Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Ireland or Spain?

Ireland, at 32.7 years against 32.54 years in Spain as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Ireland and Spain?

0.16 years, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?

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.

Ireland vs Spain: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Ireland

32.7 years

in 2023

Spain

32.54 years

in 2023

Ireland rank

4th

Spain rank

5th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Ireland
Spain

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 32.7 years against 32.54 years in Spain, a difference of 0.16 years.

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

Ireland ranks 4th and Spain ranks 5th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	31.6 years	30.37 years	1.24 years	Ireland
1960s	31.01 years	29.89 years	1.12 years	Ireland
1970s	29.94 years	28.83 years	1.11 years	Ireland
1980s	29.84 years	28.47 years	1.38 years	Ireland
1990s	30.17 years	29.83 years	0.3341 years	Ireland
2000s	30.97 years	30.83 years	0.1422 years	Ireland
2010s	31.89 years	31.78 years	0.1041 years	Ireland
2020s	32.66 years	32.49 years	0.17 years	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Ireland or Spain?: Ireland, at 32.7 years against 32.54 years in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Ireland and Spain?: 0.16 years, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Ireland ranks 4th and Spain ranks 5th 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.