Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kiribati
Kiribati: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.08 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
29.08 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
127th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.89 years
in 1993
All-time low
29.08 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kiribati, 1950–2023
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 Kiribati stood at 29.08 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Kiribati peaked at 29.89 years in 1993 and was at its lowest, 29.08 years, in 2023.
Kiribati ranks 127th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.23 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.23 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 29.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 29.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 29.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 29.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 29.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 29.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 29.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 29.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 29.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 29.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 29.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 29.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 29.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 29.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 29.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 29.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 29.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 29.21 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 29.2 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 29.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 29.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.16 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.17 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 29.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 29.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 29.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 29.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 29.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 29.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 29.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 29.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 29.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 29.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 29.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 29.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 29.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 29.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 29.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 29.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 29.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 29.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 29.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 29.89 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.89 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 29.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 29.75 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.67 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 29.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 29.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.54 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.55 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.39 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 29.34 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.29 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 29.19 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.14 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.11 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.1 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.08 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.08 years | -0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 29.08 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 29.08 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17 years, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.25 years | 29.23 years | 29.26 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.24 years | 29.21 years | 29.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.2 years | 29.16 years | 29.28 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.46 years | 29.3 years | 29.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8 years | 29.67 years | 29.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.55 years | 29.47 years | 29.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.24 years | 29.1 years | 29.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.08 years | 29.08 years | 29.09 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 11.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.4165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Kiribati?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kiribati was 29.08 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 29.89 years in 1993.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.08 years in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Kiribati ranks 127th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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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.