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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belarus

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
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belarus, 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 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.

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

Year years Change
1950 28.96 years —
1951 28.96 years -0.0%
1952 28.92 years -0.1%
1953 28.91 years -0.0%
1954 28.91 years -0.0%
1955 28.89 years -0.0%
1956 28.91 years +0.0%
1957 28.92 years +0.1%
1958 28.91 years -0.0%
1959 28.92 years +0.0%
1960 28.88 years -0.1%
1961 28.7 years -0.7%
1962 28.66 years -0.1%
1963 28.62 years -0.1%
1964 28.48 years -0.5%
1965 28.39 years -0.3%
1966 28.3 years -0.3%
1967 28.1 years -0.7%
1968 28 years -0.4%
1969 27.8 years -0.7%
1970 27.53 years -1.0%
1971 27.33 years -0.7%
1972 27.2 years -0.5%
1973 27.11 years -0.3%
1974 26.96 years -0.6%
1975 26.78 years -0.7%
1976 26.64 years -0.5%
1977 26.52 years -0.4%
1978 26.31 years -0.8%
1979 26.12 years -0.7%
1980 25.96 years -0.6%
1981 25.99 years +0.1%
1982 25.96 years -0.1%
1983 26.02 years +0.3%
1984 25.93 years -0.4%
1985 25.85 years -0.3%
1986 25.98 years +0.5%
1987 25.75 years -0.9%
1988 25.69 years -0.2%
1989 25.47 years -0.8%
1990 25.19 years -1.1%
1991 25.02 years -0.7%
1992 24.91 years -0.4%
1993 24.91 years +0.0%
1994 24.9 years -0.1%
1995 24.93 years +0.1%
1996 24.97 years +0.2%
1997 25.1 years +0.5%
1998 25.29 years +0.8%
1999 25.41 years +0.5%
2000 25.6 years +0.7%
2001 25.74 years +0.6%
2002 25.89 years +0.6%
2003 26 years +0.4%
2004 26.17 years +0.7%
2005 26.39 years +0.8%
2006 26.56 years +0.7%
2007 26.8 years +0.9%
2008 26.95 years +0.6%
2009 27.09 years +0.5%
2010 27.28 years +0.7%
2011 27.41 years +0.5%
2012 27.48 years +0.3%
2013 27.72 years +0.8%
2014 27.92 years +0.7%
2015 28.17 years +0.9%
2016 28.35 years +0.6%
2017 28.5 years +0.5%
2018 28.6 years +0.4%
2019 28.61 years +0.0%
2020 28.62 years +0.0%
2021 28.62 years +0.0%
2022 28.63 years +0.0%
2023 28.65 years +0.1%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 28.65 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's 28.65 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.36 years, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 155 Saint Lucia 28.76 years compare
  2. 156 Peru 28.76 years compare
  3. 157 Botswana 28.67 years compare
  4. 159 Cape Verde 28.64 years compare
  5. 160 Iraq 28.62 years compare
  6. 161 Grenada 28.61 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 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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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.