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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tunisia

Tunisia: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.33 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
31.33 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
35th
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.33 years
in 2021
All-time low
30.04 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tunisia, 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

Tunisia recorded 31.33 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Tunisia peaked at 31.33 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.04 years, in 1950.

Tunisia ranks 35th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Year years Change
1950 30.04 years —
1951 30.07 years +0.1%
1952 30.1 years +0.1%
1953 30.13 years +0.1%
1954 30.14 years +0.0%
1955 30.15 years +0.0%
1956 30.17 years +0.0%
1957 30.2 years +0.1%
1958 30.24 years +0.1%
1959 30.27 years +0.1%
1960 30.35 years +0.2%
1961 30.39 years +0.1%
1962 30.46 years +0.2%
1963 30.55 years +0.3%
1964 30.67 years +0.4%
1965 30.78 years +0.4%
1966 30.87 years +0.3%
1967 30.98 years +0.4%
1968 31.1 years +0.4%
1969 31.18 years +0.3%
1970 31.16 years -0.1%
1971 31.11 years -0.2%
1972 31.12 years +0.0%
1973 31.05 years -0.2%
1974 30.96 years -0.3%
1975 30.85 years -0.4%
1976 30.78 years -0.2%
1977 30.71 years -0.2%
1978 30.57 years -0.4%
1979 30.48 years -0.3%
1980 30.48 years -0.0%
1981 30.47 years -0.0%
1982 30.39 years -0.3%
1983 30.35 years -0.1%
1984 30.3 years -0.1%
1985 30.28 years -0.1%
1986 30.26 years -0.1%
1987 30.25 years -0.0%
1988 30.31 years +0.2%
1989 30.38 years +0.2%
1990 30.4 years +0.1%
1991 30.44 years +0.1%
1992 30.5 years +0.2%
1993 30.5 years +0.0%
1994 30.56 years +0.2%
1995 30.56 years +0.0%
1996 30.59 years +0.1%
1997 30.62 years +0.1%
1998 30.54 years -0.3%
1999 30.62 years +0.2%
2000 30.68 years +0.2%
2001 30.76 years +0.3%
2002 30.88 years +0.4%
2003 30.98 years +0.3%
2004 31 years +0.1%
2005 31.04 years +0.1%
2006 31.06 years +0.1%
2007 31.07 years +0.0%
2008 31.09 years +0.0%
2009 31.1 years +0.0%
2010 31.09 years -0.0%
2011 31.11 years +0.1%
2012 31.13 years +0.1%
2013 31.06 years -0.2%
2014 31.02 years -0.1%
2015 30.92 years -0.3%
2016 30.96 years +0.1%
2017 30.98 years +0.1%
2018 31.01 years +0.1%
2019 31 years -0.0%
2020 31.13 years +0.4%
2021 31.33 years +0.7%
2022 31.3 years -0.1%
2023 31.33 years +0.1%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 31.33 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 31.33 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.14 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 30.15 years 30.04 years 30.27 years 10
1960s 30.73 years 30.35 years 31.18 years 10
1970s 30.88 years 30.48 years 31.16 years 10
1980s 30.35 years 30.25 years 30.48 years 10
1990s 30.53 years 30.4 years 30.62 years 10
2000s 30.97 years 30.68 years 31.1 years 10
2010s 31.03 years 30.92 years 31.13 years 10
2020s 31.27 years 31.13 years 31.33 years 4

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 32 Martinique 31.44 years compare
  2. 33 Canada 31.41 years compare
  3. 34 Australia 31.39 years compare
  4. 36 Vatican 31.26 years compare
  5. 37 Chile 31.19 years compare
  6. 38 Austria 31.17 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 Tunisia?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tunisia was 31.33 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 31.33 years in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 30.04 years in 1950.
How does Tunisia rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Tunisia ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tunisia 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
Last refreshed

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.