Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Panama or Vietnam?

Panama, at 27.33 years against 27.19 years in Vietnam as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vietnam?

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.

Panama vs Vietnam: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Panama

27.33 years

in 2023

Vietnam

27.19 years

in 2023

Panama rank

216th

Vietnam rank

219th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Panama
Vietnam

How they compare

Panama currently reports 27.33 years against 27.19 years in Vietnam, a difference of 0.14 years.

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

Panama ranks 216th and Vietnam ranks 219th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.16 years	31.07 years	2.91 years	Vietnam
1960s	28.06 years	30.98 years	2.92 years	Vietnam
1970s	27.58 years	30.69 years	3.11 years	Vietnam
1980s	26.98 years	29.45 years	2.46 years	Vietnam
1990s	26.73 years	27.65 years	0.9133 years	Vietnam
2000s	26.68 years	27.2 years	0.521 years	Vietnam
2010s	26.72 years	27.06 years	0.3392 years	Vietnam
2020s	27.29 years	27.2 years	0.0912 years	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Panama or Vietnam?: Panama, at 27.33 years against 27.19 years in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Panama and Vietnam?: 0.14 years, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vietnam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Panama and Vietnam rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Panama ranks 216th and Vietnam ranks 219th 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.