Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Myanmar or Syria?

Syria, at 28.83 years against 28.81 years in Myanmar as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Syria?

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.

Myanmar vs Syria: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Myanmar

28.81 years

in 2023

Syria

28.83 years

in 2023

Myanmar rank

151st

Syria rank

149th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Myanmar
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 28.83 years against 28.81 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Myanmar ranks 151st and Syria ranks 149th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.39 years	30.58 years	0.1882 years	Syria
1960s	30.5 years	30.33 years	0.1701 years	Myanmar
1970s	30.55 years	30.21 years	0.3385 years	Myanmar
1980s	30.28 years	30.06 years	0.2203 years	Myanmar
1990s	29.62 years	29.66 years	0.0452 years	Syria
2000s	29.41 years	29.16 years	0.2462 years	Myanmar
2010s	28.98 years	28.93 years	0.0555 years	Myanmar
2020s	28.82 years	28.84 years	0.017 years	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Myanmar or Syria?: Syria, at 28.83 years against 28.81 years in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Myanmar and Syria?: 0.02 years, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Syria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Syria rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Myanmar ranks 151st and Syria ranks 149th 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.