What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Uganda?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uganda was 28.32 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 Uganda?

The highest recorded value was 29.15 years in 1982.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Uganda?

The lowest recorded value was 28.32 years in 2023.

How does Uganda rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Uganda ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Uganda?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Uganda 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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uganda

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uganda
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uganda: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.32 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

28.32 years

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

177th

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.15 years

in 1982

All-time low

28.32 years

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uganda, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Uganda is 28.32 years, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Uganda peaked at 29.15 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 28.32 years, in 2023.

Uganda ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	28.75 years	28.72 years	28.77 years	10
1960s	28.7 years	28.66 years	28.75 years	10
1970s	28.98 years	28.81 years	29.1 years	10
1980s	29.06 years	28.97 years	29.15 years	10
1990s	28.81 years	28.71 years	28.91 years	10
2000s	28.99 years	28.88 years	29.05 years	10
2010s	28.71 years	28.53 years	28.91 years	10
2020s	28.4 years	28.32 years	28.47 years	4

Countries ranked near Uganda

174 Cameroon 28.42 years compare
175 Suriname 28.41 years compare
176 Mozambique 28.36 years compare
178 South Africa 28.3 years compare
179 Thailand 28.29 years compare
180 Guinea 28.26 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Uganda?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Uganda was 28.32 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 Uganda?: The highest recorded value was 29.15 years in 1982.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Uganda?: The lowest recorded value was 28.32 years in 2023.
How does Uganda rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Uganda ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Uganda?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda 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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

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.