What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Greece?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Greece was 31.97 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 Greece?

The highest recorded value was 31.97 years in 2023.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 26.15 years in 1980.

How does Greece rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Greece ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Greece 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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Greece

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Greece
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.97 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

31.97 years

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

15th

of 236 countries

All-time high

31.97 years

in 2023

All-time low

26.15 years

in 1980

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 31.97 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Greece peaked at 31.97 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.15 years, in 1980.

That places Greece 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	29.55 years	29.02 years	29.97 years	10
1960s	28.18 years	27.64 years	28.77 years	10
1970s	26.84 years	26.21 years	27.43 years	10
1980s	26.4 years	26.15 years	27 years	10
1990s	28.12 years	27.18 years	28.98 years	10
2000s	29.78 years	29.27 years	30.3 years	10
2010s	31.05 years	30.39 years	31.59 years	10
2020s	31.89 years	31.68 years	31.97 years	4

Countries ranked near Greece

12 Macao 32.11 years compare
13 Bermuda 32.1 years compare
16 Japan 31.91 years compare
17 United Arab Emirates 31.9 years compare
18 Libya 31.89 years compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Greece?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Greece was 31.97 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 Greece?: The highest recorded value was 31.97 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 26.15 years in 1980.
How does Greece rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Greece ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.