What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Guyana?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guyana was 27.01 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 Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 28 years in 1967.

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

The lowest recorded value was 26.48 years in 2006.

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

Guyana ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Guyana 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 Guyana

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guyana
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)

Guyana: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.01 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

27.01 years

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

226th

of 236 countries

All-time high

28 years

in 1967

All-time low

26.48 years

in 2006

Years of data

1950–2023

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

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

Analysis

Guyana recorded 27.01 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Guyana peaked at 28 years in 1967 and was at its lowest, 26.48 years, in 2006.

Guyana ranks 226th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	27.44 years	27.3 years	27.72 years	10
1960s	27.95 years	27.83 years	28 years	10
1970s	27.52 years	27.21 years	27.91 years	10
1980s	26.89 years	26.71 years	27.2 years	10
1990s	26.68 years	26.6 years	26.76 years	10
2000s	26.55 years	26.48 years	26.64 years	10
2010s	26.91 years	26.7 years	27.02 years	10
2020s	27.01 years	27.01 years	27.02 years	4

Countries ranked near Guyana

223 Marshall Islands 27.1 years compare
224 Equatorial Guinea 27.05 years compare
225 Uzbekistan 27.05 years compare
227 Mexico 26.8 years compare
228 Colombia 26.55 years compare
229 Tajikistan 26.52 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Guyana?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Guyana was 27.01 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 Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 28 years in 1967.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 26.48 years in 2006.
How does Guyana rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Guyana ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guyana 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.