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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Malta

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Malta
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Malta, 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 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

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41 Estonia 30.96 years compare
42 United Kingdom 30.91 years compare
44 Israel 30.87 years compare
45 Monaco 30.85 years compare
46 Iceland 30.84 years compare

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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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.