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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Chad

Chad: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.24 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
29.24 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
110th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.24 years
in 2022
All-time low
27.61 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

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

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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 Chad stood at 29.24 years.

That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Chad peaked at 29.24 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.61 years, in 1950.

Chad ranks 110th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Chad, year by year

Year years Change
1950 27.61 years —
1951 27.62 years +0.1%
1952 27.64 years +0.1%
1953 27.65 years +0.0%
1954 27.66 years +0.0%
1955 27.67 years +0.0%
1956 27.68 years +0.0%
1957 27.69 years +0.0%
1958 27.7 years +0.0%
1959 27.7 years +0.0%
1960 27.71 years +0.0%
1961 27.71 years +0.0%
1962 27.72 years +0.0%
1963 27.72 years +0.0%
1964 27.73 years +0.1%
1965 27.75 years +0.1%
1966 27.77 years +0.1%
1967 27.79 years +0.1%
1968 27.81 years +0.1%
1969 27.77 years -0.1%
1970 27.76 years -0.1%
1971 27.75 years -0.0%
1972 27.8 years +0.2%
1973 27.83 years +0.1%
1974 27.87 years +0.1%
1975 27.93 years +0.2%
1976 27.98 years +0.2%
1977 27.98 years +0.0%
1978 28 years +0.1%
1979 28.02 years +0.1%
1980 28.01 years -0.0%
1981 28.01 years -0.0%
1982 28 years -0.0%
1983 27.99 years -0.0%
1984 28.02 years +0.1%
1985 28.05 years +0.1%
1986 28.09 years +0.1%
1987 28.04 years -0.2%
1988 28 years -0.2%
1989 28.02 years +0.1%
1990 28.12 years +0.3%
1991 28.21 years +0.3%
1992 28.29 years +0.3%
1993 28.3 years +0.0%
1994 28.3 years +0.0%
1995 28.27 years -0.1%
1996 28.38 years +0.4%
1997 28.48 years +0.4%
1998 28.43 years -0.2%
1999 28.48 years +0.2%
2000 28.53 years +0.2%
2001 28.5 years -0.1%
2002 28.68 years +0.6%
2003 28.69 years +0.0%
2004 28.64 years -0.2%
2005 28.7 years +0.2%
2006 28.77 years +0.2%
2007 28.77 years +0.0%
2008 28.79 years +0.1%
2009 28.8 years +0.1%
2010 28.77 years -0.1%
2011 28.79 years +0.1%
2012 28.81 years +0.0%
2013 28.88 years +0.2%
2014 28.96 years +0.3%
2015 29.05 years +0.3%
2016 29.11 years +0.2%
2017 29.18 years +0.2%
2018 29.21 years +0.1%
2019 29.22 years +0.0%
2020 29.23 years +0.0%
2021 29.23 years +0.0%
2022 29.24 years +0.0%
2023 29.24 years -0.0%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 29.24 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.09 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 29.24 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.66 years 27.61 years 27.7 years 10
1960s 27.75 years 27.71 years 27.81 years 10
1970s 27.89 years 27.75 years 28.02 years 10
1980s 28.02 years 27.99 years 28.09 years 10
1990s 28.33 years 28.12 years 28.48 years 10
2000s 28.69 years 28.5 years 28.8 years 10
2010s 29 years 28.77 years 29.22 years 10
2020s 29.24 years 29.23 years 29.24 years 4

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 107 Papua New Guinea 29.26 years compare
  2. 108 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 29.24 years compare
  3. 109 Lebanon 29.24 years compare
  4. 111 Nigeria 29.23 years compare
  5. 112 Turkey 29.22 years compare
  6. 113 French Polynesia 29.2 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 Chad?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Chad was 29.24 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 Chad?
The highest recorded value was 29.24 years in 2022.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 27.61 years in 1950.
How does Chad rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Chad ranks 110th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad 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
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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.