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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Chile

Chile: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.19 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
31.19 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.19 years
in 2023
All-time low
27.16 years
in 1987
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Chile, 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

Chile recorded 31.19 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Chile peaked at 31.19 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.16 years, in 1987.

Chile ranks 37th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Year years Change
1950 29.57 years —
1951 29.54 years -0.1%
1952 29.52 years -0.1%
1953 29.54 years +0.1%
1954 29.46 years -0.3%
1955 29.41 years -0.2%
1956 29.37 years -0.1%
1957 29.33 years -0.1%
1958 29.32 years -0.0%
1959 29.27 years -0.2%
1960 29.23 years -0.1%
1961 29.22 years -0.0%
1962 29.09 years -0.5%
1963 28.96 years -0.4%
1964 28.86 years -0.3%
1965 28.77 years -0.3%
1966 28.64 years -0.4%
1967 28.5 years -0.5%
1968 28.36 years -0.5%
1969 28.22 years -0.5%
1970 28.07 years -0.5%
1971 27.95 years -0.4%
1972 27.82 years -0.5%
1973 27.73 years -0.3%
1974 27.73 years -0.0%
1975 27.68 years -0.2%
1976 27.61 years -0.3%
1977 27.5 years -0.4%
1978 27.4 years -0.3%
1979 27.39 years -0.0%
1980 27.27 years -0.5%
1981 27.22 years -0.2%
1982 27.23 years +0.0%
1983 27.21 years -0.1%
1984 27.18 years -0.1%
1985 27.19 years +0.0%
1986 27.16 years -0.1%
1987 27.16 years -0.0%
1988 27.17 years +0.1%
1989 27.17 years -0.0%
1990 27.22 years +0.2%
1991 27.31 years +0.3%
1992 27.43 years +0.4%
1993 27.46 years +0.1%
1994 27.43 years -0.1%
1995 27.42 years -0.0%
1996 27.43 years +0.0%
1997 27.43 years +0.0%
1998 27.45 years +0.1%
1999 27.54 years +0.3%
2000 27.62 years +0.3%
2001 27.7 years +0.3%
2002 27.8 years +0.3%
2003 27.94 years +0.5%
2004 27.97 years +0.1%
2005 27.93 years -0.2%
2006 27.86 years -0.2%
2007 27.82 years -0.2%
2008 27.78 years -0.2%
2009 27.81 years +0.1%
2010 27.91 years +0.3%
2011 27.99 years +0.3%
2012 28.04 years +0.2%
2013 28.2 years +0.6%
2014 28.39 years +0.7%
2015 28.62 years +0.8%
2016 28.96 years +1.2%
2017 29.2 years +0.8%
2018 29.38 years +0.6%
2019 29.67 years +1.0%
2020 29.99 years +1.1%
2021 31.01 years +3.4%
2022 31.09 years +0.3%
2023 31.19 years +0.3%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 31.19 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 31.19 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.43 years 29.27 years 29.57 years 10
1960s 28.78 years 28.22 years 29.23 years 10
1970s 27.69 years 27.39 years 28.07 years 10
1980s 27.2 years 27.16 years 27.27 years 10
1990s 27.41 years 27.22 years 27.54 years 10
2000s 27.82 years 27.62 years 27.97 years 10
2010s 28.63 years 27.91 years 29.67 years 10
2020s 30.82 years 29.99 years 31.19 years 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 34 Australia 31.39 years compare
  2. 35 Tunisia 31.33 years compare
  3. 36 Vatican 31.26 years compare
  4. 38 Austria 31.17 years compare
  5. 39 Belgium 31.01 years compare
  6. 40 Malaysia 30.96 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 Chile?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Chile was 31.19 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 Chile?
The highest recorded value was 31.19 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 27.16 years in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Chile ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile 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.