Period average age of mothers in Brunei

Brunei: Period average age of mothers was 30.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30.65
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
52nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.65
in 2023
All-time low
28.71
in 1971
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Period average age of mothers in Brunei, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 30.65 for period average age of mothers 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, period average age of mothers in Brunei peaked at 30.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.71, 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.

Period average age of mothers in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Period average age of mothers in Brunei, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 28.81 —
1951 28.82 +0.0%
1952 28.82 +0.0%
1953 28.82 +0.0%
1954 28.83 +0.0%
1955 28.83 +0.0%
1956 28.84 +0.0%
1957 28.84 +0.0%
1958 28.84 +0.0%
1959 28.85 +0.0%
1960 28.85 +0.0%
1961 28.85 -0.0%
1962 28.84 -0.0%
1963 28.84 +0.0%
1964 28.84 -0.0%
1965 28.84 -0.0%
1966 28.83 -0.0%
1967 28.82 -0.0%
1968 28.8 -0.1%
1969 28.77 -0.1%
1970 28.73 -0.1%
1971 28.71 -0.1%
1972 28.77 +0.2%
1973 28.81 +0.2%
1974 28.84 +0.1%
1975 28.89 +0.1%
1976 28.9 +0.0%
1977 28.93 +0.1%
1978 28.97 +0.2%
1979 29 +0.1%
1980 29.04 +0.1%
1981 29.1 +0.2%
1982 29.1 +0.0%
1983 29.09 -0.1%
1984 29.06 -0.1%
1985 28.97 -0.3%
1986 29.04 +0.2%
1987 29.16 +0.4%
1988 29.2 +0.1%
1989 29.25 +0.2%
1990 29.21 -0.1%
1991 29.25 +0.1%
1992 29.27 +0.1%
1993 29.4 +0.5%
1994 29.53 +0.5%
1995 29.64 +0.4%
1996 29.78 +0.5%
1997 29.86 +0.3%
1998 29.8 -0.2%
1999 29.73 -0.2%
2000 29.65 -0.3%
2001 29.59 -0.2%
2002 29.67 +0.3%
2003 29.7 +0.1%
2004 29.76 +0.2%
2005 29.82 +0.2%
2006 29.89 +0.2%
2007 29.9 +0.0%
2008 29.91 +0.1%
2009 29.97 +0.2%
2010 30.03 +0.2%
2011 30.1 +0.2%
2012 30.14 +0.1%
2013 30.16 +0.1%
2014 30.19 +0.1%
2015 30.23 +0.1%
2016 30.32 +0.3%
2017 30.42 +0.3%
2018 30.49 +0.2%
2019 30.52 +0.1%
2020 30.59 +0.2%
2021 30.64 +0.2%
2022 30.65 +0.0%
2023 30.65 +0.0%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 30.65 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.49, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 30.65 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.83 28.81 28.85 10
1960s 28.83 28.77 28.85 10
1970s 28.86 28.71 29 10
1980s 29.1 28.97 29.25 10
1990s 29.55 29.21 29.86 10
2000s 29.78 29.59 29.97 10
2010s 30.26 30.03 30.52 10
2020s 30.63 30.59 30.65 4

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 49 Guernsey 30.7 compare
  2. 50 Croatia 30.66 compare
  3. 51 Saint Barthelemy 30.66 compare
  4. 53 Cayman Islands 30.65 compare
  5. 54 New Zealand 30.64 compare
  6. 55 Saint Helena 30.6 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is period average age of mothers in Brunei?
Period average age of mothers in Brunei was 30.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest period average age of mothers recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 30.65 in 2023.
What is the lowest period average age of mothers recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 28.71 in 1971.
How does Brunei rank for period average age of mothers?
Brunei ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is period average age of mothers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Period average age of mothers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Period average age of mothers
Source
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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