Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Netherlands or Oman?

Netherlands, at 31.78 years against 31.65 years in Oman as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Netherlands and Oman?

0.13 years, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Oman?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.

Netherlands vs Oman: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Netherlands

31.78 years

in 2023

Oman

31.65 years

in 2023

Netherlands rank

20th

Oman rank

23rd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Netherlands
Oman

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 31.78 years against 31.65 years in Oman, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 20th and Oman ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.46 years	29.44 years	1.03 years	Netherlands
1960s	29.08 years	29.44 years	0.3654 years	Oman
1970s	27.64 years	29.45 years	1.81 years	Oman
1980s	28.38 years	29.45 years	1.06 years	Oman
1990s	29.89 years	29.82 years	0.0627 years	Netherlands
2000s	30.5 years	31.06 years	0.5536 years	Oman
2010s	31.13 years	31.05 years	0.0796 years	Netherlands
2020s	31.74 years	31.63 years	0.1137 years	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Netherlands or Oman?: Netherlands, at 31.78 years against 31.65 years in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Netherlands and Oman?: 0.13 years, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Oman?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Oman rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Netherlands ranks 20th and Oman ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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: 30 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.