What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Jersey?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jersey was 30.75 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 Jersey?

The highest recorded value was 30.75 years in 2023.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Jersey?

The lowest recorded value was 26.83 years in 1973.

How does Jersey rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Jersey ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Jersey?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jersey 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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jersey

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jersey
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jersey: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.75 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

30.75 years

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

48th

of 236 countries

All-time high

30.75 years

in 2023

All-time low

26.83 years

in 1973

Years of data

1950–2023

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

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Jersey recorded 30.75 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Jersey peaked at 30.75 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.83 years, in 1973.

Jersey ranks 48th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	27.92 years	27.63 years	28.25 years	10
1960s	27.34 years	27.04 years	27.61 years	10
1970s	27 years	26.83 years	27.27 years	10
1980s	27.68 years	27.32 years	27.95 years	10
1990s	28.25 years	27.89 years	28.43 years	10
2000s	29.14 years	28.53 years	29.58 years	10
2010s	30.14 years	29.54 years	30.63 years	10
2020s	30.73 years	30.69 years	30.75 years	4

Countries ranked near Jersey

45 Monaco 30.85 years compare
46 Iceland 30.84 years compare
47 Saint Martin (French part) 30.83 years compare
49 Guernsey 30.7 years compare
50 Croatia 30.66 years compare
51 Saint Barthelemy 30.66 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Jersey

Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 34.5% (2025)
People not using improved sanitation facilities 0 people (2024)
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% (2024)
Sanitation facilities usage 0 people (2024)
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2024)
Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Jersey?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jersey was 30.75 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 Jersey?: The highest recorded value was 30.75 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Jersey?: The lowest recorded value was 26.83 years in 1973.
How does Jersey rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Jersey ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Jersey?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jersey 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.