Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Mali or Russia?

Russia, at 28.9 years against 28.86 years in Mali as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Russia?

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.

Mali vs Russia: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Mali

28.86 years

in 2023

Russia

28.9 years

in 2023

Mali rank

147th

Russia rank

144th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Mali
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 28.9 years against 28.86 years in Mali, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.

Mali ranks 147th and Russia ranks 144th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.45 years	28.97 years	0.5195 years	Russia
1960s	28.91 years	27.59 years	1.32 years	Mali
1970s	29.36 years	26.39 years	2.97 years	Mali
1980s	29.3 years	25.8 years	3.5 years	Mali
1990s	29.42 years	25.07 years	4.35 years	Mali
2000s	29.15 years	26.48 years	2.67 years	Mali
2010s	29.07 years	28.13 years	0.9387 years	Mali
2020s	28.9 years	28.87 years	0.033 years	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Mali or Russia?: Russia, at 28.9 years against 28.86 years in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Mali and Russia?: 0.04 years, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Russia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mali and Russia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Mali ranks 147th and Russia ranks 144th 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: 09 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.