Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Tuvalu or Uruguay?

Tuvalu, at 29.19 years against 29.17 years in Uruguay as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Uruguay?

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.

Tuvalu vs Uruguay: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Tuvalu

29.19 years

in 2023

Uruguay

29.17 years

in 2023

Tuvalu rank

114th

Uruguay rank

117th

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Tuvalu
Uruguay

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 29.19 years against 29.17 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.02 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

Tuvalu ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 117th of 236 countries.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tuvalu	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.52 years	27.65 years	1.87 years	Tuvalu
1960s	29.36 years	27.69 years	1.67 years	Tuvalu
1970s	29.03 years	27.52 years	1.51 years	Tuvalu
1980s	29.09 years	27.62 years	1.47 years	Tuvalu
1990s	29.27 years	27.56 years	1.71 years	Tuvalu
2000s	29.13 years	27.58 years	1.55 years	Tuvalu
2010s	29.03 years	28.1 years	0.9329 years	Tuvalu
2020s	29.13 years	29.09 years	0.0383 years	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Tuvalu or Uruguay?: Tuvalu, at 29.19 years against 29.17 years in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Tuvalu and Uruguay?: 0.02 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tuvalu and Uruguay rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Tuvalu ranks 114th and Uruguay ranks 117th 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.