What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Micronesia (country) and Namibia?

0.03 years, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Namibia?

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.

Micronesia (country) vs Namibia: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Micronesia (country)

28.91 years

in 2023

Namibia

28.94 years

in 2023

Micronesia (country) rank

143rd

Namibia rank

140th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Micronesia (country)
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 28.94 years against 28.91 years in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.03 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Micronesia (country) ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Micronesia (country)	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.53 years	30.63 years	1.09 years	Namibia
1960s	29.58 years	30.7 years	1.12 years	Namibia
1970s	29.8 years	30.68 years	0.8825 years	Namibia
1980s	29.91 years	30.68 years	0.7716 years	Namibia
1990s	29.65 years	30.02 years	0.3712 years	Namibia
2000s	28.95 years	29.24 years	0.2962 years	Namibia
2010s	28.86 years	29.06 years	0.2022 years	Namibia
2020s	28.9 years	28.98 years	0.0755 years	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Micronesia (country) or Namibia?: Namibia, at 28.94 years against 28.91 years in Micronesia (country) as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Micronesia (country) and Namibia?: 0.03 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Namibia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Micronesia (country) and Namibia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Micronesia (country) ranks 143rd and Namibia ranks 140th 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.