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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Lebanon

Lebanon: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.24 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
29.24 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
109th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.27 years
in 2008
All-time low
28.53 years
in 1985
Years of data
74
1950–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Lebanon is 29.24 years, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Lebanon peaked at 29.27 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.53 years, in 1985.

Lebanon ranks 109th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Lebanon, year by year

Year years Change
1950 29 years —
1951 28.99 years -0.0%
1952 28.99 years -0.0%
1953 28.99 years -0.0%
1954 28.99 years -0.0%
1955 28.99 years -0.0%
1956 28.98 years -0.0%
1957 28.98 years -0.0%
1958 28.98 years -0.0%
1959 28.98 years -0.0%
1960 28.97 years -0.0%
1961 28.96 years -0.0%
1962 28.95 years -0.0%
1963 28.95 years -0.0%
1964 28.96 years +0.0%
1965 28.97 years +0.0%
1966 28.98 years +0.0%
1967 28.99 years +0.0%
1968 28.99 years +0.0%
1969 28.99 years +0.0%
1970 28.98 years -0.0%
1971 28.97 years -0.0%
1972 28.95 years -0.1%
1973 28.93 years -0.1%
1974 28.89 years -0.1%
1975 28.86 years -0.1%
1976 28.82 years -0.1%
1977 28.76 years -0.2%
1978 28.7 years -0.2%
1979 28.64 years -0.2%
1980 28.63 years -0.1%
1981 28.61 years -0.1%
1982 28.59 years -0.1%
1983 28.58 years -0.0%
1984 28.57 years -0.1%
1985 28.53 years -0.1%
1986 28.55 years +0.0%
1987 28.56 years +0.0%
1988 28.62 years +0.2%
1989 28.67 years +0.2%
1990 28.7 years +0.1%
1991 28.74 years +0.1%
1992 28.79 years +0.2%
1993 28.89 years +0.3%
1994 28.97 years +0.3%
1995 29.05 years +0.3%
1996 29.04 years -0.0%
1997 29.04 years -0.0%
1998 29.07 years +0.1%
1999 29.11 years +0.1%
2000 29.14 years +0.1%
2001 29.18 years +0.1%
2002 29.22 years +0.1%
2003 29.25 years +0.1%
2004 29.25 years +0.0%
2005 29.25 years +0.0%
2006 29.25 years +0.0%
2007 29.26 years +0.0%
2008 29.27 years +0.0%
2009 29.25 years -0.1%
2010 29.24 years -0.1%
2011 29.23 years -0.0%
2012 29.22 years -0.0%
2013 29.23 years +0.0%
2014 29.23 years +0.0%
2015 29.23 years +0.0%
2016 29.23 years -0.0%
2017 29.23 years +0.0%
2018 29.23 years +0.0%
2019 29.24 years +0.0%
2020 29.24 years +0.0%
2021 29.25 years +0.0%
2022 29.24 years -0.0%
2023 29.24 years -0.0%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 29.24 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 29.24 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.14 years, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.99 years 28.98 years 29 years 10
1960s 28.97 years 28.95 years 28.99 years 10
1970s 28.85 years 28.64 years 28.98 years 10
1980s 28.59 years 28.53 years 28.67 years 10
1990s 28.94 years 28.7 years 29.11 years 10
2000s 29.23 years 29.14 years 29.27 years 10
2010s 29.23 years 29.22 years 29.24 years 10
2020s 29.24 years 29.24 years 29.25 years 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 106 Samoa 29.27 years compare
  2. 107 Papua New Guinea 29.26 years compare
  3. 108 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 29.24 years compare
  4. 110 Chad 29.24 years compare
  5. 111 Nigeria 29.23 years compare
  6. 112 Turkey 29.22 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Lebanon?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Lebanon was 29.24 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 Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 29.27 years in 2008.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 28.53 years in 1985.
How does Lebanon rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Lebanon ranks 109th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lebanon 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
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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.