Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
30.65 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
53rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.65 years
in 2023
All-time low
26.06 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Cayman Islands stood at 30.65 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Cayman Islands peaked at 30.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.06 years, in 1990.
Cayman Islands ranks 53rd of 236 countries on this measure, 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 Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 27.14 years | — |
| 1951 | 27.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 27.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 27.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 27.28 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 27.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 27.23 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 27.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 27.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 27.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 27.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 27.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 27.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 27.61 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 27.51 years | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 27.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 27.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 27.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 27.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 27.14 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 27.67 years | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 27.09 years | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 27.75 years | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 27.07 years | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 26.84 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 26.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 26.67 years | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 26.63 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 26.52 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 26.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 26.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 26.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 26.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 26.23 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 26.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 26.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 26.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 26.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 26.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 26.19 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 26.06 years | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 26.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 26.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 26.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 26.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 26.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 26.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 26.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 26.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 27 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 27.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 27.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 27.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 27.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 27.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 28.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.89 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 29.8 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 30.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 30.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 30.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.62 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 30.61 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.61 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.65 years | +0.1% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 30.65 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 30.65 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.26 years | 27.14 years | 27.41 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.46 years | 27.14 years | 27.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.95 years | 26.49 years | 27.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.28 years | 26.19 years | 26.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.48 years | 26.06 years | 26.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.55 years | 26.9 years | 28.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.82 years | 28.62 years | 30.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.62 years | 30.61 years | 30.65 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 50 Croatia 30.66 years compare
- 51 Saint Barthelemy 30.66 years compare
- 52 Brunei 30.65 years compare
- 54 New Zealand 30.64 years compare
- 55 Saint Helena 30.6 years compare
- 56 Rwanda 30.59 years compare
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 83.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Cayman Islands?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.65 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.06 years in 1990.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Cayman Islands ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.