Palau vs Sierra Leone: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Palau
28.52 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone
28.57 years
in 2023
Palau rank
167th
Sierra Leone rank
164th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Palau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 28.57 years against 28.52 years in Palau, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 167th and Sierra Leone ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.32 years | 28.27 years | 1.05 years | Palau |
| 1960s | 29.25 years | 28.25 years | 0.9982 years | Palau |
| 1970s | 28.72 years | 28.42 years | 0.3008 years | Palau |
| 1980s | 28.52 years | 29.01 years | 0.4905 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 28.36 years | 29.57 years | 1.21 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 28.73 years | 29.4 years | 0.6742 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 28.43 years | 28.93 years | 0.4952 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 28.51 years | 28.64 years | 0.1303 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Palau or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 28.57 years against 28.52 years in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Palau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.05 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Sierra Leone rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Palau ranks 167th and Sierra Leone ranks 164th 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.