Average age of mothers at childbirth in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.09 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Vanuatu, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 28.09 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Vanuatu peaked at 29.48 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 28.09 years, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.47 years | 29.45 years | 29.48 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.41 years | 29.39 years | 29.44 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.39 years | 29.35 years | 29.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.23 years | 29.14 years | 29.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.02 years | 28.87 years | 29.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6 years | 28.48 years | 28.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.27 years | 28.18 years | 28.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.13 years | 28.09 years | 28.16 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Vanuatu?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Vanuatu was 28.09 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 29.48 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.09 years in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Vanuatu ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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
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.