Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Vanuatu or Zimbabwe?

Vanuatu, at 28.09 years against 28.06 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Vanuatu and Zimbabwe?

0.03 years, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zimbabwe?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.

Vanuatu vs Zimbabwe: Average age of mothers at childbirth

Vanuatu

28.09 years

in 2023

Zimbabwe

28.06 years

in 2023

Vanuatu rank

191st

Zimbabwe rank

192nd

Average age of mothers at childbirth over time

Vanuatu
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 28.09 years against 28.06 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 191st and Zimbabwe ranks 192nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Vanuatu	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	29.47 years	29.39 years	0.0734 years	Vanuatu
1960s	29.41 years	29.57 years	0.1599 years	Zimbabwe
1970s	29.39 years	29.67 years	0.2858 years	Zimbabwe
1980s	29.23 years	29.55 years	0.3205 years	Zimbabwe
1990s	29.02 years	28.85 years	0.1749 years	Vanuatu
2000s	28.6 years	28.09 years	0.5061 years	Vanuatu
2010s	28.27 years	28.01 years	0.2576 years	Vanuatu
2020s	28.13 years	28.07 years	0.0535 years	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of mothers at childbirth, Vanuatu or Zimbabwe?: Vanuatu, at 28.09 years against 28.06 years in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in average age of mothers at childbirth between Vanuatu and Zimbabwe?: 0.03 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Vanuatu and Zimbabwe rank globally for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Vanuatu ranks 191st and Zimbabwe ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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: 30 October 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.