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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Nauru

Nauru: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.15 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.15 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.82 years
in 1950
All-time low
27.15 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

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

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Nauru recorded 27.15 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Nauru peaked at 29.82 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 27.15 years, in 2023.

That places Nauru 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Nauru, year by year

Year years Change
1950 29.82 years —
1951 29.81 years -0.0%
1952 29.81 years -0.0%
1953 29.8 years -0.0%
1954 29.8 years -0.0%
1955 29.79 years -0.0%
1956 29.79 years -0.0%
1957 29.78 years -0.0%
1958 29.78 years -0.0%
1959 29.77 years -0.0%
1960 29.77 years -0.0%
1961 29.77 years -0.0%
1962 29.76 years -0.0%
1963 29.76 years -0.0%
1964 29.75 years -0.0%
1965 29.75 years -0.0%
1966 29.66 years -0.3%
1967 29.55 years -0.4%
1968 29.42 years -0.4%
1969 29.34 years -0.3%
1970 29.26 years -0.3%
1971 29.17 years -0.3%
1972 29.07 years -0.3%
1973 28.98 years -0.3%
1974 28.9 years -0.3%
1975 28.82 years -0.3%
1976 28.76 years -0.2%
1977 28.7 years -0.2%
1978 28.66 years -0.1%
1979 28.62 years -0.2%
1980 28.58 years -0.1%
1981 28.55 years -0.1%
1982 28.54 years -0.0%
1983 28.51 years -0.1%
1984 28.49 years -0.1%
1985 28.46 years -0.1%
1986 28.43 years -0.1%
1987 28.39 years -0.1%
1988 28.34 years -0.2%
1989 28.29 years -0.2%
1990 28.24 years -0.2%
1991 28.19 years -0.2%
1992 28.14 years -0.2%
1993 28.05 years -0.3%
1994 27.98 years -0.3%
1995 27.91 years -0.2%
1996 27.84 years -0.3%
1997 27.77 years -0.3%
1998 27.65 years -0.4%
1999 27.52 years -0.5%
2000 27.37 years -0.5%
2001 27.27 years -0.4%
2002 27.25 years -0.1%
2003 27.26 years +0.1%
2004 27.28 years +0.0%
2005 27.3 years +0.1%
2006 27.31 years +0.1%
2007 27.38 years +0.2%
2008 27.44 years +0.2%
2009 27.47 years +0.1%
2010 27.45 years -0.1%
2011 27.54 years +0.3%
2012 27.55 years +0.0%
2013 27.5 years -0.2%
2014 27.46 years -0.2%
2015 27.43 years -0.1%
2016 27.4 years -0.1%
2017 27.42 years +0.1%
2018 27.34 years -0.3%
2019 27.23 years -0.4%
2020 27.18 years -0.1%
2021 27.17 years -0.0%
2022 27.16 years -0.0%
2023 27.15 years -0.0%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 27.15 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 89% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 27.15 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17 years, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.8 years 29.77 years 29.82 years 10
1960s 29.65 years 29.34 years 29.77 years 10
1970s 28.9 years 28.62 years 29.26 years 10
1980s 28.46 years 28.29 years 28.58 years 10
1990s 27.93 years 27.52 years 28.24 years 10
2000s 27.33 years 27.25 years 27.47 years 10
2010s 27.43 years 27.23 years 27.55 years 10
2020s 27.17 years 27.15 years 27.18 years 4

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 218 Honduras 27.23 years compare
  2. 219 Vietnam 27.19 years compare
  3. 220 Belize 27.18 years compare
  4. 222 El Salvador 27.14 years compare
  5. 223 Marshall Islands 27.1 years compare
  6. 224 Equatorial Guinea 27.05 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 Nauru?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Nauru was 27.15 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 29.82 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 27.15 years in 2023.
How does Nauru rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Nauru ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nauru data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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 (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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.