Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tokelau
Tokelau: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.32 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tokelau, 1950–2023
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 Tokelau stood at 29.32 years.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Tokelau peaked at 29.63 years in 1968 and was at its lowest, 29.29 years, in 2010.
Tokelau ranks 105th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tokelau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.46 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 29.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 29.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 29.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 29.49 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 29.5 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 29.5 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 29.51 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 29.52 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 29.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 29.54 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 29.55 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 29.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 29.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 29.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 29.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 29.62 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 29.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 29.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 29.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 29.45 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 29.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 29.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 29.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 29.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 29.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 29.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 29.53 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 29.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 29.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 29.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 29.34 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 29.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 29.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 29.41 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 29.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 29.37 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 29.36 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 29.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 29.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 29.34 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 29.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.34 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.34 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 29.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.32 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.32 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.32 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.3 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.3 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.29 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.29 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.32 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.32 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.32 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.32 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.32 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.49 years | 29.46 years | 29.52 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.58 years | 29.53 years | 29.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.56 years | 29.45 years | 29.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.4 years | 29.34 years | 29.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.34 years | 29.34 years | 29.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.31 years | 29.29 years | 29.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.31 years | 29.29 years | 29.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.32 years | 29.32 years | 29.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tokelau
- 102 American Samoa 29.38 years compare
- 103 Mongolia 29.33 years compare
- 104 French Guiana 29.33 years compare
- 106 Samoa 29.27 years compare
- 107 Papua New Guinea 29.26 years compare
- 108 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 29.24 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Tokelau?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tokelau was 29.32 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 Tokelau?
- The highest recorded value was 29.63 years in 1968.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Tokelau?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.29 years in 2010.
- How does Tokelau rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Tokelau ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Tokelau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tokelau 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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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.