Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Libya or Taiwan?

Libya, at 31.89 years against 31.88 years in Taiwan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Taiwan?

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.

Libya vs Taiwan: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Libya

31.89 years

in 2023

Taiwan

31.88 years

in 2023

Libya rank

18th

Taiwan rank

19th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Libya
Taiwan

How they compare

Libya currently reports 31.89 years against 31.88 years in Taiwan, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.

Libya ranks 18th and Taiwan ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.91 years	30.4 years	0.497 years	Taiwan
1960s	29.91 years	28.81 years	1.1 years	Libya
1970s	29.91 years	26.81 years	3.1 years	Libya
1980s	31.23 years	26.45 years	4.79 years	Libya
1990s	32.74 years	27.59 years	5.15 years	Libya
2000s	32.23 years	28.89 years	3.35 years	Libya
2010s	31.81 years	31.08 years	0.7287 years	Libya
2020s	31.87 years	31.77 years	0.1045 years	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Libya or Taiwan?: Libya, at 31.89 years against 31.88 years in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Libya and Taiwan?: 0.01 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Taiwan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Taiwan rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Libya ranks 18th and Taiwan ranks 19th 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: 18 September 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.