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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Moldova

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
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Moldova, 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

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.

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

Year years Change
1950 29.23 years —
1951 29.24 years +0.0%
1952 29.23 years -0.0%
1953 29.21 years -0.0%
1954 29.2 years -0.0%
1955 29.19 years -0.0%
1956 29.17 years -0.1%
1957 29.14 years -0.1%
1958 29.13 years -0.0%
1959 29.1 years -0.1%
1960 29.08 years -0.1%
1961 29.03 years -0.2%
1962 29.11 years +0.3%
1963 29.13 years +0.0%
1964 29.1 years -0.1%
1965 28.99 years -0.4%
1966 28.82 years -0.6%
1967 28.62 years -0.7%
1968 28.45 years -0.6%
1969 28.26 years -0.7%
1970 28.08 years -0.6%
1971 27.9 years -0.6%
1972 27.73 years -0.6%
1973 27.56 years -0.6%
1974 27.39 years -0.6%
1975 27.16 years -0.8%
1976 26.95 years -0.8%
1977 26.75 years -0.8%
1978 26.58 years -0.6%
1979 26.41 years -0.6%
1980 26.43 years +0.0%
1981 26.49 years +0.2%
1982 26.53 years +0.1%
1983 26.39 years -0.5%
1984 26.38 years -0.0%
1985 26.43 years +0.2%
1986 26.53 years +0.4%
1987 26.56 years +0.1%
1988 26.37 years -0.7%
1989 25.75 years -2.3%
1990 25.43 years -1.2%
1991 25.12 years -1.3%
1992 24.99 years -0.5%
1993 24.88 years -0.4%
1994 24.8 years -0.4%
1995 24.75 years -0.2%
1996 24.85 years +0.4%
1997 24.94 years +0.4%
1998 25.08 years +0.6%
1999 25.15 years +0.3%
2000 25.18 years +0.1%
2001 25.35 years +0.7%
2002 25.63 years +1.1%
2003 25.85 years +0.9%
2004 26.01 years +0.6%
2005 26.2 years +0.7%
2006 26.39 years +0.7%
2007 26.61 years +0.8%
2008 26.82 years +0.8%
2009 27.01 years +0.7%
2010 27.1 years +0.3%
2011 27.21 years +0.4%
2012 27.36 years +0.5%
2013 27.41 years +0.2%
2014 27.3 years -0.4%
2015 27.32 years +0.1%
2016 27.42 years +0.4%
2017 27.58 years +0.6%
2018 27.66 years +0.3%
2019 27.8 years +0.5%
2020 27.89 years +0.3%
2021 27.89 years +0.0%
2022 27.99 years +0.3%
2023 27.99 years +0.0%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 27.99 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 27.99 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.36 years, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 190 Ukraine 28.1 years compare
  2. 191 Vanuatu 28.09 years compare
  3. 192 Zimbabwe 28.06 years compare
  4. 194 Egypt 27.99 years compare
  5. 195 Bulgaria 27.95 years compare
  6. 196 Jamaica 27.93 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 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
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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.