Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kuwait
Kuwait: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
30.33 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.33 years
in 2023
All-time low
27.12 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kuwait, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 30.33 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Kuwait peaked at 30.33 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.12 years, in 1950.
Kuwait ranks 67th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 27.12 years | — |
| 1951 | 27.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 27.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 27.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 27.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 27.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 27.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 27.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 27.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 27.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 27.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 27.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 27.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 27.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 27.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 27.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 27.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 27.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 27.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 27.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 28.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 28.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 28.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 28.14 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 28.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 28.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 28.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 28.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 28.68 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 28.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 28.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 28.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 29.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 29.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 29.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 29.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 29.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 29.55 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 29.51 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 29.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 29.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 29.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 29.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 29.37 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 29.38 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.37 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.38 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 29.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 29.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 29.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 29.93 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.93 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.84 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 29.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 29.79 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 29.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 29.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 29.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.5 years | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 29.4 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 29.25 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.25 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 29.58 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 30.16 years | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 30.33 years | +0.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 30.33 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 30.33 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.14 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.24 years | 27.12 years | 27.34 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.62 years | 27.36 years | 27.95 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.34 years | 28.13 years | 28.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.34 years | 28.89 years | 29.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.46 years | 29.24 years | 29.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.86 years | 29.79 years | 29.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.49 years | 29.25 years | 29.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.16 years | 29.85 years | 30.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 64 Reunion 30.37 years compare
- 65 Afghanistan 30.37 years compare
- 66 Faroe Islands 30.33 years compare
- 68 Lithuania 30.32 years compare
- 69 Latvia 30.32 years compare
- 70 Mauritania 30.22 years compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Kuwait?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Kuwait was 30.33 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 30.33 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.12 years in 1950.
- How does Kuwait rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Kuwait ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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
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.