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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Nepal

Nepal: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 25.35 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
25.35 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
236th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.36 years
in 1950
All-time low
25.32 years
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Nepal, 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

Nepal recorded 25.35 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Nepal peaked at 29.36 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 25.32 years, in 2020.

That places Nepal 236th 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 Nepal, year by year

Year years Change
1950 29.36 years —
1951 29.34 years -0.1%
1952 29.33 years -0.1%
1953 29.31 years -0.1%
1954 29.29 years -0.1%
1955 29.27 years -0.1%
1956 29.25 years -0.1%
1957 29.24 years -0.1%
1958 29.21 years -0.1%
1959 29.19 years -0.1%
1960 29.17 years -0.1%
1961 29.2 years +0.1%
1962 29.18 years -0.1%
1963 29.16 years -0.1%
1964 29.15 years -0.0%
1965 29.13 years -0.0%
1966 29.11 years -0.1%
1967 29.08 years -0.1%
1968 29.05 years -0.1%
1969 29.05 years -0.0%
1970 29.03 years -0.1%
1971 29.02 years -0.0%
1972 29 years -0.0%
1973 28.95 years -0.2%
1974 28.98 years +0.1%
1975 29 years +0.1%
1976 28.91 years -0.3%
1977 28.88 years -0.1%
1978 28.79 years -0.3%
1979 28.78 years -0.0%
1980 28.81 years +0.1%
1981 28.74 years -0.2%
1982 28.68 years -0.2%
1983 28.62 years -0.2%
1984 28.61 years -0.0%
1985 28.5 years -0.4%
1986 28.38 years -0.4%
1987 28.2 years -0.7%
1988 28.05 years -0.5%
1989 27.94 years -0.4%
1990 27.78 years -0.6%
1991 27.69 years -0.4%
1992 27.47 years -0.8%
1993 27.35 years -0.4%
1994 27.21 years -0.5%
1995 27.02 years -0.7%
1996 27.06 years +0.1%
1997 27.04 years -0.1%
1998 26.9 years -0.5%
1999 26.85 years -0.2%
2000 26.73 years -0.4%
2001 26.61 years -0.4%
2002 26.47 years -0.5%
2003 26.36 years -0.4%
2004 26.25 years -0.4%
2005 26.22 years -0.1%
2006 26.21 years -0.0%
2007 26.2 years -0.1%
2008 26.11 years -0.4%
2009 26 years -0.4%
2010 25.93 years -0.2%
2011 25.77 years -0.6%
2012 25.63 years -0.5%
2013 25.48 years -0.6%
2014 25.35 years -0.5%
2015 25.36 years +0.0%
2016 25.36 years +0.0%
2017 25.37 years +0.0%
2018 25.38 years +0.1%
2019 25.34 years -0.2%
2020 25.32 years -0.1%
2021 25.34 years +0.1%
2022 25.33 years -0.0%
2023 25.35 years +0.1%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 25.35 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 25.35 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 28.57 years, 89% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.28 years 29.19 years 29.36 years 10
1960s 29.13 years 29.05 years 29.2 years 10
1970s 28.93 years 28.78 years 29.03 years 10
1980s 28.45 years 27.94 years 28.81 years 10
1990s 27.24 years 26.85 years 27.78 years 10
2000s 26.32 years 26 years 26.73 years 10
2010s 25.5 years 25.34 years 25.93 years 10
2020s 25.33 years 25.32 years 25.35 years 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 233 Bangladesh 26.04 years compare
  2. 234 Nicaragua 25.97 years compare
  3. 235 Azerbaijan 25.93 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 Nepal?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Nepal was 25.35 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 Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 29.36 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 25.32 years in 2020.
How does Nepal rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Nepal ranks 236th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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.