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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Romania

Romania: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.14 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
28.14 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
189th
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.14 years
in 2021
All-time low
24.74 years
in 1993
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Romania, 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

Romania recorded 28.14 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Romania peaked at 28.14 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.74 years, in 1993.

Romania ranks 189th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Year years Change
1950 27.79 years —
1951 27.78 years -0.0%
1952 27.75 years -0.1%
1953 27.74 years -0.0%
1954 27.73 years -0.0%
1955 27.73 years -0.0%
1956 27.63 years -0.3%
1957 27.3 years -1.2%
1958 26.99 years -1.1%
1959 26.72 years -1.0%
1960 26.55 years -0.7%
1961 26.24 years -1.2%
1962 26.13 years -0.4%
1963 26.05 years -0.3%
1964 26.14 years +0.4%
1965 26.07 years -0.3%
1966 26.02 years -0.2%
1967 26.75 years +2.8%
1968 26.88 years +0.5%
1969 26.77 years -0.4%
1970 26.66 years -0.4%
1971 26.52 years -0.5%
1972 26.36 years -0.6%
1973 26.18 years -0.7%
1974 26.11 years -0.3%
1975 25.99 years -0.5%
1976 25.85 years -0.6%
1977 25.73 years -0.4%
1978 25.62 years -0.5%
1979 25.65 years +0.1%
1980 25.32 years -1.3%
1981 25.23 years -0.4%
1982 24.99 years -1.0%
1983 24.88 years -0.4%
1984 25.09 years +0.8%
1985 25.26 years +0.7%
1986 25.53 years +1.1%
1987 25.77 years +0.9%
1988 25.77 years -0.0%
1989 25.9 years +0.5%
1990 25.45 years -1.7%
1991 24.99 years -1.8%
1992 24.86 years -0.5%
1993 24.74 years -0.5%
1994 24.87 years +0.5%
1995 25.02 years +0.6%
1996 25.16 years +0.6%
1997 25.27 years +0.4%
1998 25.41 years +0.6%
1999 25.53 years +0.5%
2000 25.7 years +0.7%
2001 25.86 years +0.6%
2002 26.05 years +0.7%
2003 26.19 years +0.5%
2004 26.43 years +0.9%
2005 26.64 years +0.8%
2006 26.77 years +0.5%
2007 26.8 years +0.1%
2008 26.79 years -0.0%
2009 26.84 years +0.2%
2010 26.99 years +0.6%
2011 27.12 years +0.5%
2012 27.21 years +0.3%
2013 27.38 years +0.6%
2014 27.5 years +0.4%
2015 27.62 years +0.5%
2016 27.74 years +0.4%
2017 27.86 years +0.4%
2018 27.94 years +0.3%
2019 28.04 years +0.3%
2020 28.12 years +0.3%
2021 28.14 years +0.1%
2022 28.14 years -0.0%
2023 28.14 years -0.0%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 28.14 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 28.14 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.36 years, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.52 years 26.72 years 27.79 years 10
1960s 26.36 years 26.02 years 26.88 years 10
1970s 26.07 years 25.62 years 26.66 years 10
1980s 25.37 years 24.88 years 25.9 years 10
1990s 25.13 years 24.74 years 25.53 years 10
2000s 26.41 years 25.7 years 26.84 years 10
2010s 27.54 years 26.99 years 28.04 years 10
2020s 28.14 years 28.12 years 28.14 years 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 186 Costa Rica 28.2 years compare
  2. 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.19 years compare
  3. 188 Bolivia 28.14 years compare
  4. 190 Ukraine 28.1 years compare
  5. 191 Vanuatu 28.09 years compare
  6. 192 Zimbabwe 28.06 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 Romania?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Romania was 28.14 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 28.14 years in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 24.74 years in 1993.
How does Romania rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Romania ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Romania 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
Last refreshed

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.