Hong Kong vs Republic of Korea: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Hong Kong
32.93 years
in 2023
Republic of Korea
33.42 years
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Republic of Korea rank
1st
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Hong Kong
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 33.42 years against 32.93 years in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.49 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Republic of Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.16 years | 31.21 years | 2.05 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 29.23 years | 30.73 years | 1.51 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 28.98 years | 28.86 years | 0.1248 years | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 28.88 years | 26.92 years | 1.96 years | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 29.63 years | 27.95 years | 1.68 years | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 30.47 years | 29.83 years | 0.6377 years | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 31.9 years | 31.77 years | 0.1294 years | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 32.79 years | 33.19 years | 0.3912 years | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Hong Kong or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 33.42 years against 32.93 years in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Hong Kong and Republic of Korea?
- 0.49 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Republic of Korea rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Republic of Korea ranks 1st 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.