Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Peru or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 28.76 years against 28.76 years in Peru as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Peru and Saint Lucia?

0 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saint Lucia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Peru vs Saint Lucia: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Peru

28.76 years

in 2023

Saint Lucia

28.76 years

in 2023

Peru rank

156th

Saint Lucia rank

155th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Peru
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 28.76 years against 28.76 years in Peru, a difference of 0 years.

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

Peru ranks 156th and Saint Lucia ranks 155th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.55 years	28.1 years	1.45 years	Peru
1960s	29.74 years	28.52 years	1.21 years	Peru
1970s	29.77 years	27.88 years	1.89 years	Peru
1980s	29.15 years	26.88 years	2.26 years	Peru
1990s	28.42 years	27.31 years	1.12 years	Peru
2000s	28.22 years	27.75 years	0.4736 years	Peru
2010s	28.42 years	28.18 years	0.2446 years	Peru
2020s	28.76 years	28.71 years	0.0418 years	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Peru or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 28.76 years against 28.76 years in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Peru and Saint Lucia?: 0 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saint Lucia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Peru and Saint Lucia rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Peru ranks 156th and Saint Lucia ranks 155th 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: 09 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.