Guinea vs South Africa: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Guinea
28.26 years
in 2023
South Africa
28.3 years
in 2023
Guinea rank
180th
South Africa rank
178th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 28.3 years against 28.26 years in Guinea, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Guinea ranks 180th and South Africa ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.46 years | 30.21 years | 1.75 years | South Africa |
| 1960s | 28.79 years | 29.99 years | 1.2 years | South Africa |
| 1970s | 29.26 years | 29.44 years | 0.1784 years | South Africa |
| 1980s | 29.45 years | 28.71 years | 0.7464 years | Guinea |
| 1990s | 29.26 years | 28.23 years | 1.03 years | Guinea |
| 2000s | 29.31 years | 28.28 years | 1.02 years | Guinea |
| 2010s | 28.96 years | 28.44 years | 0.5222 years | Guinea |
| 2020s | 28.34 years | 28.32 years | 0.0162 years | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 28.3 years against 28.26 years in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.04 years, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and South Africa rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Guinea ranks 180th and South Africa ranks 178th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
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.