Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Iran or Myanmar?

Myanmar, at 28.81 years against 28.78 years in Iran as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Iran and Myanmar?

0.03 years, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Myanmar?

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.

Iran vs Myanmar: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Iran

28.78 years

in 2023

Myanmar

28.81 years

in 2023

Iran rank

152nd

Myanmar rank

151st

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Iran
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 28.81 years against 28.78 years in Iran, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Iran ranks 152nd and Myanmar ranks 151st of 236 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.4 years	30.39 years	0.9875 years	Myanmar
1960s	29.51 years	30.5 years	0.9863 years	Myanmar
1970s	29.22 years	30.55 years	1.33 years	Myanmar
1980s	29.72 years	30.28 years	0.5565 years	Myanmar
1990s	29.19 years	29.62 years	0.4233 years	Myanmar
2000s	28.42 years	29.41 years	0.9838 years	Myanmar
2010s	28.44 years	28.98 years	0.5417 years	Myanmar
2020s	28.74 years	28.82 years	0.088 years	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Iran or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 28.81 years against 28.78 years in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Iran and Myanmar?: 0.03 years, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Myanmar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iran and Myanmar rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Iran ranks 152nd and Myanmar ranks 151st 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.