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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sweden

Sweden: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.57 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
31.57 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
32.44 years
in 1891
All-time low
26.72 years
in 1974
Years of data
133
1891–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sweden, 1891–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Sweden stood at 31.57 years.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Sweden peaked at 32.44 years in 1891 and was at its lowest, 26.72 years, in 1974.

Sweden ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 133 years of available data.

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

Year years Change
1891 32.44 years —
1892 32.36 years -0.2%
1893 32.38 years +0.1%
1894 32.38 years +0.0%
1895 32.24 years -0.4%
1896 32.18 years -0.2%
1897 32.12 years -0.2%
1898 32.03 years -0.3%
1899 31.97 years -0.2%
1900 31.92 years -0.2%
1901 31.82 years -0.3%
1902 31.78 years -0.1%
1903 31.75 years -0.1%
1904 31.71 years -0.1%
1905 31.71 years +0.0%
1906 31.62 years -0.3%
1907 31.53 years -0.3%
1908 31.41 years -0.4%
1909 31.41 years +0.0%
1910 31.4 years -0.0%
1911 31.39 years -0.0%
1912 31.33 years -0.2%
1913 31.27 years -0.2%
1914 31.22 years -0.2%
1915 31.28 years +0.2%
1916 31.24 years -0.1%
1917 31.23 years -0.0%
1918 31.23 years +0.0%
1919 31.03 years -0.6%
1920 30.79 years -0.8%
1921 30.76 years -0.1%
1922 30.86 years +0.3%
1923 30.85 years -0.0%
1924 30.83 years -0.1%
1925 30.66 years -0.6%
1926 30.62 years -0.1%
1927 30.49 years -0.4%
1928 30.41 years -0.3%
1929 30.28 years -0.4%
1930 30.13 years -0.5%
1931 30.04 years -0.3%
1932 29.96 years -0.3%
1933 29.94 years -0.1%
1934 29.89 years -0.2%
1935 29.68 years -0.7%
1936 29.66 years -0.1%
1937 29.52 years -0.5%
1938 29.42 years -0.3%
1939 29.35 years -0.2%
1940 29.19 years -0.5%
1941 29.18 years -0.0%
1942 29.36 years +0.6%
1943 29.29 years -0.2%
1944 29.14 years -0.5%
1945 28.99 years -0.5%
1946 28.87 years -0.4%
1947 28.67 years -0.7%
1948 28.56 years -0.4%
1949 28.42 years -0.5%
1950 28.13 years -1.0%
1951 28 years -0.5%
1952 27.91 years -0.3%
1953 27.84 years -0.3%
1954 27.77 years -0.2%
1955 27.67 years -0.4%
1956 27.62 years -0.2%
1957 27.61 years -0.0%
1958 27.57 years -0.2%
1959 27.52 years -0.2%
1960 27.52 years -0.0%
1961 27.45 years -0.2%
1962 27.34 years -0.4%
1963 27.29 years -0.2%
1964 27.23 years -0.2%
1965 27.12 years -0.4%
1966 27.03 years -0.3%
1967 26.98 years -0.2%
1968 26.99 years +0.0%
1969 27.02 years +0.1%
1970 26.94 years -0.3%
1971 26.83 years -0.4%
1972 26.77 years -0.3%
1973 26.74 years -0.1%
1974 26.72 years -0.1%
1975 26.75 years +0.1%
1976 26.88 years +0.5%
1977 27.01 years +0.5%
1978 27.22 years +0.8%
1979 27.47 years +0.9%
1980 27.6 years +0.5%
1981 27.75 years +0.5%
1982 27.9 years +0.5%
1983 28.05 years +0.6%
1984 28.24 years +0.7%
1985 28.36 years +0.4%
1986 28.4 years +0.1%
1987 28.48 years +0.3%
1988 28.5 years +0.1%
1989 28.53 years +0.1%
1990 28.56 years +0.1%
1991 28.68 years +0.4%
1992 28.83 years +0.5%
1993 28.95 years +0.4%
1994 29.11 years +0.5%
1995 29.21 years +0.4%
1996 29.34 years +0.5%
1997 29.48 years +0.5%
1998 29.68 years +0.7%
1999 29.78 years +0.3%
2000 29.87 years +0.3%
2001 30.02 years +0.5%
2002 30.09 years +0.3%
2003 30.25 years +0.5%
2004 30.38 years +0.4%
2005 30.46 years +0.3%
2006 30.54 years +0.3%
2007 30.6 years +0.2%
2008 30.6 years -0.0%
2009 30.67 years +0.2%
2010 30.74 years +0.2%
2011 30.8 years +0.2%
2012 30.84 years +0.1%
2013 30.9 years +0.2%
2014 30.94 years +0.1%
2015 30.95 years +0.0%
2016 31.02 years +0.2%
2017 31.09 years +0.2%
2018 31.1 years +0.0%
2019 31.22 years +0.4%
2020 31.34 years +0.4%
2021 31.48 years +0.5%
2022 31.55 years +0.2%
2023 31.57 years +0.1%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 31.57 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 31.57 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.36 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1890s 32.23 years 31.97 years 32.44 years 9
1900s 31.67 years 31.41 years 31.92 years 10
1910s 31.26 years 31.03 years 31.4 years 10
1920s 30.66 years 30.28 years 30.86 years 10
1930s 29.76 years 29.35 years 30.13 years 10
1940s 28.97 years 28.42 years 29.36 years 10
1950s 27.76 years 27.52 years 28.13 years 10
1960s 27.2 years 26.98 years 27.52 years 10
1970s 26.93 years 26.72 years 27.47 years 10
1980s 28.18 years 27.6 years 28.53 years 10
1990s 29.16 years 28.56 years 29.78 years 10
2000s 30.35 years 29.87 years 30.67 years 10
2010s 30.96 years 30.74 years 31.22 years 10
2020s 31.49 years 31.34 years 31.57 years 4

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 23 Oman 31.65 years compare
  2. 24 Denmark 31.64 years compare
  3. 25 France 31.58 years compare
  4. 27 Norway 31.57 years compare
  5. 28 Djibouti 31.52 years compare
  6. 29 Finland 31.47 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Sweden?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sweden was 31.57 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 32.44 years in 1891.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 26.72 years in 1974.
How does Sweden rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Sweden ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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.