Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Netherlands
31.78 years
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
31.9 years
in 2023
Netherlands rank
20th
United Arab Emirates rank
17th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 31.9 years against 31.78 years in Netherlands, a difference of 0.12 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.46 years | 27.76 years | 2.71 years | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 29.08 years | 27.94 years | 1.14 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 27.64 years | 28.12 years | 0.4785 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 28.38 years | 28.85 years | 0.4693 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 29.89 years | 29.94 years | 0.0494 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 30.5 years | 30.06 years | 0.4444 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 31.13 years | 31.31 years | 0.1798 years | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 31.74 years | 32 years | 0.2635 years | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 31.9 years against 31.78 years in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.12 years, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Netherlands ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
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.