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

Monaco, at 30.85 years against 30.84 years in Iceland as of 2023.

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

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.

Iceland vs Monaco: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Iceland

30.84 years

in 2023

Monaco

30.85 years

in 2023

Iceland rank

46th

Monaco rank

45th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Iceland
Monaco

How they compare

Monaco currently reports 30.85 years against 30.84 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.01 years.

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

Iceland ranks 46th and Monaco ranks 45th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Monaco in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Monaco	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.23 years	28.19 years	0.0367 years	Iceland
1960s	27.7 years	27.97 years	0.2713 years	Monaco
1970s	27.03 years	28.01 years	0.9843 years	Monaco
1980s	27.31 years	28.56 years	1.25 years	Monaco
1990s	28.55 years	29.49 years	0.9413 years	Monaco
2000s	29.41 years	30.03 years	0.6226 years	Monaco
2010s	30.34 years	30.77 years	0.4349 years	Monaco
2020s	30.8 years	30.87 years	0.0753 years	Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Iceland or Monaco?: Monaco, at 30.85 years against 30.84 years in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Iceland and Monaco?: 0.01 years, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Monaco?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Monaco rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Iceland ranks 46th and Monaco ranks 45th 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: 18 September 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.