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

Oman, at 31.65 years against 31.57 years in Sweden as of 2023.

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

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.

Oman vs Sweden: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Oman

31.65 years

in 2023

Sweden

31.57 years

in 2023

Oman rank

23rd

Sweden rank

26th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Oman
Sweden

How they compare

Oman currently reports 31.65 years against 31.57 years in Sweden, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.

Oman ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 26th of 236 countries.

Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.44 years	27.76 years	1.67 years	Oman
1960s	29.44 years	27.2 years	2.24 years	Oman
1970s	29.45 years	26.93 years	2.52 years	Oman
1980s	29.45 years	28.18 years	1.26 years	Oman
1990s	29.82 years	29.16 years	0.6603 years	Oman
2000s	31.06 years	30.35 years	0.7092 years	Oman
2010s	31.05 years	30.96 years	0.0888 years	Oman
2020s	31.63 years	31.49 years	0.1387 years	Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Oman or Sweden?: Oman, at 31.65 years against 31.57 years in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Oman and Sweden?: 0.08 years, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Oman and Sweden rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Oman ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 26th 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.