Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Guatemala or Honduras?

Guatemala, at 27.33 years against 27.23 years in Honduras as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Guatemala and Honduras?

0.1 years, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?

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.

Guatemala vs Honduras: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Guatemala

27.33 years

in 2023

Honduras

27.23 years

in 2023

Guatemala rank

217th

Honduras rank

218th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Guatemala
Honduras

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 27.33 years against 27.23 years in Honduras, a difference of 0.1 years.

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

Guatemala ranks 217th and Honduras ranks 218th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Honduras in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Honduras	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.63 years	28.98 years	0.3507 years	Honduras
1960s	28.68 years	29.11 years	0.4345 years	Honduras
1970s	28.94 years	29.27 years	0.3282 years	Honduras
1980s	28.97 years	29 years	0.0281 years	Honduras
1990s	28.65 years	28.24 years	0.4124 years	Guatemala
2000s	28.29 years	27.56 years	0.729 years	Guatemala
2010s	27.66 years	27.32 years	0.3442 years	Guatemala
2020s	27.34 years	27.24 years	0.0995 years	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Guatemala or Honduras?: Guatemala, at 27.33 years against 27.23 years in Honduras as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Guatemala and Honduras?: 0.1 years, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Honduras?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Honduras rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Guatemala ranks 217th and Honduras ranks 218th 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.