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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Vatican

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

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.

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

Countries ranked near Vatican

33 Canada 31.41 years compare
34 Australia 31.39 years compare
35 Tunisia 31.33 years compare
37 Chile 31.19 years compare
38 Austria 31.17 years compare
39 Belgium 31.01 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 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

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.