What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Belarus?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belarus was 28.65 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 Belarus?

The highest recorded value was 28.96 years in 1950.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Belarus?

The lowest recorded value was 24.9 years in 1994.

How does Belarus rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Belarus ranks 158th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Belarus?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Belarus 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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belarus

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belarus
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belarus: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.65 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

28.65 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

158th

of 236 countries

All-time high

28.96 years

in 1950

All-time low

24.9 years

in 1994

Years of data

1950–2023

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

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 Belarus stood at 28.65 years.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Belarus peaked at 28.96 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 24.9 years, in 1994.

Belarus ranks 158th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	28.92 years	28.89 years	28.96 years	10
1960s	28.39 years	27.8 years	28.88 years	10
1970s	26.85 years	26.12 years	27.53 years	10
1980s	25.86 years	25.47 years	26.02 years	10
1990s	25.06 years	24.9 years	25.41 years	10
2000s	26.32 years	25.6 years	27.09 years	10
2010s	28 years	27.28 years	28.61 years	10
2020s	28.63 years	28.62 years	28.65 years	4

Countries ranked near Belarus

155 Saint Lucia 28.76 years compare
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159 Cape Verde 28.64 years compare
160 Iraq 28.62 years compare
161 Grenada 28.61 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Belarus?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belarus was 28.65 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 Belarus?: The highest recorded value was 28.96 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Belarus?: The lowest recorded value was 24.9 years in 1994.
How does Belarus rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Belarus ranks 158th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Belarus?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus 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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About this data

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: 07 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.