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Average age of mothers at childbirth in British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.48 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
28.48 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
170th
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.92 years
in 2017
All-time low
27.08 years
in 2000
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in British Virgin Islands, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

British Virgin Islands recorded 28.48 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in British Virgin Islands peaked at 28.92 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.08 years, in 2000.

That places British Virgin Islands 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in British Virgin Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 28.4 years —
1951 28.4 years +0.0%
1952 28.41 years +0.0%
1953 28.41 years +0.0%
1954 28.41 years +0.0%
1955 28.42 years +0.0%
1956 28.38 years -0.1%
1957 28.36 years -0.1%
1958 28.33 years -0.1%
1959 28.29 years -0.1%
1960 28.22 years -0.2%
1961 28.15 years -0.3%
1962 28.07 years -0.3%
1963 28 years -0.3%
1964 27.92 years -0.3%
1965 27.85 years -0.3%
1966 27.79 years -0.2%
1967 27.76 years -0.1%
1968 27.73 years -0.1%
1969 27.69 years -0.1%
1970 27.66 years -0.1%
1971 27.63 years -0.1%
1972 27.61 years -0.1%
1973 27.57 years -0.1%
1974 27.55 years -0.1%
1975 27.55 years -0.0%
1976 27.55 years -0.0%
1977 27.55 years -0.0%
1978 27.55 years -0.0%
1979 27.54 years -0.0%
1980 27.57 years +0.1%
1981 27.63 years +0.2%
1982 27.7 years +0.3%
1983 27.78 years +0.3%
1984 27.83 years +0.2%
1985 27.86 years +0.1%
1986 27.92 years +0.2%
1987 27.92 years +0.0%
1988 27.88 years -0.1%
1989 27.8 years -0.3%
1990 27.73 years -0.2%
1991 27.64 years -0.3%
1992 27.58 years -0.2%
1993 27.53 years -0.2%
1994 27.5 years -0.1%
1995 27.36 years -0.5%
1996 27.24 years -0.5%
1997 27.15 years -0.3%
1998 27.25 years +0.4%
1999 27.1 years -0.5%
2000 27.08 years -0.1%
2001 27.24 years +0.6%
2002 27.47 years +0.9%
2003 27.39 years -0.3%
2004 27.23 years -0.6%
2005 27.47 years +0.9%
2006 27.79 years +1.1%
2007 27.65 years -0.5%
2008 27.78 years +0.5%
2009 27.92 years +0.5%
2010 28.07 years +0.5%
2011 27.94 years -0.5%
2012 28.27 years +1.2%
2013 28.42 years +0.5%
2014 28.18 years -0.9%
2015 28.29 years +0.4%
2016 28.59 years +1.1%
2017 28.92 years +1.2%
2018 28.81 years -0.4%
2019 28.7 years -0.4%
2020 28.7 years -0.0%
2021 28.59 years -0.4%
2022 28.59 years -0.0%
2023 28.48 years -0.4%

British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries

  • British Virgin Islands's 28.48 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • British Virgin Islands's 28.48 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 28.38 years 28.29 years 28.42 years 10
1960s 27.92 years 27.69 years 28.22 years 10
1970s 27.58 years 27.54 years 27.66 years 10
1980s 27.79 years 27.57 years 27.92 years 10
1990s 27.41 years 27.1 years 27.73 years 10
2000s 27.5 years 27.08 years 27.92 years 10
2010s 28.42 years 27.94 years 28.92 years 10
2020s 28.59 years 28.48 years 28.7 years 4

Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands

  1. 167 Palau 28.52 years compare
  2. 168 Gabon 28.52 years compare
  3. 169 Georgia 28.5 years compare
  4. 171 Sao Tome and Principe 28.47 years compare
  5. 172 Kyrgyzstan 28.46 years compare
  6. 173 Zambia 28.44 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 British Virgin Islands?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in British Virgin Islands was 28.48 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in British Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 28.92 years in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in British Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 27.08 years in 2000.
How does British Virgin Islands rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
British Virgin Islands ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this British Virgin Islands data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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 (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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.