Average age of mothers at childbirth in India
India: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.53 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Average age of mothers at childbirth in India, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in India is 27.53 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in India peaked at 28 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 25.4 years, in 1995.
India ranks 213th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.97 years | 27.91 years | 28 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.76 years | 27.53 years | 27.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.09 years | 26.61 years | 27.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.13 years | 25.78 years | 26.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.53 years | 25.4 years | 25.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9 years | 25.47 years | 26.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.84 years | 26.15 years | 27.54 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.53 years | 27.53 years | 27.53 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 210 Paraguay 27.67 years compare
- 211 Seychelles 27.58 years compare
- 212 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.55 years compare
- 214 Dominican Republic 27.43 years compare
- 215 Ecuador 27.37 years compare
- 216 Panama 27.33 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in India?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in India was 27.53 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 28 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 years in 1995.
- How does India rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- India ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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About this data
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.