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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Panama

Panama: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.33 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.33 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
216th
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.17 years
in 1950
All-time low
26.57 years
in 2013
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Panama, 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 Panama stood at 27.33 years.

That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Panama peaked at 28.17 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 26.57 years, in 2013.

That places Panama 216th 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 Panama, year by year

Year years Change
1950 28.17 years —
1951 28.17 years -0.0%
1952 28.17 years -0.0%
1953 28.16 years -0.0%
1954 28.16 years -0.0%
1955 28.16 years -0.0%
1956 28.16 years -0.0%
1957 28.15 years -0.0%
1958 28.15 years -0.0%
1959 28.14 years -0.0%
1960 28.14 years -0.0%
1961 28.14 years -0.0%
1962 28.13 years -0.0%
1963 28.12 years -0.0%
1964 28.11 years -0.1%
1965 28.07 years -0.1%
1966 28.05 years -0.1%
1967 27.99 years -0.2%
1968 27.95 years -0.2%
1969 27.9 years -0.2%
1970 27.83 years -0.3%
1971 27.78 years -0.2%
1972 27.74 years -0.1%
1973 27.69 years -0.2%
1974 27.59 years -0.3%
1975 27.54 years -0.2%
1976 27.5 years -0.1%
1977 27.45 years -0.2%
1978 27.38 years -0.3%
1979 27.3 years -0.3%
1980 27.25 years -0.2%
1981 27.18 years -0.3%
1982 27.13 years -0.2%
1983 27.05 years -0.3%
1984 27 years -0.2%
1985 26.95 years -0.2%
1986 26.89 years -0.2%
1987 26.83 years -0.2%
1988 26.77 years -0.2%
1989 26.76 years -0.0%
1990 26.78 years +0.1%
1991 26.78 years +0.0%
1992 26.76 years -0.1%
1993 26.74 years -0.1%
1994 26.74 years +0.0%
1995 26.74 years +0.0%
1996 26.72 years -0.1%
1997 26.71 years -0.1%
1998 26.69 years -0.1%
1999 26.68 years -0.0%
2000 26.72 years +0.1%
2001 26.69 years -0.1%
2002 26.73 years +0.2%
2003 26.71 years -0.1%
2004 26.66 years -0.2%
2005 26.7 years +0.2%
2006 26.69 years -0.0%
2007 26.66 years -0.1%
2008 26.65 years -0.1%
2009 26.57 years -0.3%
2010 26.58 years +0.0%
2011 26.58 years +0.0%
2012 26.58 years -0.0%
2013 26.57 years -0.0%
2014 26.61 years +0.1%
2015 26.71 years +0.4%
2016 26.8 years +0.4%
2017 26.86 years +0.2%
2018 26.95 years +0.3%
2019 27.02 years +0.3%
2020 27.17 years +0.5%
2021 27.33 years +0.6%
2022 27.33 years +0.0%
2023 27.33 years +0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 27.33 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 27.33 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.16 years 28.14 years 28.17 years 10
1960s 28.06 years 27.9 years 28.14 years 10
1970s 27.58 years 27.3 years 27.83 years 10
1980s 26.98 years 26.76 years 27.25 years 10
1990s 26.73 years 26.68 years 26.78 years 10
2000s 26.68 years 26.57 years 26.73 years 10
2010s 26.72 years 26.57 years 27.02 years 10
2020s 27.29 years 27.17 years 27.33 years 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 213 India 27.53 years compare
  2. 214 Dominican Republic 27.43 years compare
  3. 215 Ecuador 27.37 years compare
  4. 217 Guatemala 27.33 years compare
  5. 218 Honduras 27.23 years compare
  6. 219 Vietnam 27.19 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 Panama?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Panama was 27.33 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 Panama?
The highest recorded value was 28.17 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 26.57 years in 2013.
How does Panama rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Panama ranks 216th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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.