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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Aruba

Aruba: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.82 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.82 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
150th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.85 years
in 1950
All-time low
26.71 years
in 1988
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Aruba, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Aruba stood at 28.82 years.

The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Aruba peaked at 29.85 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 26.71 years, in 1988.

That places Aruba 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Aruba, year by year

Year years Change
1950 29.85 years —
1951 29.84 years -0.0%
1952 29.82 years -0.1%
1953 29.8 years -0.1%
1954 29.77 years -0.1%
1955 29.73 years -0.1%
1956 29.68 years -0.2%
1957 29.61 years -0.2%
1958 29.56 years -0.2%
1959 29.52 years -0.1%
1960 29.48 years -0.1%
1961 29.35 years -0.4%
1962 29.22 years -0.4%
1963 29.09 years -0.4%
1964 28.96 years -0.4%
1965 28.84 years -0.4%
1966 28.69 years -0.5%
1967 28.57 years -0.4%
1968 28.44 years -0.5%
1969 28.32 years -0.4%
1970 28.21 years -0.4%
1971 28.11 years -0.3%
1972 28.02 years -0.3%
1973 27.89 years -0.5%
1974 27.77 years -0.4%
1975 27.65 years -0.4%
1976 27.55 years -0.4%
1977 27.45 years -0.4%
1978 27.35 years -0.4%
1979 27.25 years -0.3%
1980 27.16 years -0.3%
1981 27.07 years -0.3%
1982 26.99 years -0.3%
1983 26.91 years -0.3%
1984 26.85 years -0.2%
1985 26.8 years -0.2%
1986 26.76 years -0.2%
1987 26.72 years -0.1%
1988 26.71 years -0.1%
1989 26.72 years +0.0%
1990 26.77 years +0.2%
1991 26.89 years +0.5%
1992 27.19 years +1.1%
1993 27.36 years +0.6%
1994 27.43 years +0.3%
1995 27.49 years +0.2%
1996 27.6 years +0.4%
1997 27.68 years +0.3%
1998 27.64 years -0.1%
1999 27.45 years -0.7%
2000 27.3 years -0.5%
2001 27.43 years +0.5%
2002 27.49 years +0.2%
2003 27.51 years +0.1%
2004 27.47 years -0.2%
2005 27.41 years -0.2%
2006 27.35 years -0.2%
2007 27.35 years +0.0%
2008 27.38 years +0.1%
2009 27.4 years +0.1%
2010 27.44 years +0.2%
2011 27.6 years +0.6%
2012 27.81 years +0.8%
2013 27.96 years +0.6%
2014 28.07 years +0.4%
2015 28.16 years +0.3%
2016 28.22 years +0.2%
2017 28.23 years +0.0%
2018 28.32 years +0.3%
2019 28.45 years +0.4%
2020 28.64 years +0.7%
2021 28.82 years +0.6%
2022 28.82 years +0.0%
2023 28.82 years +0.0%

Aruba compared with similar countries

  • Aruba's 28.82 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Aruba's 28.82 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.72 years 29.52 years 29.85 years 10
1960s 28.9 years 28.32 years 29.48 years 10
1970s 27.72 years 27.25 years 28.21 years 10
1980s 26.87 years 26.71 years 27.16 years 10
1990s 27.35 years 26.77 years 27.68 years 10
2000s 27.41 years 27.3 years 27.51 years 10
2010s 28.02 years 27.44 years 28.45 years 10
2020s 28.78 years 28.64 years 28.82 years 4

Countries ranked near Aruba

  1. 147 Mali 28.86 years compare
  2. 148 Bahamas 28.84 years compare
  3. 149 Syria 28.83 years compare
  4. 151 Myanmar 28.81 years compare
  5. 152 Iran 28.78 years compare
  6. 153 Fiji 28.78 years compare
  7. 153 North Korea 28.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Aruba?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Aruba was 28.82 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Aruba?
The highest recorded value was 29.85 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Aruba?
The lowest recorded value was 26.71 years in 1988.
How does Aruba rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Aruba ranks 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Aruba?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Aruba data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.