What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Guinea?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guinea was 28.26 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 Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 29.59 years in 1989.

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

The lowest recorded value was 28.26 years in 2023.

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

Guinea ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guinea 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 Guinea

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guinea
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)

Guinea: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.26 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

28.26 years

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

180th

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.59 years

in 1989

All-time low

28.26 years

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guinea, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Guinea recorded 28.26 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Guinea peaked at 29.59 years in 1989 and was at its lowest, 28.26 years, in 2023.

That places Guinea 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	28.46 years	28.38 years	28.6 years	10
1960s	28.79 years	28.63 years	28.96 years	10
1970s	29.26 years	29 years	29.46 years	10
1980s	29.45 years	29.35 years	29.59 years	10
1990s	29.26 years	29.03 years	29.56 years	10
2000s	29.31 years	29.2 years	29.41 years	10
2010s	28.96 years	28.51 years	29.15 years	10
2020s	28.34 years	28.26 years	28.41 years	4

Countries ranked near Guinea

177 Uganda 28.32 years compare
178 South Africa 28.3 years compare
179 Thailand 28.29 years compare
181 Liberia 28.26 years compare
182 Antigua and Barbuda 28.25 years compare
183 Anguilla 28.25 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Guinea

Summer temperature anomalies 0.6929 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.5077 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.6627 °C (2026)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2148 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.3921 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 436.58 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Elected parliament 0 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Guinea?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guinea was 28.26 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 Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 29.59 years in 1989.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 28.26 years in 2023.
How does Guinea rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Guinea ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea 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
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.