Average age of mothers at childbirth in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
30.43 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.43 years
in 2023
All-time low
26.82 years
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Falkland Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Falkland Islands recorded 30.43 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Falkland Islands peaked at 30.43 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.82 years, in 1974.
That places Falkland Islands 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 27.92 years | — |
| 1951 | 27.91 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 27.9 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 27.87 years | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 27.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 27.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 27.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 27.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 27.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 27.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 27.62 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 27.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 27.48 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 27.41 years | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 27.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 27.28 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 27.2 years | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 27.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 27.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 27.03 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 26.96 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 26.91 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 26.87 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 26.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 26.82 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 26.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 26.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 26.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 26.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 26.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 27.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 27.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 27.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 27.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 27.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 27.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 27.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 27.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 27.49 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 27.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 27.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 27.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 27.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 28.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 28.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 28.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 28.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 28.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 28.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 28.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 28.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 29.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 29.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 29.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 29.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 30.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 30.4 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.43 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.81 years | 27.65 years | 27.92 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.31 years | 27.03 years | 27.62 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.89 years | 26.82 years | 26.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.29 years | 27.04 years | 27.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.05 years | 27.61 years | 28.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.99 years | 28.53 years | 29.45 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.01 years | 29.57 years | 30.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4 years | 30.38 years | 30.43 years | 4 |
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More reference data data for Falkland Islands
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.3357 % change on previous year (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 1.13 million hectares (2023)
- Land area in hectares 1.22 million hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 93.19 percent (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 81.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Falkland Islands?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Falkland Islands was 30.43 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 Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.43 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.82 years in 1974.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Falkland Islands ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland Islands 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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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.