What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Zimbabwe?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Zimbabwe was 28.06 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 Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 29.72 years in 1968.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 27.87 years in 2007.

How does Zimbabwe rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Zimbabwe ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Zimbabwe
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Zimbabwe: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.06 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

28.06 years

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

192nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.72 years

in 1968

All-time low

27.87 years

in 2007

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Zimbabwe, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 28.06 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Zimbabwe peaked at 29.72 years in 1968 and was at its lowest, 27.87 years, in 2007.

Zimbabwe ranks 192nd of 236 countries on this measure, 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	29.39 years	29.38 years	29.42 years	10
1960s	29.57 years	29.38 years	29.72 years	10
1970s	29.67 years	29.61 years	29.71 years	10
1980s	29.55 years	29.48 years	29.64 years	10
1990s	28.85 years	28.41 years	29.39 years	10
2000s	28.09 years	27.87 years	28.39 years	10
2010s	28.01 years	27.98 years	28.05 years	10
2020s	28.07 years	28.06 years	28.08 years	4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

189 Romania 28.14 years compare
190 Ukraine 28.1 years compare
191 Vanuatu 28.09 years compare
193 Moldova 27.99 years compare
194 Egypt 27.99 years compare
195 Bulgaria 27.95 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Zimbabwe?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Zimbabwe was 28.06 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 Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 29.72 years in 1968.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 27.87 years in 2007.
How does Zimbabwe rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Zimbabwe ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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
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.