Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, New Zealand or Rwanda?

New Zealand, at 30.64 years against 30.59 years in Rwanda as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between New Zealand and Rwanda?

0.05 years, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?

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.

New Zealand vs Rwanda: Average age of mothers at childbirth

New Zealand

30.64 years

in 2023

Rwanda

30.59 years

in 2023

New Zealand rank

54th

Rwanda rank

56th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

New Zealand
Rwanda

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 30.64 years against 30.59 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.

New Zealand ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 56th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28 years	30.38 years	2.39 years	Rwanda
1960s	27.2 years	30.58 years	3.38 years	Rwanda
1970s	26.3 years	31.06 years	4.76 years	Rwanda
1980s	27.02 years	31.45 years	4.43 years	Rwanda
1990s	28.32 years	31.18 years	2.86 years	Rwanda
2000s	29.35 years	30.99 years	1.64 years	Rwanda
2010s	30.08 years	30.5 years	0.4173 years	Rwanda
2020s	30.62 years	30.61 years	0.0112 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 Zealand or Rwanda?: New Zealand, at 30.64 years against 30.59 years in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between New Zealand and Rwanda?: 0.05 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: New Zealand ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 56th 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.