Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Romania or Zimbabwe?

Romania, at 28.14 years against 28.06 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Romania and Zimbabwe?

0.08 years, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zimbabwe?

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.

Romania vs Zimbabwe: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Romania

28.14 years

in 2023

Zimbabwe

28.06 years

in 2023

Romania rank

189th

Zimbabwe rank

192nd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Romania
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Romania currently reports 28.14 years against 28.06 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.08 years.

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

Romania ranks 189th and Zimbabwe ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	27.52 years	29.39 years	1.88 years	Zimbabwe
1960s	26.36 years	29.57 years	3.2 years	Zimbabwe
1970s	26.07 years	29.67 years	3.6 years	Zimbabwe
1980s	25.37 years	29.55 years	4.18 years	Zimbabwe
1990s	25.13 years	28.85 years	3.72 years	Zimbabwe
2000s	26.41 years	28.09 years	1.68 years	Zimbabwe
2010s	27.54 years	28.01 years	0.4738 years	Zimbabwe
2020s	28.14 years	28.07 years	0.0635 years	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Romania or Zimbabwe?: Romania, at 28.14 years against 28.06 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Romania and Zimbabwe?: 0.08 years, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Romania and Zimbabwe rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Romania ranks 189th and Zimbabwe ranks 192nd 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.