Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Sudan or Yemen?

Sudan, at 29.8 years against 29.73 years in Yemen as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?

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.

Sudan vs Yemen: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Sudan

29.8 years

in 2023

Yemen

29.73 years

in 2023

Sudan rank

91st

Yemen rank

93rd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Sudan
Yemen

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 29.8 years against 29.73 years in Yemen, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

Sudan ranks 91st and Yemen ranks 93rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sudan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1950s	28.84 years	31.35 years	2.5 years	Yemen
1960s	28.53 years	31.2 years	2.67 years	Yemen
1970s	29.03 years	30.56 years	1.53 years	Yemen
1980s	29.94 years	30.11 years	0.1713 years	Yemen
1990s	29.85 years	30.28 years	0.4292 years	Yemen
2000s	29.71 years	30.07 years	0.3595 years	Yemen
2010s	29.87 years	29.97 years	0.1048 years	Yemen
2020s	29.82 years	29.76 years	0.0633 years	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Sudan or Yemen?: Sudan, at 29.8 years against 29.73 years in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Sudan and Yemen?: 0.07 years, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Sudan ranks 91st and Yemen ranks 93rd 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.