Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Hong Kong, China or Ireland?

Hong Kong, China, at 32.93 years against 32.7 years in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Hong Kong, China and Ireland?

0.23 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Ireland?

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.

Hong Kong, China vs Ireland: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Hong Kong, China

32.93 years

in 2023

Ireland

32.7 years

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

2nd

Ireland rank

4th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Hong Kong, China
Ireland

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 32.93 years against 32.7 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Ireland ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.16 years	31.6 years	2.44 years	Ireland
1960s	29.23 years	31.01 years	1.78 years	Ireland
1970s	28.98 years	29.94 years	0.9632 years	Ireland
1980s	28.88 years	29.84 years	0.961 years	Ireland
1990s	29.63 years	30.17 years	0.5365 years	Ireland
2000s	30.47 years	30.97 years	0.5005 years	Ireland
2010s	31.9 years	31.89 years	0.0105 years	Hong Kong, China
2020s	32.79 years	32.66 years	0.1395 years	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Hong Kong, China or Ireland?: Hong Kong, China, at 32.93 years against 32.7 years in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Hong Kong, China and Ireland?: 0.23 years, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Ireland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Ireland rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Ireland ranks 4th 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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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: 28 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.