Average age of mothers at childbirth in Greenland
Greenland: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.92 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
27.92 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
197th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.71 years
in 1963
All-time low
26.08 years
in 1991
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 27.92 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Greenland peaked at 30.71 years in 1963 and was at its lowest, 26.08 years, in 1991.
Greenland ranks 197th 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 30.11 years | — |
| 1951 | 30.1 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 30.1 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 30.02 years | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 29.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 29.86 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 29.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 29.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 29.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 29.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 29.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 29.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 30.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 30.71 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 30.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 30.13 years | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 29.48 years | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 28.78 years | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 28.13 years | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 27.57 years | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 27.19 years | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 27.02 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 26.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 26.81 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 26.61 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 26.5 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 26.48 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 26.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 26.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 26.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 26.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 26.62 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 26.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 26.48 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 26.47 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 26.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 26.23 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 26.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 26.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 26.15 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 26.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 26.08 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 26.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 26.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 26.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 26.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 26.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 26.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 26.13 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 26.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 26.37 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 26.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 26.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 26.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 26.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 27.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 27.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 27.52 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 27.93 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.93 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.92 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.92 years | -0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 27.92 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 27.92 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.36 years, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.92 years | 29.73 years | 30.11 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.56 years | 27.57 years | 30.71 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.72 years | 26.48 years | 27.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.39 years | 26.15 years | 26.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.15 years | 26.08 years | 26.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8 years | 26.17 years | 27.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.72 years | 27.44 years | 27.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.93 years | 27.92 years | 27.94 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.0882 units per person (2022)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Greenland?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Greenland was 27.92 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.71 years in 1963.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.08 years in 1991.
- How does Greenland rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Greenland ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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.