Average age of mothers at childbirth in Mongolia
Mongolia: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.33 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
29.33 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
103rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.64 years
in 1975
All-time low
27.61 years
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 29.33 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Mongolia peaked at 30.64 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 27.61 years, in 1999.
Mongolia ranks 103rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 30.54 years | — |
| 1951 | 30.54 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 30.54 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 30.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 30.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 30.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 30.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 30.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 30.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 30.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 30.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 30.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 30.57 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30.57 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 30.57 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30.62 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 30.62 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 30.64 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 30.63 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 30.63 years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 30.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 30.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 30.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 30.32 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 30.2 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 30.06 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 29.93 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 29.78 years | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 29.66 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 29.44 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 29.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 29.1 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 28.85 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 28.47 years | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 28.2 years | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 27.87 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 27.77 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 27.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 27.75 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 27.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 27.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 27.61 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 27.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 27.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 28.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 28.01 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.36 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 28.58 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.41 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.76 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 29.1 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.98 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.82 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 29 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 29.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 29.39 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.33 years | -0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 29.33 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 29.33 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.55 years | 30.54 years | 30.56 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.58 years | 30.56 years | 30.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.62 years | 30.6 years | 30.64 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.84 years | 29.1 years | 30.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.99 years | 27.61 years | 28.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.11 years | 27.68 years | 28.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.84 years | 28.41 years | 29.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.38 years | 29.32 years | 29.49 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 100 Somalia 29.42 years compare
- 101 East Timor 29.41 years compare
- 102 American Samoa 29.38 years compare
- 104 French Guiana 29.33 years compare
- 105 Tokelau 29.32 years compare
- 106 Samoa 29.27 years compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Mongolia?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Mongolia was 29.33 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.64 years in 1975.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.61 years in 1999.
- How does Mongolia rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Mongolia ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.