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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belize

Belize: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.18 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.18 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
220th
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.34 years
in 1950
All-time low
26.91 years
in 2018
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belize, 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

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Belize is 27.18 years, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Belize peaked at 28.34 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 26.91 years, in 2018.

Belize ranks 220th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Year years Change
1950 28.34 years —
1951 28.34 years -0.0%
1952 28.34 years -0.0%
1953 28.33 years -0.0%
1954 28.33 years -0.0%
1955 28.33 years -0.0%
1956 28.32 years -0.0%
1957 28.32 years -0.0%
1958 28.32 years -0.0%
1959 28.31 years -0.0%
1960 28.31 years -0.0%
1961 28.3 years -0.0%
1962 28.3 years -0.0%
1963 28.29 years -0.0%
1964 28.29 years -0.0%
1965 28.28 years -0.0%
1966 28.28 years -0.0%
1967 28.27 years -0.0%
1968 28.27 years -0.0%
1969 28.26 years -0.0%
1970 28.25 years -0.0%
1971 28.25 years -0.0%
1972 28.24 years -0.0%
1973 28.23 years -0.0%
1974 28.23 years -0.0%
1975 28.22 years -0.0%
1976 28.21 years -0.0%
1977 28.2 years -0.1%
1978 28.17 years -0.1%
1979 28.14 years -0.1%
1980 28.1 years -0.2%
1981 28.03 years -0.2%
1982 28.02 years -0.0%
1983 27.95 years -0.2%
1984 27.9 years -0.2%
1985 27.88 years -0.1%
1986 27.87 years -0.0%
1987 27.83 years -0.1%
1988 27.81 years -0.1%
1989 27.74 years -0.2%
1990 27.65 years -0.3%
1991 27.49 years -0.6%
1992 27.5 years +0.0%
1993 27.49 years -0.0%
1994 27.48 years -0.1%
1995 27.45 years -0.1%
1996 27.46 years +0.1%
1997 27.54 years +0.3%
1998 27.48 years -0.2%
1999 27.44 years -0.1%
2000 27.42 years -0.1%
2001 27.41 years -0.1%
2002 27.41 years +0.0%
2003 27.46 years +0.2%
2004 27.47 years +0.0%
2005 27.39 years -0.3%
2006 27.36 years -0.1%
2007 27.32 years -0.1%
2008 27.22 years -0.4%
2009 27.19 years -0.1%
2010 27.16 years -0.1%
2011 27.1 years -0.2%
2012 27.07 years -0.1%
2013 27.04 years -0.1%
2014 27.01 years -0.1%
2015 27 years -0.0%
2016 27.03 years +0.1%
2017 26.96 years -0.3%
2018 26.91 years -0.2%
2019 26.94 years +0.1%
2020 27.09 years +0.6%
2021 27.15 years +0.2%
2022 27.18 years +0.1%
2023 27.18 years -0.0%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 27.18 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 27.18 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.33 years 28.31 years 28.34 years 10
1960s 28.28 years 28.26 years 28.31 years 10
1970s 28.21 years 28.14 years 28.25 years 10
1980s 27.91 years 27.74 years 28.1 years 10
1990s 27.5 years 27.44 years 27.65 years 10
2000s 27.37 years 27.19 years 27.47 years 10
2010s 27.02 years 26.91 years 27.16 years 10
2020s 27.15 years 27.09 years 27.18 years 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 217 Guatemala 27.33 years compare
  2. 218 Honduras 27.23 years compare
  3. 219 Vietnam 27.19 years compare
  4. 221 Nauru 27.15 years compare
  5. 222 El Salvador 27.14 years compare
  6. 223 Marshall Islands 27.1 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 Belize?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belize was 27.18 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 Belize?
The highest recorded value was 28.34 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 26.91 years in 2018.
How does Belize rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Belize ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize 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.