Luxembourg vs Spain: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Luxembourg
32.32 years
in 2023
Spain
32.54 years
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
7th
Spain rank
5th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 32.54 years against 32.32 years in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.22 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 7th 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 | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.17 years | 30.37 years | 2.19 years | Spain |
| 1960s | 27.37 years | 29.89 years | 2.52 years | Spain |
| 1970s | 27.08 years | 28.83 years | 1.75 years | Spain |
| 1980s | 27.87 years | 28.47 years | 0.5968 years | Spain |
| 1990s | 28.83 years | 29.83 years | 1.01 years | Spain |
| 2000s | 29.85 years | 30.83 years | 0.9781 years | Spain |
| 2010s | 31.45 years | 31.78 years | 0.3331 years | Spain |
| 2020s | 32.31 years | 32.49 years | 0.1705 years | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Spain, at 32.54 years against 32.32 years in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 0.22 years, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th 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.