Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Indonesia or Namibia?

Indonesia, at 28.95 years against 28.94 years in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Indonesia and Namibia?

0.01 years, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Namibia?

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.

Indonesia vs Namibia: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Indonesia

28.95 years

in 2023

Namibia

28.94 years

in 2023

Indonesia rank

139th

Namibia rank

140th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Indonesia
Namibia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 28.95 years against 28.94 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 139th and Namibia ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.28 years	30.63 years	2.35 years	Namibia
1960s	28.34 years	30.7 years	2.36 years	Namibia
1970s	28.27 years	30.68 years	2.41 years	Namibia
1980s	27.91 years	30.68 years	2.76 years	Namibia
1990s	28.07 years	30.02 years	1.95 years	Namibia
2000s	28.27 years	29.24 years	0.9776 years	Namibia
2010s	28.66 years	29.06 years	0.4037 years	Namibia
2020s	28.98 years	28.98 years	0.0073 years	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Indonesia or Namibia?: Indonesia, at 28.95 years against 28.94 years in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Indonesia and Namibia?: 0.01 years, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Namibia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Indonesia ranks 139th and Namibia ranks 140th 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: 09 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.