Madagascar vs Turkmenistan: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Madagascar
27.87 years
in 2023
Turkmenistan
27.82 years
in 2023
Madagascar rank
201st
Turkmenistan rank
202nd
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Madagascar
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 27.87 years against 27.82 years in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Madagascar ranks 201st and Turkmenistan ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.52 years | 30.57 years | 2.05 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 28.77 years | 30.66 years | 1.89 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 28.98 years | 30.41 years | 1.43 years | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 29.49 years | 29.42 years | 0.0634 years | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 29.07 years | 28.1 years | 0.9708 years | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 28.45 years | 27.71 years | 0.7423 years | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 28.13 years | 27.86 years | 0.2657 years | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 27.92 years | 27.83 years | 0.0953 years | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Madagascar or Turkmenistan?
- Madagascar, at 27.87 years against 27.82 years in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Madagascar and Turkmenistan?
- 0.05 years, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Turkmenistan rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Madagascar ranks 201st and Turkmenistan ranks 202nd 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.