Average age of mothers at childbirth in Maldives
Maldives: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.18 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
30.18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.18 years
in 2022
All-time low
28.57 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Maldives, 1950–2023
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 Maldives is 30.18 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Maldives peaked at 30.18 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.57 years, in 1950.
That places Maldives 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.57 years | — |
| 1951 | 28.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 28.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 28.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 28.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 28.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 28.66 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 28.68 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 28.69 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 28.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 28.71 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 28.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 28.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 28.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 28.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 28.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 28.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 28.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 28.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 28.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 28.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 28.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 28.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 28.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 28.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 28.81 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 28.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 28.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 28.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 28.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 28.83 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 28.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 28.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 28.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 28.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 28.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 28.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 29.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 29.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 29.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 29.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 29.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.23 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 29.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.17 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 29.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 29.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 29.05 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 29.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 28.95 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.84 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.79 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 28.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 29.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 29.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.84 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 30.12 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.18 years | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.18 years | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 30.18 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 30.18 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 28.57 years, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.64 years | 28.57 years | 28.7 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.76 years | 28.71 years | 28.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.8 years | 28.78 years | 28.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.89 years | 28.76 years | 29.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.19 years | 29.09 years | 29.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.98 years | 28.74 years | 29.12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4 years | 28.84 years | 30.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.15 years | 30.12 years | 30.18 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 70 Mauritania 30.22 years compare
- 71 Comoros 30.22 years compare
- 72 Montenegro 30.2 years compare
- 74 Wallis and Futuna 30.17 years compare
- 75 Burundi 30.16 years compare
- 76 Saudi Arabia 30.14 years compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Maldives?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Maldives was 30.18 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 30.18 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.57 years in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Maldives ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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.