Average age of mothers at childbirth in Qatar
Qatar: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.4 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Qatar, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 30.4 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Qatar peaked at 30.49 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.52 years, in 1950.
That places Qatar 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.62 years | 27.52 years | 27.7 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.82 years | 27.72 years | 27.95 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.32 years | 27.99 years | 28.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.61 years | 28.36 years | 28.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.08 years | 28.6 years | 29.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.95 years | 29.74 years | 30.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2 years | 29.99 years | 30.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.38 years | 30.28 years | 30.49 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 59 Czechia 30.43 years compare
- 60 Falkland Islands 30.43 years compare
- 61 Gibraltar 30.4 years compare
- 63 Turks and Caicos Islands 30.38 years compare
- 64 Reunion 30.37 years compare
- 65 Afghanistan 30.37 years compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1349 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1603 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.4403 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 46.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Qatar?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Qatar was 30.4 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 30.49 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.52 years in 1950.
- How does Qatar rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Qatar ranks 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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
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.