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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cuba

Cuba: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 26.22 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
26.22 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
232nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
26.41 years
in 2003
All-time low
24.43 years
in 1981
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cuba, 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 Cuba stood at 26.22 years.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Cuba peaked at 26.41 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.43 years, in 1981.

That places Cuba 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Year years Change
1950 26.21 years —
1951 26.18 years -0.1%
1952 26.14 years -0.1%
1953 26.13 years -0.0%
1954 26.12 years -0.0%
1955 26.11 years -0.0%
1956 26.09 years -0.0%
1957 26.06 years -0.1%
1958 26.07 years +0.0%
1959 26.1 years +0.1%
1960 26.14 years +0.1%
1961 26.2 years +0.2%
1962 26.26 years +0.2%
1963 26.33 years +0.3%
1964 26.28 years -0.2%
1965 26.26 years -0.1%
1966 26.18 years -0.3%
1967 26.11 years -0.3%
1968 26.03 years -0.3%
1969 25.95 years -0.3%
1970 25.85 years -0.4%
1971 25.75 years -0.4%
1972 25.63 years -0.5%
1973 25.51 years -0.4%
1974 25.39 years -0.5%
1975 25.27 years -0.5%
1976 25.2 years -0.3%
1977 25.13 years -0.3%
1978 24.75 years -1.5%
1979 24.67 years -0.3%
1980 24.52 years -0.6%
1981 24.43 years -0.3%
1982 24.44 years +0.0%
1983 24.54 years +0.4%
1984 24.65 years +0.4%
1985 24.74 years +0.4%
1986 24.84 years +0.4%
1987 24.92 years +0.3%
1988 24.98 years +0.3%
1989 24.96 years -0.1%
1990 25.04 years +0.3%
1991 25.13 years +0.4%
1992 25.11 years -0.1%
1993 25.17 years +0.2%
1994 25.3 years +0.5%
1995 25.41 years +0.4%
1996 25.59 years +0.7%
1997 25.7 years +0.4%
1998 25.85 years +0.6%
1999 25.93 years +0.3%
2000 26.09 years +0.6%
2001 26.18 years +0.4%
2002 26.34 years +0.6%
2003 26.41 years +0.3%
2004 26.38 years -0.1%
2005 26.32 years -0.2%
2006 26.3 years -0.1%
2007 26.28 years -0.0%
2008 26.19 years -0.3%
2009 26.17 years -0.1%
2010 26.11 years -0.2%
2011 26.09 years -0.1%
2012 26.16 years +0.3%
2013 26.22 years +0.2%
2014 26.29 years +0.2%
2015 26.29 years +0.0%
2016 26.32 years +0.1%
2017 26.3 years -0.1%
2018 26.26 years -0.1%
2019 26.26 years -0.0%
2020 26.25 years -0.0%
2021 26.27 years +0.1%
2022 26.26 years -0.0%
2023 26.22 years -0.2%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 26.22 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 26.22 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 26.12 years 26.06 years 26.21 years 10
1960s 26.18 years 25.95 years 26.33 years 10
1970s 25.32 years 24.67 years 25.85 years 10
1980s 24.7 years 24.43 years 24.98 years 10
1990s 25.42 years 25.04 years 25.93 years 10
2000s 26.27 years 26.09 years 26.41 years 10
2010s 26.23 years 26.09 years 26.32 years 10
2020s 26.25 years 26.22 years 26.27 years 4

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 229 Tajikistan 26.52 years compare
  2. 230 Venezuela 26.29 years compare
  3. 231 Laos 26.26 years compare
  4. 233 Bangladesh 26.04 years compare
  5. 234 Nicaragua 25.97 years compare
  6. 235 Azerbaijan 25.93 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 Cuba?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cuba was 26.22 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 Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 26.41 years in 2003.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 24.43 years in 1981.
How does Cuba rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Cuba ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cuba 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.