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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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Oman, year by year

Year years Change
1950 29.44 years —
1951 29.44 years +0.0%
1952 29.44 years +0.0%
1953 29.44 years +0.0%
1954 29.44 years +0.0%
1955 29.44 years -0.0%
1956 29.44 years +0.0%
1957 29.44 years +0.0%
1958 29.44 years +0.0%
1959 29.44 years +0.0%
1960 29.44 years +0.0%
1961 29.44 years +0.0%
1962 29.44 years +0.0%
1963 29.44 years +0.0%
1964 29.44 years +0.0%
1965 29.44 years +0.0%
1966 29.44 years +0.0%
1967 29.45 years +0.0%
1968 29.45 years +0.0%
1969 29.45 years +0.0%
1970 29.45 years +0.0%
1971 29.45 years +0.0%
1972 29.45 years +0.0%
1973 29.45 years +0.0%
1974 29.45 years +0.0%
1975 29.45 years +0.0%
1976 29.46 years +0.0%
1977 29.46 years +0.0%
1978 29.46 years +0.0%
1979 29.46 years +0.0%
1980 29.46 years +0.0%
1981 29.46 years +0.0%
1982 29.46 years -0.0%
1983 29.46 years -0.0%
1984 29.45 years -0.0%
1985 29.45 years -0.0%
1986 29.44 years -0.0%
1987 29.43 years -0.0%
1988 29.43 years -0.0%
1989 29.42 years -0.0%
1990 29.4 years -0.0%
1991 29.53 years +0.4%
1992 29.66 years +0.5%
1993 29.79 years +0.4%
1994 29.89 years +0.4%
1995 29.95 years +0.2%
1996 29.9 years -0.2%
1997 29.92 years +0.1%
1998 30.01 years +0.3%
1999 30.17 years +0.5%
2000 30.38 years +0.7%
2001 30.57 years +0.6%
2002 30.8 years +0.7%
2003 31.01 years +0.7%
2004 31.19 years +0.6%
2005 31.37 years +0.6%
2006 31.56 years +0.6%
2007 31.52 years -0.1%
2008 31.33 years -0.6%
2009 30.85 years -1.5%
2010 30.83 years -0.1%
2011 30.91 years +0.2%
2012 30.97 years +0.2%
2013 30.89 years -0.3%
2014 30.94 years +0.2%
2015 30.94 years +0.0%
2016 31.01 years +0.2%
2017 31.15 years +0.5%
2018 31.38 years +0.7%
2019 31.49 years +0.4%
2020 31.59 years +0.3%
2021 31.61 years +0.1%
2022 31.64 years +0.1%
2023 31.65 years +0.0%

Oman compared with similar countries

  • Oman's 31.65 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Oman's 31.65 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.14 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

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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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.