Average age of mothers at childbirth in Malawi
Malawi: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.69 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 27.69 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Malawi peaked at 29.62 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.69 years, in 2023.
That places Malawi 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.57 years | 29.53 years | 29.61 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.54 years | 29.52 years | 29.58 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.42 years | 29.37 years | 29.48 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.54 years | 29.42 years | 29.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.36 years | 29.06 years | 29.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.93 years | 28.85 years | 28.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3 years | 27.9 years | 28.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.76 years | 27.69 years | 27.84 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 205 Trinidad and Tobago 27.77 years compare
- 206 Puerto Rico 27.75 years compare
- 207 Barbados 27.73 years compare
- 209 United States Virgin Islands 27.67 years compare
- 210 Paraguay 27.67 years compare
- 211 Seychelles 27.58 years compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Malawi?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Malawi was 27.69 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 29.62 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.69 years in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Malawi ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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.