Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Iceland or Malta?

Malta, at 30.88 years against 30.84 years in Iceland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?

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.

Iceland vs Malta: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Iceland

30.84 years

in 2023

Malta

30.88 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

46th

Malta rank

43rd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Iceland
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 30.88 years against 30.84 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Iceland ranks 46th and Malta ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.23 years	29.63 years	1.4 years	Malta
1960s	27.7 years	29.36 years	1.66 years	Malta
1970s	27.03 years	28.7 years	1.68 years	Malta
1980s	27.31 years	28.74 years	1.42 years	Malta
1990s	28.55 years	28.79 years	0.2362 years	Malta
2000s	29.41 years	28.68 years	0.7236 years	Iceland
2010s	30.34 years	30.15 years	0.1862 years	Iceland
2020s	30.8 years	30.84 years	0.046 years	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Iceland or Malta?: Malta, at 30.88 years against 30.84 years in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Iceland and Malta?: 0.04 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Iceland ranks 46th and Malta ranks 43rd 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.