Sierra Leone vs Palestine: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Sierra Leone
28.57 years
in 2023
Palestine
28.55 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
164th
Palestine rank
166th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Sierra Leone
- Palestine
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 28.57 years against 28.55 years in Palestine, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palestine ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 164th and Palestine ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Palestine in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.27 years | 29.84 years | 1.57 years | Palestine |
| 1960s | 28.25 years | 29.79 years | 1.54 years | Palestine |
| 1970s | 28.42 years | 29.78 years | 1.36 years | Palestine |
| 1980s | 29.01 years | 29.69 years | 0.6768 years | Palestine |
| 1990s | 29.57 years | 29.06 years | 0.506 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 29.4 years | 29.02 years | 0.3828 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 28.93 years | 28.74 years | 0.1932 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 28.64 years | 28.58 years | 0.0603 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Sierra Leone or Palestine?
- Sierra Leone, at 28.57 years against 28.55 years in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Sierra Leone and Palestine?
- 0.02 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Palestine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Palestine rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Sierra Leone ranks 164th and Palestine ranks 166th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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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About this data
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.