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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.61 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
29.61 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.68 years
in 1971
All-time low
28.66 years
in 1983
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sri Lanka, 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

Sri Lanka recorded 29.61 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.68 years in 1971 and was at its lowest, 28.66 years, in 1983.

That places Sri Lanka 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year years Change
1950 28.81 years —
1951 28.82 years +0.0%
1952 28.83 years +0.0%
1953 28.83 years -0.0%
1954 28.87 years +0.1%
1955 28.92 years +0.2%
1956 28.97 years +0.2%
1957 29.07 years +0.3%
1958 29.11 years +0.2%
1959 29.16 years +0.2%
1960 29.25 years +0.3%
1961 29.29 years +0.1%
1962 29.4 years +0.4%
1963 29.46 years +0.2%
1964 29.43 years -0.1%
1965 29.42 years -0.0%
1966 29.48 years +0.2%
1967 29.46 years -0.1%
1968 29.45 years -0.0%
1969 29.36 years -0.3%
1970 29.43 years +0.3%
1971 29.68 years +0.8%
1972 29.62 years -0.2%
1973 29.53 years -0.3%
1974 29.38 years -0.5%
1975 29.3 years -0.3%
1976 29.09 years -0.7%
1977 28.9 years -0.6%
1978 28.93 years +0.1%
1979 28.9 years -0.1%
1980 28.95 years +0.2%
1981 28.97 years +0.1%
1982 28.72 years -0.9%
1983 28.66 years -0.2%
1984 28.7 years +0.2%
1985 28.74 years +0.1%
1986 28.72 years -0.1%
1987 28.81 years +0.3%
1988 28.92 years +0.4%
1989 29 years +0.3%
1990 29.1 years +0.3%
1991 29.2 years +0.3%
1992 29.29 years +0.3%
1993 29.33 years +0.1%
1994 29.31 years -0.1%
1995 29.39 years +0.3%
1996 29.58 years +0.6%
1997 29.63 years +0.2%
1998 29.43 years -0.7%
1999 29.16 years -0.9%
2000 28.96 years -0.7%
2001 28.75 years -0.7%
2002 28.75 years +0.0%
2003 28.79 years +0.1%
2004 28.82 years +0.1%
2005 28.97 years +0.5%
2006 29.26 years +1.0%
2007 29.31 years +0.2%
2008 29.32 years +0.0%
2009 29.25 years -0.2%
2010 29.22 years -0.1%
2011 29.25 years +0.1%
2012 29.29 years +0.1%
2013 29.35 years +0.2%
2014 29.49 years +0.5%
2015 29.53 years +0.1%
2016 29.55 years +0.1%
2017 29.55 years +0.0%
2018 29.57 years +0.1%
2019 29.57 years +0.0%
2020 29.58 years +0.0%
2021 29.58 years +0.0%
2022 29.61 years +0.1%
2023 29.61 years +0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 29.61 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 29.61 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 28.57 years, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.94 years 28.81 years 29.16 years 10
1960s 29.4 years 29.25 years 29.48 years 10
1970s 29.28 years 28.9 years 29.68 years 10
1980s 28.82 years 28.66 years 29 years 10
1990s 29.34 years 29.1 years 29.63 years 10
2000s 29.02 years 28.75 years 29.32 years 10
2010s 29.44 years 29.22 years 29.57 years 10
2020s 29.59 years 29.58 years 29.61 years 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 92 Mayotte 29.75 years compare
  2. 93 Yemen 29.73 years compare
  3. 94 Isle of Man 29.7 years compare
  4. 96 Haiti 29.56 years compare
  5. 97 Ghana 29.51 years compare
  6. 98 Serbia 29.5 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 Sri Lanka?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sri Lanka was 29.61 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 29.68 years in 1971.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 28.66 years in 1983.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.