Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Laos or Nicaragua?

Laos, at 26.26 years against 25.97 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nicaragua?

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.

Laos vs Nicaragua: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Laos

26.26 years

in 2023

Nicaragua

25.97 years

in 2023

Laos rank

231st

Nicaragua rank

234th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Laos
Nicaragua

How they compare

Laos currently reports 26.26 years against 25.97 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.29 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 231st and Nicaragua ranks 234th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.14 years	28.79 years	1.36 years	Laos
1960s	30 years	28.71 years	1.3 years	Laos
1970s	29.8 years	28.51 years	1.29 years	Laos
1980s	29.53 years	27.98 years	1.55 years	Laos
1990s	28.98 years	27.11 years	1.87 years	Laos
2000s	27.8 years	26.3 years	1.49 years	Laos
2010s	26.8 years	26.01 years	0.7956 years	Laos
2020s	26.34 years	25.98 years	0.3635 years	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Laos or Nicaragua?: Laos, at 26.26 years against 25.97 years in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Laos and Nicaragua?: 0.29 years, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Laos and Nicaragua rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Laos ranks 231st and Nicaragua ranks 234th 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.