What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Moldova?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Moldova was 27.99 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 Moldova?

The highest recorded value was 29.24 years in 1951.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Moldova?

The lowest recorded value was 24.75 years in 1995.

How does Moldova rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Moldova ranks 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Moldova?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Moldova 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 Moldova

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Moldova
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Moldova: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.99 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

27.99 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

193rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.24 years

in 1951

All-time low

24.75 years

in 1995

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Moldova, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 27.99 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Moldova peaked at 29.24 years in 1951 and was at its lowest, 24.75 years, in 1995.

Moldova ranks 193rd of 236 countries on this measure, 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	29.19 years	29.1 years	29.24 years	10
1960s	28.86 years	28.26 years	29.13 years	10
1970s	27.25 years	26.41 years	28.08 years	10
1980s	26.39 years	25.75 years	26.56 years	10
1990s	25 years	24.75 years	25.43 years	10
2000s	26.11 years	25.18 years	27.01 years	10
2010s	27.42 years	27.1 years	27.8 years	10
2020s	27.94 years	27.89 years	27.99 years	4

Countries ranked near Moldova

190 Ukraine 28.1 years compare
191 Vanuatu 28.09 years compare
192 Zimbabwe 28.06 years compare
194 Egypt 27.99 years compare
195 Bulgaria 27.95 years compare
196 Jamaica 27.93 years compare

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More reference data data for Moldova

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Moldova?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Moldova was 27.99 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 Moldova?: The highest recorded value was 29.24 years in 1951.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Moldova?: The lowest recorded value was 24.75 years in 1995.
How does Moldova rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Moldova ranks 193rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Moldova?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova 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
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.