Average age of mothers at childbirth in Montserrat
Montserrat: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.95 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
82nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.95 years
in 2023
All-time low
24.92 years
in 1980
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Montserrat, 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 Montserrat is 29.95 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Montserrat peaked at 29.95 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.92 years, in 1980.
Montserrat ranks 82nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 26.2 years | — |
| 1951 | 26.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 26.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 26.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 26.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 26.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 26.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 26.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 26.04 years | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 26 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 25.96 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 25.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 25.91 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 25.88 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 25.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 25.75 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 25.69 years | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 25.62 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 25.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 25.49 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 25.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 25.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 25.28 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 25.21 years | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 25.12 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 25.05 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 25 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 24.96 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 24.94 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 24.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 24.92 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 24.92 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 25.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 25.38 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 25.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 25.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 25.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 26.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 26.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 26.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 26.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 26.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 26.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 26.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 26.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 27.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 27.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 27.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 27.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 27.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 27.76 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 27.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 27.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.99 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 28.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 28.57 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 29.03 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 29.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 29.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 29.73 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 29.95 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.13 years | 26 years | 26.2 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.76 years | 25.49 years | 25.96 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.13 years | 24.93 years | 25.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.5 years | 24.92 years | 26.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.98 years | 26.35 years | 27.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.92 years | 27.76 years | 27.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.74 years | 28.02 years | 29.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.82 years | 29.72 years | 29.95 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Montserrat?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Montserrat was 29.95 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 Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 29.95 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.92 years in 1980.
- How does Montserrat rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Montserrat ranks 82nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat 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.