Period average age of mothers in Guernsey
Guernsey: Period average age of mothers was 30.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
30.7
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.7
in 2023
All-time low
26.58
in 1973
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Period average age of mothers in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, period average age of mothers in Guernsey stood at 30.7. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period average age of mothers in Guernsey peaked at 30.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.58, in 1973.
That places Guernsey 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.93 | 27.65 | 28.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.29 | 26.91 | 27.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.73 | 26.58 | 27.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.39 | 27.1 | 27.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.33 | 27.85 | 28.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.03 | 28.72 | 29.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.13 | 29.52 | 30.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.69 | 30.66 | 30.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
More reference data data for Guernsey
- Wealth share richest 22.85 (2024)
- Children per woman un 1.36 (2023)
- Children per woman vs human development index 1.36 (2023)
- Children born per woman 1.36 (2023)
- Urban vs rural majority 29.6 (2025)
- Number without access to improved sanitation 0 (2024)
- Share without improved sanitation 0 (2024)
- Sanitation facilities coverage 0 (2024)
- Area burned wildfires by type 0 (2024)
- Annual burned area by landcover 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is period average age of mothers in Guernsey?
- Period average age of mothers in Guernsey was 30.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period average age of mothers recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest period average age of mothers recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.58 in 1973.
- How does Guernsey rank for period average age of mothers?
- Guernsey ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is period average age of mothers rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period average age of mothers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).