Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Poland or United States?

United States, at 29.9 years against 29.89 years in Poland as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Poland and United States?

0.01 years, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?

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.

Poland vs United States: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Poland

29.89 years

in 2023

United States

29.9 years

in 2023

Poland rank

88th

United States rank

86th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Poland
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 29.9 years against 29.89 years in Poland, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 88th and United States ranks 86th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 7 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.43 years	26.52 years	1.91 years	Poland
1960s	27.42 years	26.4 years	1.02 years	Poland
1970s	26.82 years	25.9 years	0.9205 years	Poland
1980s	26.41 years	26.31 years	0.1097 years	Poland
1990s	26.79 years	26.82 years	0.0351 years	United States
2000s	28.04 years	27.8 years	0.2402 years	Poland
2010s	29.16 years	29 years	0.1656 years	Poland
2020s	29.84 years	29.82 years	0.023 years	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Poland or United States?: United States, at 29.9 years against 29.89 years in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Poland and United States?: 0.01 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Poland and United States rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Poland ranks 88th and United States ranks 86th 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.