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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.19 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
29.19 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
114th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.53 years
in 1953
All-time low
29 years
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tuvalu, 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

Tuvalu recorded 29.19 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Tuvalu peaked at 29.53 years in 1953 and was at its lowest, 29 years, in 1977.

Tuvalu ranks 114th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year years Change
1950 29.52 years —
1951 29.52 years +0.0%
1952 29.53 years +0.0%
1953 29.53 years +0.0%
1954 29.52 years -0.0%
1955 29.53 years +0.0%
1956 29.52 years -0.0%
1957 29.51 years -0.0%
1958 29.5 years -0.0%
1959 29.5 years -0.0%
1960 29.49 years -0.0%
1961 29.48 years -0.0%
1962 29.45 years -0.1%
1963 29.41 years -0.1%
1964 29.38 years -0.1%
1965 29.34 years -0.1%
1966 29.32 years -0.1%
1967 29.27 years -0.1%
1968 29.23 years -0.2%
1969 29.18 years -0.2%
1970 29.13 years -0.2%
1971 29.09 years -0.1%
1972 29.06 years -0.1%
1973 29.03 years -0.1%
1974 29.02 years -0.1%
1975 29 years -0.0%
1976 29.01 years +0.0%
1977 29 years -0.0%
1978 29 years +0.0%
1979 29 years +0.0%
1980 29.02 years +0.1%
1981 29.05 years +0.1%
1982 29.06 years +0.1%
1983 29.08 years +0.1%
1984 29.11 years +0.1%
1985 29.11 years +0.0%
1986 29.12 years +0.0%
1987 29.13 years +0.0%
1988 29.11 years -0.1%
1989 29.11 years -0.0%
1990 29.1 years -0.0%
1991 29.12 years +0.1%
1992 29.16 years +0.1%
1993 29.27 years +0.4%
1994 29.31 years +0.1%
1995 29.35 years +0.1%
1996 29.36 years +0.0%
1997 29.34 years -0.1%
1998 29.33 years -0.0%
1999 29.31 years -0.1%
2000 29.28 years -0.1%
2001 29.26 years -0.1%
2002 29.24 years -0.1%
2003 29.2 years -0.1%
2004 29.15 years -0.2%
2005 29.1 years -0.2%
2006 29.05 years -0.2%
2007 29.01 years -0.1%
2008 29 years -0.0%
2009 29 years -0.0%
2010 29.02 years +0.1%
2011 29.03 years +0.0%
2012 29.04 years +0.0%
2013 29.04 years +0.0%
2014 29.04 years +0.0%
2015 29.05 years +0.0%
2016 29.05 years -0.0%
2017 29.03 years -0.1%
2018 29.02 years -0.0%
2019 29.01 years -0.0%
2020 29.04 years +0.1%
2021 29.11 years +0.2%
2022 29.19 years +0.3%
2023 29.19 years +0.0%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's 29.19 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's 29.19 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.17 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.52 years 29.5 years 29.53 years 10
1960s 29.36 years 29.18 years 29.49 years 10
1970s 29.03 years 29 years 29.13 years 10
1980s 29.09 years 29.02 years 29.13 years 10
1990s 29.27 years 29.1 years 29.36 years 10
2000s 29.13 years 29 years 29.28 years 10
2010s 29.03 years 29.01 years 29.05 years 10
2020s 29.13 years 29.04 years 29.19 years 4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 111 Nigeria 29.23 years compare
  2. 112 Turkey 29.22 years compare
  3. 113 French Polynesia 29.2 years compare
  4. 115 Burkina Faso 29.19 years compare
  5. 116 Eritrea 29.17 years compare
  6. 117 Solomon Islands 29.17 years compare
  7. 117 Uruguay 29.17 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 Tuvalu?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Tuvalu was 29.19 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 Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 29.53 years in 1953.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 29 years in 1977.
How does Tuvalu rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Tuvalu ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tuvalu 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.