Average age of mothers at childbirth in Brunei
Brunei: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
30.65 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
52nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.65 years
in 2023
All-time low
28.71 years
in 1971
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Brunei, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 30.65 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Brunei peaked at 30.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.71 years, in 1971.
That places Brunei 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Brunei, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.81 years | — |
| 1951 | 28.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 28.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 28.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 28.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 28.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 28.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 28.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 28.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 28.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 28.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 28.85 years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 28.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 28.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 28.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 28.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 28.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 28.82 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 28.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 28.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 28.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 28.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 28.77 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 28.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 28.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 28.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 28.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 28.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 28.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 29 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 29.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 29.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 29.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 29.06 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 28.97 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 29.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 29.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 29.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 29.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 29.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 29.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 29.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 29.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 29.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 29.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 29.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 29.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.73 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 29.65 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 29.59 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 29.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.76 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 29.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 29.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 29.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 30.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 30.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 30.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 30.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 30.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 30.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.65 years | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 30.65 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 30.65 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.83 years | 28.81 years | 28.85 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.83 years | 28.77 years | 28.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.86 years | 28.71 years | 29 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.1 years | 28.97 years | 29.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.55 years | 29.21 years | 29.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.78 years | 29.59 years | 29.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.26 years | 30.03 years | 30.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.63 years | 30.59 years | 30.65 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 49 Guernsey 30.7 years compare
- 50 Croatia 30.66 years compare
- 51 Saint Barthelemy 30.66 years compare
- 53 Cayman Islands 30.65 years compare
- 54 New Zealand 30.64 years compare
- 55 Saint Helena 30.6 years compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.1416 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 154.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Brunei?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Brunei was 30.65 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 30.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.71 years in 1971.
- How does Brunei rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Brunei ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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
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.