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
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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) – 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

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.