Malaysia vs United Kingdom: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Malaysia
30.96 years
in 2023
United Kingdom
30.91 years
in 2023
Malaysia rank
40th
United Kingdom rank
42nd
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Malaysia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 30.96 years against 30.91 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.05 years.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.44 years | 27.97 years | 1.47 years | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 30.09 years | 27.33 years | 2.76 years | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 29.81 years | 26.67 years | 3.15 years | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 30 years | 27.26 years | 2.74 years | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 30.04 years | 28.07 years | 1.98 years | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 30.46 years | 28.99 years | 1.47 years | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 30.75 years | 30.14 years | 0.6095 years | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 31 years | 30.87 years | 0.1375 years | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Malaysia or United Kingdom?
- Malaysia, at 30.96 years against 30.91 years in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Malaysia and United Kingdom?
- 0.05 years, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Kingdom?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and United Kingdom rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Malaysia ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd 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.