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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Grenada

Grenada: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.61 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
28.61 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
161st
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.69 years
in 2017
All-time low
26.73 years
in 1981
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Grenada, 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 Grenada is 28.61 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Grenada peaked at 28.69 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.73 years, in 1981.

That places Grenada 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Year years Change
1950 27.28 years —
1951 27.28 years +0.0%
1952 27.26 years -0.1%
1953 27.23 years -0.1%
1954 27.22 years -0.1%
1955 27.18 years -0.1%
1956 27.23 years +0.2%
1957 27.25 years +0.1%
1958 27.48 years +0.8%
1959 27.67 years +0.7%
1960 27.92 years +0.9%
1961 28.11 years +0.7%
1962 28.23 years +0.4%
1963 28.28 years +0.2%
1964 28.28 years -0.0%
1965 28.2 years -0.3%
1966 28.12 years -0.3%
1967 27.98 years -0.5%
1968 27.9 years -0.3%
1969 27.81 years -0.3%
1970 27.67 years -0.5%
1971 27.59 years -0.3%
1972 27.5 years -0.3%
1973 27.43 years -0.2%
1974 27.35 years -0.3%
1975 27.26 years -0.3%
1976 27.18 years -0.3%
1977 27.11 years -0.3%
1978 27.05 years -0.2%
1979 27.01 years -0.2%
1980 26.94 years -0.2%
1981 26.73 years -0.8%
1982 26.78 years +0.2%
1983 26.8 years +0.1%
1984 26.84 years +0.2%
1985 27 years +0.6%
1986 27.17 years +0.6%
1987 27.22 years +0.2%
1988 27.03 years -0.7%
1989 26.98 years -0.2%
1990 26.9 years -0.3%
1991 26.95 years +0.2%
1992 27.04 years +0.3%
1993 27.18 years +0.5%
1994 27.31 years +0.5%
1995 27.44 years +0.5%
1996 27.58 years +0.5%
1997 27.69 years +0.4%
1998 27.76 years +0.3%
1999 27.87 years +0.4%
2000 27.95 years +0.3%
2001 27.99 years +0.2%
2002 28.04 years +0.2%
2003 28.08 years +0.2%
2004 28.13 years +0.2%
2005 28.17 years +0.1%
2006 28.21 years +0.1%
2007 28.25 years +0.1%
2008 28.29 years +0.1%
2009 28.33 years +0.1%
2010 28.37 years +0.1%
2011 28.41 years +0.1%
2012 28.46 years +0.2%
2013 28.5 years +0.2%
2014 28.52 years +0.1%
2015 28.57 years +0.2%
2016 28.63 years +0.2%
2017 28.69 years +0.2%
2018 28.61 years -0.3%
2019 28.57 years -0.1%
2020 28.61 years +0.2%
2021 28.61 years +0.0%
2022 28.61 years +0.0%
2023 28.61 years +0.0%

Grenada compared with similar countries

  • Grenada's 28.61 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Grenada's 28.61 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.31 years 27.18 years 27.67 years 10
1960s 28.08 years 27.81 years 28.28 years 10
1970s 27.32 years 27.01 years 27.67 years 10
1980s 26.95 years 26.73 years 27.22 years 10
1990s 27.37 years 26.9 years 27.87 years 10
2000s 28.14 years 27.95 years 28.33 years 10
2010s 28.53 years 28.37 years 28.69 years 10
2020s 28.61 years 28.61 years 28.61 years 4

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 158 Belarus 28.65 years compare
  2. 159 Cape Verde 28.64 years compare
  3. 160 Iraq 28.62 years compare
  4. 162 South Sudan 28.61 years compare
  5. 163 Angola 28.59 years compare
  6. 164 Sierra Leone 28.57 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 Grenada?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Grenada was 28.61 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 Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 28.69 years in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 26.73 years in 1981.
How does Grenada rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Grenada ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Grenada 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.