What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Ecuador?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Ecuador was 27.37 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 Ecuador?

The highest recorded value was 29.71 years in 1966.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Ecuador?

The lowest recorded value was 26.79 years in 2010.

How does Ecuador rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Ecuador ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ecuador 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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Ecuador

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Ecuador
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ecuador: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.37 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

27.37 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

215th

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.71 years

in 1966

All-time low

26.79 years

in 2010

Years of data

1950–2023

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

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Ecuador is 27.37 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Ecuador peaked at 29.71 years in 1966 and was at its lowest, 26.79 years, in 2010.

Ecuador ranks 215th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	29.66 years	29.65 years	29.67 years	10
1960s	29.69 years	29.68 years	29.71 years	10
1970s	29.38 years	29.01 years	29.66 years	10
1980s	28.6 years	28.25 years	28.9 years	10
1990s	27.85 years	27.57 years	28.18 years	10
2000s	27.13 years	26.79 years	27.49 years	10
2010s	26.94 years	26.79 years	27.13 years	10
2020s	27.33 years	27.25 years	27.37 years	4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

212 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.55 years compare
213 India 27.53 years compare
214 Dominican Republic 27.43 years compare
216 Panama 27.33 years compare
217 Guatemala 27.33 years compare
218 Honduras 27.23 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 Ecuador?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Ecuador was 27.37 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 Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 29.71 years in 1966.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 26.79 years in 2010.
How does Ecuador rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Ecuador ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.