Average age of mothers at childbirth in Oman

Oman: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.65 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
23rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.65 years
in 2023
All-time low
29.4 years
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Oman, 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

In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Oman stood at 31.65 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Oman peaked at 31.65 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.4 years, in 1990.

Oman ranks 23rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.44 years 29.44 years 29.44 years 10
1960s 29.44 years 29.44 years 29.45 years 10
1970s 29.45 years 29.45 years 29.46 years 10
1980s 29.45 years 29.42 years 29.46 years 10
1990s 29.82 years 29.4 years 30.17 years 10
2000s 31.06 years 30.38 years 31.56 years 10
2010s 31.05 years 30.83 years 31.49 years 10
2020s 31.63 years 31.59 years 31.65 years 4

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 20 Netherlands 31.78 years compare
  2. 21 Portugal 31.73 years compare
  3. 22 Cyprus 31.7 years compare
  4. 24 Denmark 31.64 years compare
  5. 25 France 31.58 years compare
  6. 26 Sweden 31.57 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Oman?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Oman was 31.65 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 Oman?
The highest recorded value was 31.65 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 29.4 years in 1990.
How does Oman rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Oman ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman 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
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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.