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

Uganda, at 28.32 years against 28.3 years in South Africa as of 2023.

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

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 Uganda: Average age of mothers at childbirth

South Africa

28.3 years

in 2023

Uganda

28.32 years

in 2023

South Africa rank

178th

Uganda rank

177th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

South Africa
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 28.32 years against 28.3 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 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 Uganda ranks 177th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	30.21 years	28.75 years	1.46 years	South Africa
1960s	29.99 years	28.7 years	1.29 years	South Africa
1970s	29.44 years	28.98 years	0.459 years	South Africa
1980s	28.71 years	29.06 years	0.3549 years	Uganda
1990s	28.23 years	28.81 years	0.5759 years	Uganda
2000s	28.28 years	28.99 years	0.707 years	Uganda
2010s	28.44 years	28.71 years	0.2737 years	Uganda
2020s	28.32 years	28.4 years	0.0777 years	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, South Africa or Uganda?: Uganda, at 28.32 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 Uganda?: 0.02 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: South Africa ranks 178th and Uganda ranks 177th 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.