Average age of mothers at childbirth in Eswatini
Eswatini: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.89 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
27.89 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
200th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.37 years
in 1950
All-time low
27.89 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 27.89 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Eswatini peaked at 29.37 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 27.89 years, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 200th 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.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.37 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.36 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 29.36 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 29.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 29.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 29.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 29.33 years | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 29.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 29.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 29.31 years | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 29.3 years | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 29.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 29.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 29.28 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 29.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 29.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 29.22 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 29.18 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 29.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 29.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 29.03 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 28.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 28.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 28.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 28.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 28.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 28.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 28.72 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 28.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 28.63 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 28.61 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 28.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 28.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 28.62 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 28.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 28.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 28.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 28.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 28.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 28.62 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 28.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 28.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 28.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.58 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 28.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 28.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.38 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 28.34 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 28.32 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 28.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.26 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 28.21 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 28.2 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 28.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.24 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 28.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.02 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 28 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.94 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.93 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.89 years | -0.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 27.89 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 27.89 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.34 years | 29.31 years | 29.37 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.23 years | 29.08 years | 29.3 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.83 years | 28.63 years | 29.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.64 years | 28.59 years | 28.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.54 years | 28.38 years | 28.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.26 years | 28.2 years | 28.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.06 years | 27.95 years | 28.2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.92 years | 27.89 years | 27.94 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Eswatini?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Eswatini was 27.89 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 29.37 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.89 years in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Eswatini ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.