Singapore vs Switzerland: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Singapore
32.29 years
in 2023
Switzerland
32.3 years
in 2023
Singapore rank
10th
Switzerland rank
9th
Average age of mothers at childbirth over time
- Singapore
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 32.3 years against 32.29 years in Singapore, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.
Singapore ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.31 years | 29.19 years | 0.1241 years | Singapore |
| 1960s | 29.29 years | 28.09 years | 1.2 years | Singapore |
| 1970s | 28.4 years | 27.7 years | 0.6977 years | Singapore |
| 1980s | 28.71 years | 28.32 years | 0.3933 years | Singapore |
| 1990s | 29.73 years | 29.34 years | 0.3921 years | Singapore |
| 2000s | 30.27 years | 30.47 years | 0.198 years | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 31.45 years | 31.7 years | 0.2492 years | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 32.24 years | 32.25 years | 0.0068 years | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Singapore or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 32.3 years against 32.29 years in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Singapore and Switzerland?
- 0.01 years, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Switzerland rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Singapore ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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.