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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belize

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Belize
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)

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

1950–2023

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

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

217 Guatemala 27.33 years compare
218 Honduras 27.23 years compare
219 Vietnam 27.19 years compare
221 Nauru 27.15 years compare
222 El Salvador 27.14 years compare
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
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.