Average age of mothers at childbirth in Chad
Chad: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.24 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Chad, 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 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 107 Papua New Guinea 29.26 years compare
- 108 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 29.24 years compare
- 109 Lebanon 29.24 years compare
- 111 Nigeria 29.23 years compare
- 112 Turkey 29.22 years compare
- 113 French Polynesia 29.2 years compare
More reference data data for Chad
- Summer temperature anomalies 1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1244 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 149.69 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
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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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.