Iran vs Syria: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Iran
28.78 years
in 2023
Syria
28.83 years
in 2023
Iran rank
152nd
Syria rank
149th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Iran
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 28.83 years against 28.78 years in Iran, a difference of 0.05 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 152nd and Syria ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.4 years | 30.58 years | 1.18 years | Syria |
| 1960s | 29.51 years | 30.33 years | 0.8162 years | Syria |
| 1970s | 29.22 years | 30.21 years | 0.993 years | Syria |
| 1980s | 29.72 years | 30.06 years | 0.3362 years | Syria |
| 1990s | 29.19 years | 29.66 years | 0.4685 years | Syria |
| 2000s | 28.42 years | 29.16 years | 0.7376 years | Syria |
| 2010s | 28.44 years | 28.93 years | 0.4862 years | Syria |
| 2020s | 28.74 years | 28.84 years | 0.105 years | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Iran or Syria?
- Syria, at 28.83 years against 28.78 years in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Iran and Syria?
- 0.05 years, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Syria rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Iran ranks 152nd and Syria ranks 149th 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.