Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Senegal or Tonga?

Tonga, at 29.95 years against 29.92 years in Senegal as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tonga?

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.

Senegal vs Tonga: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Senegal

29.92 years

in 2023

Tonga

29.95 years

in 2023

Senegal rank

85th

Tonga rank

83rd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Senegal
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 29.95 years against 29.92 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.

Senegal ranks 85th and Tonga ranks 83rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.31 years	30.46 years	2.15 years	Tonga
1960s	29.08 years	30.58 years	1.5 years	Tonga
1970s	29.55 years	30.52 years	0.9696 years	Tonga
1980s	30 years	30.69 years	0.6929 years	Tonga
1990s	30.31 years	30.96 years	0.6538 years	Tonga
2000s	30.15 years	30.68 years	0.5374 years	Tonga
2010s	30.27 years	30.08 years	0.1855 years	Senegal
2020s	29.97 years	29.94 years	0.0305 years	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Senegal or Tonga?: Tonga, at 29.95 years against 29.92 years in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Senegal and Tonga?: 0.03 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Tonga?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Tonga rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Senegal ranks 85th and Tonga ranks 83rd 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: 18 September 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.