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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Saint Helena

Saint Helena: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
30.6 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
55th
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.6 years
in 2023
All-time low
26.76 years
in 1974
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Saint Helena, 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

Saint Helena recorded 30.6 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Saint Helena peaked at 30.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.76 years, in 1974.

That places Saint Helena 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Saint Helena, year by year

Year years Change
1950 28.07 years —
1951 28.05 years -0.0%
1952 28.03 years -0.1%
1953 27.99 years -0.1%
1954 27.95 years -0.1%
1955 27.91 years -0.2%
1956 27.85 years -0.2%
1957 27.8 years -0.2%
1958 27.74 years -0.2%
1959 27.69 years -0.2%
1960 27.62 years -0.2%
1961 27.56 years -0.2%
1962 27.5 years -0.2%
1963 27.43 years -0.3%
1964 27.37 years -0.2%
1965 27.3 years -0.2%
1966 27.25 years -0.2%
1967 27.2 years -0.2%
1968 27.14 years -0.2%
1969 27.09 years -0.2%
1970 26.98 years -0.4%
1971 26.87 years -0.4%
1972 26.8 years -0.3%
1973 26.77 years -0.1%
1974 26.76 years -0.0%
1975 26.78 years +0.1%
1976 26.81 years +0.1%
1977 26.84 years +0.1%
1978 26.89 years +0.2%
1979 26.94 years +0.2%
1980 27 years +0.2%
1981 27.07 years +0.3%
1982 27.14 years +0.2%
1983 27.19 years +0.2%
1984 27.24 years +0.2%
1985 27.28 years +0.2%
1986 27.33 years +0.2%
1987 27.39 years +0.2%
1988 27.44 years +0.2%
1989 27.51 years +0.2%
1990 27.58 years +0.3%
1991 27.67 years +0.4%
1992 27.77 years +0.3%
1993 27.87 years +0.4%
1994 28 years +0.5%
1995 28.1 years +0.4%
1996 28.2 years +0.3%
1997 28.26 years +0.2%
1998 28.36 years +0.4%
1999 28.44 years +0.3%
2000 28.56 years +0.4%
2001 28.64 years +0.3%
2002 28.77 years +0.5%
2003 28.86 years +0.3%
2004 28.96 years +0.3%
2005 29.05 years +0.3%
2006 29.14 years +0.3%
2007 29.24 years +0.3%
2008 29.35 years +0.3%
2009 29.46 years +0.4%
2010 29.54 years +0.3%
2011 29.67 years +0.5%
2012 29.8 years +0.4%
2013 29.9 years +0.3%
2014 30.02 years +0.4%
2015 30.14 years +0.4%
2016 30.24 years +0.3%
2017 30.32 years +0.3%
2018 30.43 years +0.4%
2019 30.49 years +0.2%
2020 30.53 years +0.1%
2021 30.56 years +0.1%
2022 30.56 years +0.0%
2023 30.6 years +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.91 years 27.69 years 28.07 years 10
1960s 27.35 years 27.09 years 27.62 years 10
1970s 26.84 years 26.76 years 26.98 years 10
1980s 27.26 years 27 years 27.51 years 10
1990s 28.03 years 27.58 years 28.44 years 10
2000s 29 years 28.56 years 29.46 years 10
2010s 30.06 years 29.54 years 30.49 years 10
2020s 30.56 years 30.53 years 30.6 years 4

Countries ranked near Saint Helena

  1. 52 Brunei 30.65 years compare
  2. 53 Cayman Islands 30.65 years compare
  3. 54 New Zealand 30.64 years compare
  4. 56 Rwanda 30.59 years compare
  5. 57 New Caledonia 30.49 years compare
  6. 58 Slovenia 30.44 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Saint Helena?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Saint Helena was 30.6 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 Saint Helena?
The highest recorded value was 30.6 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Saint Helena?
The lowest recorded value was 26.76 years in 1974.
How does Saint Helena rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Saint Helena ranks 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Saint Helena?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Helena 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.