New Caledonia vs New Zealand: Average age of mothers at childbirth
New Caledonia
30.49 years
in 2023
New Zealand
30.64 years
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
57th
New Zealand rank
54th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 30.64 years against 30.49 years in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.15 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.82 years | 28 years | 0.824 years | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 29.04 years | 27.2 years | 1.84 years | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 27.91 years | 26.3 years | 1.61 years | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 27.74 years | 27.02 years | 0.7132 years | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 28.71 years | 28.32 years | 0.3874 years | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 28.99 years | 29.35 years | 0.3563 years | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 29.66 years | 30.08 years | 0.4242 years | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 30.42 years | 30.62 years | 0.1997 years | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, New Caledonia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 30.64 years against 30.49 years in New Caledonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between New Caledonia and New Zealand?
- 0.15 years, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and New Zealand rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- New Caledonia ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 54th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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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.