Italy vs Spain: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Italy
32.31 years
in 2023
Spain
32.54 years
in 2023
Italy rank
8th
Spain rank
5th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 32.54 years against 32.31 years in Italy, a difference of 0.23 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and Spain ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.52 years | 30.37 years | 0.8423 years | Spain |
| 1960s | 28.78 years | 29.89 years | 1.11 years | Spain |
| 1970s | 27.78 years | 28.83 years | 1.05 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 28.05 years | 28.47 years | 0.4146 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 29.66 years | 29.83 years | 0.1782 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 30.8 years | 30.83 years | 0.0332 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 31.61 years | 31.78 years | 0.1759 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 32.25 years | 32.49 years | 0.2328 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 32.54 years against 32.31 years in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Italy and Spain?
- 0.23 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Italy ranks 8th and Spain ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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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.