What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Jordan?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jordan was 29.82 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 Jordan?

The highest recorded value was 30.57 years in 1976.

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

The lowest recorded value was 29.42 years in 1950.

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

Jordan ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Jordan 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 Jordan

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jordan
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Jordan: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.82 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

29.82 years

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

89th

of 236 countries

All-time high

30.57 years

in 1976

All-time low

29.42 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

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

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

Analysis

Jordan recorded 29.82 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Jordan peaked at 30.57 years in 1976 and was at its lowest, 29.42 years, in 1950.

Jordan ranks 89th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	29.48 years	29.42 years	29.54 years	10
1960s	29.78 years	29.56 years	30.25 years	10
1970s	30.44 years	30.32 years	30.57 years	10
1980s	30.3 years	30.25 years	30.35 years	10
1990s	29.85 years	29.67 years	30.18 years	10
2000s	29.61 years	29.52 years	29.68 years	10
2010s	29.63 years	29.56 years	29.76 years	10
2020s	29.82 years	29.8 years	29.83 years	4

Countries ranked near Jordan

86 United States 29.9 years compare
87 Bhutan 29.89 years compare
88 Poland 29.89 years compare
89 Gambia 29.82 years compare
91 Sudan 29.8 years compare

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More reference data data for Jordan

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 21.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 472.26 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.9269 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 592.34 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 646.84 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Jordan?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Jordan was 29.82 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 Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 30.57 years in 1976.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 29.42 years in 1950.
How does Jordan rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Jordan ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan 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

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.