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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Fiji

Fiji: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.78 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
28.78 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
153rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.98 years
in 1967
All-time low
26.67 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Fiji, 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 Fiji stood at 28.78 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Fiji peaked at 28.98 years in 1967 and was at its lowest, 26.67 years, in 1990.

Fiji ranks 153rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year years Change
1950 28.63 years —
1951 28.59 years -0.1%
1952 28.52 years -0.3%
1953 28.69 years +0.6%
1954 28.72 years +0.1%
1955 28.77 years +0.2%
1956 28.84 years +0.2%
1957 28.82 years -0.0%
1958 28.79 years -0.1%
1959 28.78 years -0.0%
1960 28.77 years -0.0%
1961 28.97 years +0.7%
1962 28.57 years -1.4%
1963 28.64 years +0.2%
1964 28.85 years +0.7%
1965 28.82 years -0.1%
1966 28.84 years +0.1%
1967 28.98 years +0.5%
1968 28.73 years -0.8%
1969 28.46 years -1.0%
1970 28.31 years -0.5%
1971 28.15 years -0.6%
1972 28.14 years -0.0%
1973 28.12 years -0.1%
1974 28.09 years -0.1%
1975 28.02 years -0.3%
1976 27.91 years -0.4%
1977 27.85 years -0.2%
1978 27.76 years -0.3%
1979 27.77 years +0.0%
1980 27.71 years -0.2%
1981 27.61 years -0.4%
1982 27.49 years -0.4%
1983 27.36 years -0.5%
1984 27.2 years -0.6%
1985 27.09 years -0.4%
1986 27.1 years +0.0%
1987 26.96 years -0.5%
1988 26.8 years -0.6%
1989 26.72 years -0.3%
1990 26.67 years -0.2%
1991 26.67 years +0.0%
1992 26.72 years +0.2%
1993 26.76 years +0.2%
1994 26.83 years +0.3%
1995 26.95 years +0.4%
1996 27.09 years +0.5%
1997 27.27 years +0.6%
1998 27.44 years +0.6%
1999 27.5 years +0.2%
2000 27.6 years +0.4%
2001 27.7 years +0.4%
2002 27.79 years +0.3%
2003 27.99 years +0.7%
2004 28.19 years +0.7%
2005 28.23 years +0.2%
2006 28.27 years +0.1%
2007 28.32 years +0.2%
2008 28.4 years +0.3%
2009 28.37 years -0.1%
2010 28.34 years -0.1%
2011 28.38 years +0.1%
2012 28.39 years +0.0%
2013 28.39 years +0.0%
2014 28.62 years +0.8%
2015 28.84 years +0.8%
2016 28.85 years +0.0%
2017 28.82 years -0.1%
2018 28.76 years -0.2%
2019 28.74 years -0.0%
2020 28.74 years -0.0%
2021 28.76 years +0.1%
2022 28.76 years -0.0%
2023 28.78 years +0.1%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 28.78 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 28.78 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17 years, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.71 years 28.52 years 28.84 years 10
1960s 28.76 years 28.46 years 28.98 years 10
1970s 28.01 years 27.76 years 28.31 years 10
1980s 27.2 years 26.72 years 27.71 years 10
1990s 26.99 years 26.67 years 27.5 years 10
2000s 28.09 years 27.6 years 28.4 years 10
2010s 28.61 years 28.34 years 28.85 years 10
2020s 28.76 years 28.74 years 28.78 years 4

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 150 Aruba 28.82 years compare
  2. 151 Myanmar 28.81 years compare
  3. 152 Iran 28.78 years compare
  4. 153 North Korea 28.78 years compare
  5. 155 Saint Lucia 28.76 years compare
  6. 156 Peru 28.76 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 Fiji?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Fiji was 28.78 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 Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 28.98 years in 1967.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 26.67 years in 1990.
How does Fiji rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Fiji ranks 153rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Fiji 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.