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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Romania

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Romania
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Romania, 1950–2023

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

186 Costa Rica 28.2 years compare
187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.19 years compare
188 Bolivia 28.14 years compare
190 Ukraine 28.1 years compare
191 Vanuatu 28.09 years compare
192 Zimbabwe 28.06 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)

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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: 07 August 2026

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.