Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, South Africa or Suriname?

Suriname, at 28.41 years against 28.3 years in South Africa as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between South Africa and Suriname?

0.11 years, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Suriname?

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.

South Africa vs Suriname: Average age of mothers at childbirth

South Africa

28.3 years

in 2023

Suriname

28.41 years

in 2023

South Africa rank

178th

Suriname rank

175th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

South Africa
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 28.41 years against 28.3 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.11 years.

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

South Africa ranks 178th and Suriname ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.21 years	28.17 years	2.03 years	South Africa
1960s	29.99 years	28.09 years	1.9 years	South Africa
1970s	29.44 years	27.52 years	1.92 years	South Africa
1980s	28.71 years	27.06 years	1.64 years	South Africa
1990s	28.23 years	26.64 years	1.58 years	South Africa
2000s	28.28 years	27.2 years	1.09 years	South Africa
2010s	28.44 years	27.85 years	0.5897 years	South Africa
2020s	28.32 years	28.37 years	0.0463 years	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, South Africa or Suriname?: Suriname, at 28.41 years against 28.3 years in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between South Africa and Suriname?: 0.11 years, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Suriname rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: South Africa ranks 178th and Suriname ranks 175th 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: 28 August 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.