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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jamaica

Jamaica: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.93 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
27.93 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
196th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.94 years
in 2020
All-time low
26.57 years
in 1987
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jamaica, 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

In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Jamaica stood at 27.93 years.

That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Jamaica peaked at 27.94 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.57 years, in 1987.

Jamaica ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Year years Change
1950 27.39 years —
1951 27.37 years -0.1%
1952 27.37 years -0.0%
1953 27.31 years -0.2%
1954 27.26 years -0.2%
1955 27.25 years -0.0%
1956 27.28 years +0.1%
1957 27.35 years +0.3%
1958 27.36 years +0.0%
1959 27.41 years +0.2%
1960 27.52 years +0.4%
1961 27.58 years +0.2%
1962 27.64 years +0.2%
1963 27.77 years +0.5%
1964 27.82 years +0.2%
1965 27.81 years -0.0%
1966 27.83 years +0.1%
1967 27.86 years +0.1%
1968 27.85 years -0.0%
1969 27.83 years -0.1%
1970 27.8 years -0.1%
1971 27.75 years -0.2%
1972 27.69 years -0.2%
1973 27.66 years -0.1%
1974 27.48 years -0.7%
1975 27.34 years -0.5%
1976 27.23 years -0.4%
1977 27.12 years -0.4%
1978 27.04 years -0.3%
1979 26.98 years -0.2%
1980 26.9 years -0.3%
1981 26.84 years -0.2%
1982 26.82 years -0.1%
1983 26.75 years -0.2%
1984 26.7 years -0.2%
1985 26.66 years -0.2%
1986 26.62 years -0.1%
1987 26.57 years -0.2%
1988 26.57 years +0.0%
1989 26.57 years -0.0%
1990 26.64 years +0.2%
1991 26.7 years +0.3%
1992 26.76 years +0.2%
1993 26.79 years +0.1%
1994 26.8 years +0.0%
1995 26.82 years +0.1%
1996 26.83 years +0.0%
1997 26.91 years +0.3%
1998 27.01 years +0.4%
1999 27.11 years +0.4%
2000 27.22 years +0.4%
2001 27.39 years +0.6%
2002 27.53 years +0.5%
2003 27.59 years +0.2%
2004 27.61 years +0.1%
2005 27.64 years +0.1%
2006 27.71 years +0.3%
2007 27.74 years +0.1%
2008 27.79 years +0.2%
2009 27.82 years +0.1%
2010 27.78 years -0.1%
2011 27.77 years -0.0%
2012 27.75 years -0.1%
2013 27.73 years -0.0%
2014 27.68 years -0.2%
2015 27.7 years +0.1%
2016 27.7 years -0.0%
2017 27.75 years +0.2%
2018 27.87 years +0.4%
2019 27.87 years -0.0%
2020 27.94 years +0.2%
2021 27.94 years +0.0%
2022 27.93 years -0.0%
2023 27.93 years -0.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 27.93 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 27.93 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.34 years 27.25 years 27.41 years 10
1960s 27.75 years 27.52 years 27.86 years 10
1970s 27.41 years 26.98 years 27.8 years 10
1980s 26.7 years 26.57 years 26.9 years 10
1990s 26.84 years 26.64 years 27.11 years 10
2000s 27.6 years 27.22 years 27.82 years 10
2010s 27.76 years 27.68 years 27.87 years 10
2020s 27.93 years 27.93 years 27.94 years 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 193 Moldova 27.99 years compare
  2. 194 Egypt 27.99 years compare
  3. 195 Bulgaria 27.95 years compare
  4. 197 Greenland 27.92 years compare
  5. 198 Lesotho 27.91 years compare
  6. 199 Cambodia 27.9 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 Jamaica?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jamaica was 27.93 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 Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 27.94 years in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 26.57 years in 1987.
How does Jamaica rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Jamaica ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica 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.