Period average age of mothers in Japan

Japan: Period average age of mothers was 31.91 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
31.91
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.91
in 2023
All-time low
27.4
in 1975
Years of data
77
1947–2023

Period average age of mothers in Japan, 1947–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 31.91 for period average age of mothers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, period average age of mothers in Japan peaked at 31.91 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.4, in 1975.

That places Japan 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 30.19 29.92 30.47 3
1950s 28.94 28.11 29.64 10
1960s 27.8 27.66 27.94 10
1970s 27.6 27.4 27.82 10
1980s 28.24 27.78 28.83 10
1990s 29.32 28.96 29.62 10
2000s 29.98 29.66 30.41 10
2010s 31.07 30.52 31.52 10
2020s 31.79 31.6 31.91 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 13 Bermuda 32.1 compare
  2. 14 Guadeloupe 31.98 compare
  3. 15 Greece 31.97 compare
  4. 17 United Arab Emirates 31.9 compare
  5. 18 Libya 31.89 compare
  6. 19 Taiwan 31.88 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

More reference data data for Japan

All data for Japan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is period average age of mothers in Japan?
Period average age of mothers in Japan was 31.91 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest period average age of mothers recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 31.91 in 2023.
What is the lowest period average age of mothers recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 27.4 in 1975.
How does Japan rank for period average age of mothers?
Japan ranks 16th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is period average age of mothers rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period average age of mothers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Period average age of mothers
Source
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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