Average age of mothers at childbirth in Vatican
Vatican: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.26 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
31.26 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
36th
of 236 countries
All-time high
32.37 years
in 1988
All-time low
31.26 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Vatican, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vatican recorded 31.26 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Vatican peaked at 32.37 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 31.26 years, in 2023.
Vatican ranks 36th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Vatican, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31.45 years | — |
| 1951 | 31.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 31.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 31.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 31.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 31.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 31.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 31.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 31.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 32.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 32.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 32.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 32.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 32.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 32.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 32.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 32.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 32.28 years | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 32.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 32.31 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 32.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 32.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 32.36 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 32.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 32.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 32.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 32.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 32.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 32.37 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 32.34 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 32.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 32.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 32.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 32.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 32.34 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 32.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 32.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 32.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 32.37 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 32.34 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 32.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 32.34 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.33 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 32.34 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.33 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 32.34 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.32 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 32.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.3 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.27 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 32.22 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 32.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 32.16 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 32.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 32.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.01 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.78 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 31.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.63 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.46 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.39 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.33 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 31.26 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.76 years | 31.45 years | 32.03 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.21 years | 32.07 years | 32.31 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.35 years | 32.33 years | 32.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.35 years | 32.34 years | 32.37 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.34 years | 32.32 years | 32.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.24 years | 32.12 years | 32.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.85 years | 31.56 years | 32.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.36 years | 31.26 years | 31.46 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Vatican?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Vatican was 31.26 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 Vatican?
- The highest recorded value was 32.37 years in 1988.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Vatican?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.26 years in 2023.
- How does Vatican rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Vatican ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Vatican?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vatican 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.