Papua New Guinea vs Tokelau: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Papua New Guinea
29.26 years
in 2023
Tokelau
29.32 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Tokelau rank
105th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports 29.32 years against 29.26 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Tokelau ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Tokelau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.52 years | 29.49 years | 0.0276 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 29.59 years | 29.58 years | 0.0079 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 29.74 years | 29.56 years | 0.1825 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 29.9 years | 29.4 years | 0.5046 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 30 years | 29.34 years | 0.658 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 29.85 years | 29.31 years | 0.5389 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 29.51 years | 29.31 years | 0.1988 years | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 29.29 years | 29.32 years | 0.032 years | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Papua New Guinea or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at 29.32 years against 29.26 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Papua New Guinea and Tokelau?
- 0.06 years, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tokelau rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and Tokelau ranks 105th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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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.