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Average age of mothers at childbirth in India

India: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.53 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.53 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
213th
of 236 countries
All-time high
28 years
in 1950
All-time low
25.4 years
in 1995
Years of data
74
1950–2023

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

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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.

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

Year years Change
1950 28 years —
1951 28 years -0.0%
1952 27.99 years -0.0%
1953 27.98 years -0.0%
1954 27.98 years -0.0%
1955 27.97 years -0.0%
1956 27.96 years -0.0%
1957 27.95 years -0.0%
1958 27.93 years -0.0%
1959 27.91 years -0.1%
1960 27.9 years -0.1%
1961 27.88 years -0.1%
1962 27.87 years -0.0%
1963 27.86 years -0.0%
1964 27.85 years -0.0%
1965 27.78 years -0.2%
1966 27.7 years -0.3%
1967 27.62 years -0.3%
1968 27.59 years -0.1%
1969 27.53 years -0.2%
1970 27.49 years -0.1%
1971 27.39 years -0.4%
1972 27.27 years -0.5%
1973 27.16 years -0.4%
1974 27.11 years -0.2%
1975 27.06 years -0.2%
1976 26.99 years -0.3%
1977 26.99 years +0.0%
1978 26.83 years -0.6%
1979 26.61 years -0.8%
1980 26.53 years -0.3%
1981 26.41 years -0.5%
1982 26.29 years -0.4%
1983 26.24 years -0.2%
1984 26.13 years -0.4%
1985 26 years -0.5%
1986 25.97 years -0.1%
1987 26.07 years +0.4%
1988 25.89 years -0.7%
1989 25.78 years -0.4%
1990 25.79 years +0.1%
1991 25.65 years -0.6%
1992 25.59 years -0.2%
1993 25.63 years +0.2%
1994 25.48 years -0.6%
1995 25.4 years -0.3%
1996 25.42 years +0.1%
1997 25.45 years +0.1%
1998 25.44 years -0.0%
1999 25.46 years +0.1%
2000 25.48 years +0.0%
2001 25.47 years -0.0%
2002 25.54 years +0.3%
2003 25.6 years +0.2%
2004 25.8 years +0.8%
2005 26.15 years +1.4%
2006 26.29 years +0.5%
2007 26.25 years -0.2%
2008 26.17 years -0.3%
2009 26.25 years +0.3%
2010 26.27 years +0.1%
2011 26.19 years -0.3%
2012 26.15 years -0.2%
2013 26.23 years +0.3%
2014 26.53 years +1.2%
2015 26.99 years +1.7%
2016 27.47 years +1.8%
2017 27.54 years +0.3%
2018 27.53 years -0.0%
2019 27.54 years +0.0%
2020 27.53 years -0.0%
2021 27.53 years +0.0%
2022 27.53 years +0.0%
2023 27.53 years +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 27.53 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 27.53 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 28.57 years, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 210 Paraguay 27.67 years compare
  2. 211 Seychelles 27.58 years compare
  3. 212 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.55 years compare
  4. 214 Dominican Republic 27.43 years compare
  5. 215 Ecuador 27.37 years compare
  6. 216 Panama 27.33 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 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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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
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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.