Average age of mothers at childbirth in Eritrea
Eritrea: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.17 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
29.17 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
116th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.3 years
in 1979
All-time low
29.17 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea stood at 29.17 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Eritrea peaked at 31.3 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 29.17 years, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 30.72 years | — |
| 1951 | 30.72 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 30.71 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 30.71 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 30.71 years | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 30.71 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 30.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 30.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 30.72 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 30.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 30.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 30.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 30.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 30.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30.79 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 30.82 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 30.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 30.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 30.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 31.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 31.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 31.06 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 31.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 31.14 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 31.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 31.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 31.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 31.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 31.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 31.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 31.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 31.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 31.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 31.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 30.88 years | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 30.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 30.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 30.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 30.64 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.5 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 30.34 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 30.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 30.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 30.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 30.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.48 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 30.33 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.23 years | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 30.14 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.94 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 29.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 29.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 29.78 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 29.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 29.67 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 29.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.34 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 29.17 years | -0.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 29.17 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.09 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 29.17 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.72 years | 30.71 years | 30.73 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.77 years | 30.73 years | 30.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.06 years | 30.85 years | 31.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.1 years | 30.86 years | 31.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.53 years | 30.34 years | 30.84 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.03 years | 29.72 years | 30.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.47 years | 29.3 years | 29.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.22 years | 29.17 years | 29.26 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 113 French Polynesia 29.2 years compare
- 114 Tuvalu 29.19 years compare
- 115 Burkina Faso 29.19 years compare
- 117 Solomon Islands 29.17 years compare
- 117 Uruguay 29.17 years compare
- 119 Cook Islands 29.14 years compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Eritrea?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Eritrea was 29.17 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.17 years in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Eritrea ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.