Average age of mothers at childbirth in Honduras

Honduras: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.23 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.23 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
218th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.31 years
in 1972
All-time low
27.23 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

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

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 27.23 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Honduras peaked at 29.31 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 27.23 years, in 2023.

Honduras ranks 218th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of mothers at childbirth in Honduras, 1950 to 2023.
Year years Change
1950 28.98 years —
1951 28.98 years -0.0%
1952 28.98 years -0.0%
1953 28.98 years -0.0%
1954 28.98 years -0.0%
1955 28.98 years -0.0%
1956 28.97 years -0.0%
1957 28.97 years -0.0%
1958 28.97 years -0.0%
1959 28.97 years -0.0%
1960 28.97 years -0.0%
1961 28.97 years -0.0%
1962 29 years +0.1%
1963 29.05 years +0.1%
1964 29.09 years +0.1%
1965 29.13 years +0.1%
1966 29.18 years +0.2%
1967 29.23 years +0.2%
1968 29.26 years +0.1%
1969 29.27 years +0.0%
1970 29.28 years +0.0%
1971 29.3 years +0.0%
1972 29.31 years +0.1%
1973 29.3 years -0.0%
1974 29.29 years -0.0%
1975 29.28 years -0.0%
1976 29.26 years -0.1%
1977 29.24 years -0.1%
1978 29.22 years -0.1%
1979 29.18 years -0.2%
1980 29.15 years -0.1%
1981 29.13 years -0.1%
1982 29.09 years -0.1%
1983 29.06 years -0.1%
1984 29.03 years -0.1%
1985 29 years -0.1%
1986 28.97 years -0.1%
1987 28.93 years -0.2%
1988 28.87 years -0.2%
1989 28.77 years -0.4%
1990 28.66 years -0.4%
1991 28.57 years -0.3%
1992 28.46 years -0.4%
1993 28.35 years -0.4%
1994 28.28 years -0.2%
1995 28.18 years -0.3%
1996 28.09 years -0.3%
1997 28.01 years -0.3%
1998 27.91 years -0.4%
1999 27.86 years -0.2%
2000 27.83 years -0.1%
2001 27.75 years -0.3%
2002 27.68 years -0.2%
2003 27.62 years -0.2%
2004 27.56 years -0.2%
2005 27.5 years -0.2%
2006 27.47 years -0.1%
2007 27.44 years -0.1%
2008 27.41 years -0.1%
2009 27.39 years -0.1%
2010 27.37 years -0.1%
2011 27.36 years -0.0%
2012 27.35 years -0.1%
2013 27.35 years +0.0%
2014 27.33 years -0.1%
2015 27.31 years -0.1%
2016 27.3 years -0.1%
2017 27.28 years -0.1%
2018 27.27 years -0.0%
2019 27.26 years -0.0%
2020 27.25 years -0.0%
2021 27.24 years -0.0%
2022 27.23 years -0.0%
2023 27.23 years -0.0%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 27.23 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 27.23 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.98 years 28.97 years 28.98 years 10
1960s 29.11 years 28.97 years 29.27 years 10
1970s 29.27 years 29.18 years 29.31 years 10
1980s 29 years 28.77 years 29.15 years 10
1990s 28.24 years 27.86 years 28.66 years 10
2000s 27.56 years 27.39 years 27.83 years 10
2010s 27.32 years 27.26 years 27.37 years 10
2020s 27.24 years 27.23 years 27.25 years 4

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 215 Ecuador 27.37 years compare
  2. 216 Panama 27.33 years compare
  3. 217 Guatemala 27.33 years compare
  4. 219 Vietnam 27.19 years compare
  5. 220 Belize 27.18 years compare
  6. 221 Nauru 27.15 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 Honduras?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Honduras was 27.23 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 29.31 years in 1972.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 27.23 years in 2023.
How does Honduras rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Honduras ranks 218th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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 (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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.