Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.98 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
31.98 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.98 years
in 2023
All-time low
27.29 years
in 1980
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guadeloupe, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guadeloupe recorded 31.98 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Guadeloupe peaked at 31.98 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.29 years, in 1980.
That places Guadeloupe 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.5 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 29.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 29.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 29.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 29.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 29.99 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 29.96 years | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 30 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 30.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 30.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 30.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 30.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 30.32 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 30.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 30.22 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 30.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 30.04 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 29.82 years | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 29.57 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 29.42 years | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 29.25 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 29.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 28.91 years | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 28.76 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 28.57 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 28.19 years | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 27.82 years | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 27.54 years | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 27.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 27.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 27.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 27.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 27.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 28.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 28.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 28.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 28.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 28.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 28.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 28.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 28.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 28.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 28.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 28.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 28.8 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 28.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 29.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 29.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 29.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 29.65 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 29.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 29.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 30.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 30.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.28 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 31.98 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.98 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.89 years | 29.5 years | 30.07 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.11 years | 29.57 years | 30.32 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.49 years | 27.37 years | 29.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.01 years | 27.29 years | 28.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.77 years | 28.46 years | 29.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.5 years | 29.09 years | 29.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.48 years | 29.79 years | 31.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.93 years | 31.79 years | 31.98 years | 4 |
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More reference data data for Guadeloupe
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (2022)
- Milk production 160.2 tonnes (2006)
- Milk production, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2006)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 162,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 24,198 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 22,387 hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 14.94 percent (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 112.24 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Guadeloupe?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guadeloupe was 31.98 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 Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 31.98 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.29 years in 1980.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Guadeloupe ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guadeloupe 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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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.