vs Lesotho: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Greenland
27.92 years
in 2023
Lesotho
27.91 years
in 2023
Greenland rank
197th
Lesotho rank
198th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Greenland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 27.92 years against 27.91 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 197th and Lesotho ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.92 years | 30.04 years | 0.126 years | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 29.56 years | 29.86 years | 0.3012 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 26.72 years | 29.73 years | 3 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 26.39 years | 29.65 years | 3.26 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 26.15 years | 29.27 years | 3.12 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 26.8 years | 28.67 years | 1.87 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 27.72 years | 28.21 years | 0.4875 years | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 27.93 years | 27.94 years | 0.0158 years | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Greenland or Lesotho?
- Greenland, at 27.92 years against 27.91 years in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Greenland and Lesotho?
- 0.01 years, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Lesotho?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Lesotho rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Greenland ranks 197th and Lesotho ranks 198th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
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.