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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Taiwan

Taiwan: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.88 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.88 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
26.14 years
in 1979
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Taiwan, 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

Taiwan recorded 31.88 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Taiwan peaked at 31.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.14 years, in 1979.

Taiwan ranks 19th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Year years Change
1950 30.42 years —
1951 30.5 years +0.3%
1952 30.47 years -0.1%
1953 30.5 years +0.1%
1954 30.47 years -0.1%
1955 30.41 years -0.2%
1956 30.45 years +0.1%
1957 30.34 years -0.4%
1958 30.32 years -0.1%
1959 30.14 years -0.6%
1960 29.93 years -0.7%
1961 29.72 years -0.7%
1962 29.49 years -0.8%
1963 29.36 years -0.4%
1964 29.07 years -1.0%
1965 28.66 years -1.4%
1966 28.24 years -1.4%
1967 27.99 years -0.9%
1968 27.86 years -0.5%
1969 27.74 years -0.4%
1970 27.63 years -0.4%
1971 27.47 years -0.6%
1972 27.27 years -0.8%
1973 27.11 years -0.6%
1974 26.93 years -0.7%
1975 26.61 years -1.2%
1976 26.46 years -0.6%
1977 26.28 years -0.7%
1978 26.21 years -0.3%
1979 26.14 years -0.3%
1980 26.14 years +0.0%
1981 26.16 years +0.1%
1982 26.2 years +0.1%
1983 26.25 years +0.2%
1984 26.32 years +0.3%
1985 26.42 years +0.4%
1986 26.51 years +0.4%
1987 26.65 years +0.5%
1988 26.84 years +0.7%
1989 26.97 years +0.5%
1990 27.09 years +0.4%
1991 27.21 years +0.5%
1992 27.3 years +0.3%
1993 27.39 years +0.3%
1994 27.52 years +0.5%
1995 27.64 years +0.4%
1996 27.76 years +0.5%
1997 27.9 years +0.5%
1998 28 years +0.4%
1999 28.13 years +0.5%
2000 28.22 years +0.3%
2001 28.2 years -0.1%
2002 28.28 years +0.3%
2003 28.41 years +0.5%
2004 28.58 years +0.6%
2005 28.85 years +0.9%
2006 29.13 years +1.0%
2007 29.44 years +1.1%
2008 29.72 years +1.0%
2009 30.05 years +1.1%
2010 30.42 years +1.2%
2011 30.61 years +0.6%
2012 30.76 years +0.5%
2013 30.95 years +0.6%
2014 31.09 years +0.4%
2015 31.19 years +0.4%
2016 31.32 years +0.4%
2017 31.42 years +0.3%
2018 31.48 years +0.2%
2019 31.53 years +0.2%
2020 31.6 years +0.2%
2021 31.72 years +0.4%
2022 31.87 years +0.5%
2023 31.88 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 30.4 years 30.14 years 30.5 years 10
1960s 28.81 years 27.74 years 29.93 years 10
1970s 26.81 years 26.14 years 27.63 years 10
1980s 26.45 years 26.14 years 26.97 years 10
1990s 27.59 years 27.09 years 28.13 years 10
2000s 28.89 years 28.2 years 30.05 years 10
2010s 31.08 years 30.42 years 31.53 years 10
2020s 31.77 years 31.6 years 31.88 years 4

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 16 Japan 31.91 years compare
  2. 17 United Arab Emirates 31.9 years compare
  3. 18 Libya 31.89 years compare
  4. 20 Netherlands 31.78 years compare
  5. 21 Portugal 31.73 years compare
  6. 22 Cyprus 31.7 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 Taiwan?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Taiwan was 31.88 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 Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 31.88 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 26.14 years in 1979.
How does Taiwan rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Taiwan ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Taiwan 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.