Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Nigeria or Tuvalu?

Nigeria, at 29.23 years against 29.19 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Nigeria and Tuvalu?

0.04 years, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tuvalu?

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.

Nigeria vs Tuvalu: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Nigeria

29.23 years

in 2023

Tuvalu

29.19 years

in 2023

Nigeria rank

111th

Tuvalu rank

114th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Nigeria
Tuvalu

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 29.23 years against 29.19 years in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.04 years.

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

Nigeria ranks 111th and Tuvalu ranks 114th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.78 years	29.52 years	0.261 years	Nigeria
1960s	29.18 years	29.36 years	0.1733 years	Tuvalu
1970s	28.91 years	29.03 years	0.1188 years	Tuvalu
1980s	29.1 years	29.09 years	0.0099 years	Nigeria
1990s	29.39 years	29.27 years	0.1249 years	Nigeria
2000s	29.62 years	29.13 years	0.4902 years	Nigeria
2010s	29.42 years	29.03 years	0.3935 years	Nigeria
2020s	29.3 years	29.13 years	0.1645 years	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Nigeria or Tuvalu?: Nigeria, at 29.23 years against 29.19 years in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Nigeria and Tuvalu?: 0.04 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tuvalu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Tuvalu rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Nigeria ranks 111th and Tuvalu ranks 114th 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: 18 September 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.