What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Netherlands?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Netherlands was 31.78 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 Netherlands?

The highest recorded value was 31.78 years in 2023.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Netherlands?

The lowest recorded value was 27.42 years in 1975.

How does Netherlands rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Netherlands ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Netherlands 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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Netherlands

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Netherlands
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Netherlands: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.78 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

31.78 years

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

20th

of 236 countries

All-time high

31.78 years

in 2023

All-time low

27.42 years

in 1975

Years of data

1950–2023

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

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 31.78 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Netherlands peaked at 31.78 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.42 years, in 1975.

That places Netherlands 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	30.46 years	29.92 years	30.96 years	10
1960s	29.08 years	28.3 years	29.82 years	10
1970s	27.64 years	27.42 years	28.19 years	10
1980s	28.38 years	27.73 years	29.14 years	10
1990s	29.89 years	29.29 years	30.26 years	10
2000s	30.5 years	30.29 years	30.72 years	10
2010s	31.13 years	30.76 years	31.58 years	10
2020s	31.74 years	31.66 years	31.78 years	4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

17 United Arab Emirates 31.9 years compare
18 Libya 31.89 years compare
19 Taiwan 31.88 years compare
21 Portugal 31.73 years compare
22 Cyprus 31.7 years compare
23 Oman 31.65 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Netherlands

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Netherlands?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Netherlands was 31.78 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 Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 31.78 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 27.42 years in 1975.
How does Netherlands rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Netherlands ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.