Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Namibia or Tanzania?

Namibia, at 28.94 years against 28.94 years in Tanzania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?

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.

Namibia vs Tanzania: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Namibia

28.94 years

in 2023

Tanzania

28.94 years

in 2023

Namibia rank

140th

Tanzania rank

140th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Namibia
Tanzania

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 28.94 years against 28.94 years in Tanzania, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 140th and Tanzania ranks 140th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.63 years	29.09 years	1.54 years	Namibia
1960s	30.7 years	29.13 years	1.57 years	Namibia
1970s	30.68 years	29.35 years	1.33 years	Namibia
1980s	30.68 years	29.72 years	0.9592 years	Namibia
1990s	30.02 years	29.37 years	0.6529 years	Namibia
2000s	29.24 years	29.09 years	0.1497 years	Namibia
2010s	29.06 years	29 years	0.0586 years	Namibia
2020s	28.98 years	28.94 years	0.0322 years	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Namibia or Tanzania?: Namibia, at 28.94 years against 28.94 years in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Namibia and Tanzania?: 0 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Namibia ranks 140th and Tanzania 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.