Average age of mothers at childbirth in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 32.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
32.18 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 236 countries
All-time high
32.2 years
in 2021
All-time low
27.71 years
in 1973
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Liechtenstein, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 32.18 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Liechtenstein peaked at 32.2 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.71 years, in 1973.
Liechtenstein ranks 11th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.36 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.36 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 29.32 years | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 29.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 29.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 29.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 29.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 28.96 years | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 28.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 28.76 years | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 28.64 years | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 28.5 years | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 28.41 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 28.37 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 28.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 28.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 28.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 28.14 years | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 28.02 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 27.89 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 27.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 27.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 27.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 27.71 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 27.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 27.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 27.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 27.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 28.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 28.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 28.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 28.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 28.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 28.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 28.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 28.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 28.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 28.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 28.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 28.91 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 28.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 29.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 29.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 29.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 29.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 29.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 29.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 29.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 29.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 29.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 30.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 30.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 30.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 30.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 30.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 30.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 30.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 31.07 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.15 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 31.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 31.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 31.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 32.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 32.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.19 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.18 years | -0.0% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 32.18 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 32.18 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.36 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.12 years | 28.76 years | 29.36 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.32 years | 27.89 years | 28.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.85 years | 27.71 years | 28.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.52 years | 28.13 years | 28.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.45 years | 28.99 years | 29.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.55 years | 29.9 years | 31.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.75 years | 31.31 years | 32.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.18 years | 32.16 years | 32.2 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 92.1% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 94.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Liechtenstein?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Liechtenstein was 32.18 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.71 years in 1973.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Liechtenstein ranks 11th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.