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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.55 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
28.55 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
166th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.84 years
in 1950
All-time low
28.55 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Palestine, State of, 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

Palestine, State of recorded 28.55 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Palestine, State of peaked at 29.84 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 28.55 years, in 2023.

That places Palestine, State of 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Palestine, State of, year by year

Year years Change
1950 29.84 years —
1951 29.84 years +0.0%
1952 29.84 years +0.0%
1953 29.84 years +0.0%
1954 29.84 years +0.0%
1955 29.84 years +0.0%
1956 29.84 years -0.0%
1957 29.83 years -0.0%
1958 29.82 years -0.0%
1959 29.82 years -0.0%
1960 29.81 years -0.0%
1961 29.81 years +0.0%
1962 29.8 years -0.1%
1963 29.8 years +0.0%
1964 29.79 years -0.0%
1965 29.79 years -0.0%
1966 29.78 years -0.0%
1967 29.77 years -0.0%
1968 29.77 years +0.0%
1969 29.78 years +0.0%
1970 29.77 years -0.0%
1971 29.77 years +0.0%
1972 29.77 years +0.0%
1973 29.77 years -0.0%
1974 29.77 years +0.0%
1975 29.77 years +0.0%
1976 29.77 years -0.0%
1977 29.79 years +0.1%
1978 29.81 years +0.1%
1979 29.8 years -0.0%
1980 29.8 years -0.0%
1981 29.79 years -0.0%
1982 29.77 years -0.1%
1983 29.75 years -0.1%
1984 29.73 years -0.1%
1985 29.71 years -0.1%
1986 29.68 years -0.1%
1987 29.62 years -0.2%
1988 29.58 years -0.2%
1989 29.46 years -0.4%
1990 29.36 years -0.4%
1991 29.25 years -0.3%
1992 29.14 years -0.4%
1993 29.07 years -0.2%
1994 29.02 years -0.2%
1995 29 years -0.1%
1996 28.98 years -0.1%
1997 28.97 years -0.0%
1998 28.93 years -0.1%
1999 28.9 years -0.1%
2000 28.87 years -0.1%
2001 28.86 years -0.0%
2002 28.85 years -0.0%
2003 28.87 years +0.1%
2004 28.96 years +0.3%
2005 29.05 years +0.3%
2006 29.12 years +0.3%
2007 29.36 years +0.8%
2008 29.21 years -0.5%
2009 29.07 years -0.5%
2010 28.96 years -0.4%
2011 28.86 years -0.4%
2012 28.77 years -0.3%
2013 28.75 years -0.1%
2014 28.72 years -0.1%
2015 28.69 years -0.1%
2016 28.68 years -0.0%
2017 28.66 years -0.1%
2018 28.64 years -0.1%
2019 28.63 years -0.1%
2020 28.6 years -0.1%
2021 28.59 years -0.1%
2022 28.56 years -0.1%
2023 28.55 years -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.84 years 29.82 years 29.84 years 10
1960s 29.79 years 29.77 years 29.81 years 10
1970s 29.78 years 29.77 years 29.81 years 10
1980s 29.69 years 29.46 years 29.8 years 10
1990s 29.06 years 28.9 years 29.36 years 10
2000s 29.02 years 28.85 years 29.36 years 10
2010s 28.74 years 28.63 years 28.96 years 10
2020s 28.58 years 28.55 years 28.6 years 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 163 Angola 28.59 years compare
  2. 164 Sierra Leone 28.57 years compare
  3. 165 Congo 28.56 years compare
  4. 167 Palau 28.52 years compare
  5. 168 Gabon 28.52 years compare
  6. 169 Georgia 28.5 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Palestine, State of?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Palestine, State of was 28.55 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 Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 29.84 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 28.55 years in 2023.
How does Palestine, State of rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Palestine, State of ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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.