Average age of mothers at childbirth in Yemen
Yemen: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 29.73 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
29.73 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
93rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
31.43 years
in 1950
All-time low
29.73 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Yemen, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 29.73 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 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Yemen peaked at 31.43 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 29.73 years, in 2023.
That places Yemen 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31.43 years | — |
| 1951 | 31.41 years | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 31.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 31.37 years | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 31.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 31.34 years | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 31.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 31.31 years | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 31.29 years | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 31.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 31.24 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 31.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 31.21 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 31.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 31.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 31.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 31.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 31.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 31.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 31.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 31.11 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 30.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 30.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 30.76 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 30.63 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 30.47 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 30.36 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 30.26 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 30.12 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 30.02 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 29.89 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 29.89 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 29.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 30.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 30.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 30.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 30.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 30.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 30.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 30.48 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 30.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 30.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.23 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 30.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 30.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 30.17 years | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.14 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 30.13 years | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 30.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 30.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 30.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 29.94 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 30 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 30.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 30.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.11 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.04 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.99 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 29.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.81 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.78 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.75 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 29.73 years | -0.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 29.73 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 29.09 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 29.73 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.14 years, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.35 years | 31.26 years | 31.43 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.2 years | 31.13 years | 31.24 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.56 years | 30.02 years | 31.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.11 years | 29.89 years | 30.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.28 years | 30.14 years | 30.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.07 years | 29.94 years | 30.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.97 years | 29.81 years | 30.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.76 years | 29.73 years | 29.78 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Yemen?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Yemen was 29.73 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 31.43 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.73 years in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Yemen ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.