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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Ghana

Ghana: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.51 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
29.51 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
97th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.27 years
in 1976
All-time low
29.48 years
in 2018
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Ghana, 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

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Ghana is 29.51 years, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Ghana peaked at 30.27 years in 1976 and was at its lowest, 29.48 years, in 2018.

Ghana ranks 97th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year years Change
1950 29.73 years —
1951 29.74 years +0.0%
1952 29.75 years +0.0%
1953 29.76 years +0.0%
1954 29.76 years +0.0%
1955 29.74 years -0.1%
1956 29.72 years -0.1%
1957 29.7 years -0.1%
1958 29.63 years -0.2%
1959 29.56 years -0.2%
1960 29.55 years -0.0%
1961 29.6 years +0.2%
1962 29.64 years +0.1%
1963 29.67 years +0.1%
1964 29.66 years -0.0%
1965 29.66 years -0.0%
1966 29.78 years +0.4%
1967 29.84 years +0.2%
1968 29.8 years -0.1%
1969 29.87 years +0.2%
1970 29.91 years +0.1%
1971 29.99 years +0.2%
1972 30.02 years +0.1%
1973 30.02 years +0.0%
1974 30.08 years +0.2%
1975 30.16 years +0.3%
1976 30.27 years +0.4%
1977 30.22 years -0.2%
1978 30.17 years -0.2%
1979 30.18 years +0.0%
1980 30.18 years +0.0%
1981 30.2 years +0.1%
1982 30.14 years -0.2%
1983 30.09 years -0.2%
1984 30.06 years -0.1%
1985 30.06 years -0.0%
1986 30.07 years +0.1%
1987 30.07 years -0.0%
1988 30.08 years +0.0%
1989 30.04 years -0.1%
1990 30 years -0.1%
1991 29.98 years -0.1%
1992 29.96 years -0.0%
1993 30.04 years +0.3%
1994 30.05 years +0.0%
1995 30.01 years -0.1%
1996 30.07 years +0.2%
1997 30.02 years -0.2%
1998 30.01 years -0.0%
1999 30.09 years +0.3%
2000 30.02 years -0.2%
2001 30.03 years +0.0%
2002 30.05 years +0.1%
2003 30.07 years +0.0%
2004 30.06 years -0.0%
2005 30.07 years +0.0%
2006 29.99 years -0.3%
2007 29.92 years -0.2%
2008 29.92 years -0.0%
2009 29.92 years +0.0%
2010 29.91 years -0.0%
2011 29.85 years -0.2%
2012 29.78 years -0.2%
2013 29.69 years -0.3%
2014 29.59 years -0.3%
2015 29.55 years -0.1%
2016 29.53 years -0.1%
2017 29.49 years -0.1%
2018 29.48 years -0.0%
2019 29.5 years +0.1%
2020 29.53 years +0.1%
2021 29.55 years +0.1%
2022 29.52 years -0.1%
2023 29.51 years -0.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 29.51 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 29.51 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.71 years 29.56 years 29.76 years 10
1960s 29.71 years 29.55 years 29.87 years 10
1970s 30.1 years 29.91 years 30.27 years 10
1980s 30.1 years 30.04 years 30.2 years 10
1990s 30.02 years 29.96 years 30.09 years 10
2000s 30 years 29.92 years 30.07 years 10
2010s 29.64 years 29.48 years 29.91 years 10
2020s 29.52 years 29.51 years 29.55 years 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 94 Isle of Man 29.7 years compare
  2. 95 Sri Lanka 29.61 years compare
  3. 96 Haiti 29.56 years compare
  4. 98 Serbia 29.5 years compare
  5. 99 Guinea-Bissau 29.47 years compare
  6. 100 Somalia 29.42 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 Ghana?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Ghana was 29.51 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 Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 30.27 years in 1976.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 29.48 years in 2018.
How does Ghana rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Ghana ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana 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.