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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Malta

Malta: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.88 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
30.88 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
43rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
28.07 years
in 2005
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Malta, 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 Malta is 30.88 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Malta peaked at 30.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.07 years, in 2005.

Malta ranks 43rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Year years Change
1950 29.73 years —
1951 29.74 years +0.0%
1952 29.72 years -0.1%
1953 29.7 years -0.1%
1954 29.68 years -0.1%
1955 29.66 years -0.1%
1956 29.66 years +0.0%
1957 29.55 years -0.4%
1958 29.49 years -0.2%
1959 29.39 years -0.4%
1960 29.36 years -0.1%
1961 29.4 years +0.2%
1962 29.42 years +0.0%
1963 29.42 years +0.0%
1964 29.52 years +0.4%
1965 29.61 years +0.3%
1966 29.39 years -0.8%
1967 29.24 years -0.5%
1968 29.15 years -0.3%
1969 29.13 years -0.1%
1970 29.05 years -0.2%
1971 28.96 years -0.3%
1972 28.81 years -0.5%
1973 28.68 years -0.4%
1974 28.5 years -0.6%
1975 28.39 years -0.4%
1976 28.47 years +0.3%
1977 28.65 years +0.6%
1978 28.69 years +0.1%
1979 28.8 years +0.4%
1980 28.8 years -0.0%
1981 28.76 years -0.1%
1982 28.72 years -0.1%
1983 28.62 years -0.3%
1984 28.35 years -1.0%
1985 28.82 years +1.6%
1986 28.84 years +0.1%
1987 28.82 years -0.1%
1988 28.85 years +0.1%
1989 28.78 years -0.2%
1990 28.86 years +0.3%
1991 28.9 years +0.2%
1992 28.74 years -0.6%
1993 28.76 years +0.1%
1994 28.89 years +0.5%
1995 28.97 years +0.3%
1996 28.92 years -0.2%
1997 28.67 years -0.9%
1998 28.43 years -0.8%
1999 28.73 years +1.0%
2000 28.37 years -1.2%
2001 28.4 years +0.1%
2002 28.8 years +1.4%
2003 28.72 years -0.3%
2004 28.1 years -2.2%
2005 28.07 years -0.1%
2006 28.86 years +2.8%
2007 29.11 years +0.9%
2008 29.2 years +0.3%
2009 29.21 years +0.0%
2010 29.44 years +0.8%
2011 29.65 years +0.7%
2012 29.8 years +0.5%
2013 29.97 years +0.6%
2014 30.12 years +0.5%
2015 30.25 years +0.4%
2016 30.45 years +0.7%
2017 30.52 years +0.2%
2018 30.65 years +0.4%
2019 30.67 years +0.1%
2020 30.77 years +0.4%
2021 30.84 years +0.2%
2022 30.87 years +0.1%
2023 30.88 years +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 30.88 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 30.88 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.63 years 29.39 years 29.74 years 10
1960s 29.36 years 29.13 years 29.61 years 10
1970s 28.7 years 28.39 years 29.05 years 10
1980s 28.74 years 28.35 years 28.85 years 10
1990s 28.79 years 28.43 years 28.97 years 10
2000s 28.68 years 28.07 years 29.21 years 10
2010s 30.15 years 29.44 years 30.67 years 10
2020s 30.84 years 30.77 years 30.88 years 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 40 Malaysia 30.96 years compare
  2. 41 Estonia 30.96 years compare
  3. 42 United Kingdom 30.91 years compare
  4. 44 Israel 30.87 years compare
  5. 45 Monaco 30.85 years compare
  6. 46 Iceland 30.84 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 Malta?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Malta was 30.88 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 30.88 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 28.07 years in 2005.
How does Malta rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Malta ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta 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.