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Field Listing :: Mother's mean age at first birth

This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.

Country	Mother's mean age at first birth


Afghanistan	20.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Albania	23.4 (2010 est.)


Angola	18 (2008-09 est.)


Armenia	23.5 (2011 est.)


Australia	30.5 (2006 est.)


Austria	28.5 (2011 est.)


Azerbaijan	23.4 (2011 est.)


Bangladesh	18.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)


Belarus	25.1 (2011 est.)


Belgium	28 (2010 est.)


Benin	20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12 est.)


Bolivia	21.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)


Bosnia and Herzegovina	26.3 (2011 est.)


Botswana	19 (2007 est.)


Bulgaria	26.3 (2011 est.)


Burkina Faso	19.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Burma	22.8 (2007 est.)


Burundi	21.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Cabo Verde	19.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2005 est.)


Cambodia	22.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Cameroon	19.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)


Canada	28.1 (2011 est.)


Chad	18.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2004 est.)


Chile	23.7 (2004 est.)


Colombia	21.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Comoros	24.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Congo, Democratic Republic of the	20.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)


Congo, Republic of the	19.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12 est.)


Cote d'Ivoire	19.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12 est.)


Croatia	27.9 (2011 est.)


Cyprus	28.5 note: data cover only government-controlled areas; data are based on events and not on fertility rates (2010 est.)


Czech Republic	27.8 (2011 est.)


Denmark	29.1 (2012 est.)


Dominican Republic	20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)


Ecuador	21.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2004 est.)


Egypt	22.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)


El Salvador	20.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)


Eritrea	20.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2002 est.)


Estonia	26.4 (2011 est.)


Ethiopia	19.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)


Finland	28.4 (2011 est.)


France	28.1 (2010 est.)


Gabon	20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Gaza Strip	19 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2004 est.)


Georgia	24 note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia (2011 est.)


Germany	29.2 (2012 est.)


Ghana	21.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)


Greece	31.2 (2010 est.)


Guatemala	20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008-09 est.)


Guinea	18.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Guyana	20.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)


Haiti	22.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012)


Honduras	20.4 note: median age a first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12 est.)


Hong Kong	29.8 (2008 est.)


Hungary	28.3 (2011 est.)


Iceland	27 (2011 est.)


India	19.9 (2005-06 est.)


Indonesia	22.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Ireland	29.8 note: data are based on events and not on fertility rates (2011 est.)


Israel	27.3 (2011 est.)


Italy	30.3 (2011 est.)


Jamaica	21.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)


Japan	30.3 (2012 est.)


Jordan	24.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Kazakhstan	25 (2011 est.)


Kenya	19.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008-09 est.)


Kiribati	23.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)


Korea, South	30.3 (2011 est.)


Kyrgyzstan	22.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Latvia	26.4 (2011 est.)


Lesotho	21.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)


Liberia	19 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)


Lithuania	26.7 (2011 est.)


Luxembourg	30.2 note: data are based on events and not on fertility rates (2012 est.)


Macedonia	26.2 (2011 est.)


Madagascar	19.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008-09 est.)


Malawi	18.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Maldives	23.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)


Mali	18.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006 est.)


Malta	26.9 note: data refer to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births (2010 est.)


Marshall Islands	20.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)


Mauritania	21.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2000-01 est.)


Mexico	21.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006 est.)


Moldova	23.7 (2011 est.)


Mongolia	21.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)


Montenegro	26.3 (2010 est.)


Morocco	25.4 note: median age at first birth among women 30-34 (2003-04 est.)


Mozambique	18.9 median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)


Namibia	21.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006-07 est.)


Nauru	22.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)


Nepal	20.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)


Netherlands	29.4 (2011 est.)


New Zealand	27.8 note: median age at first birth (2009 est.)


Nicaragua	19.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006-07 est.)


Niger	18.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Nigeria	20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)


Norway	28.5 note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births (2012 est.)


Pakistan	23.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012-13 est.)


Paraguay	22.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)


Peru	22.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)


Philippines	23.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)


Poland	26.9 (2011 est.)


Portugal	29.2 (2011 est.)


Romania	26 (2011 est.)


Russia	24.6 (2009 est.)


Rwanda	22.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Samoa	23.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)


Sao Tome and Principe	19.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008-09 est.)


Senegal	21.4 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010-11 est.)


Serbia	27.5 (2011 est.)


Sierra Leone	19 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)


Singapore	29.8 (2010 est.)


Slovakia	27.8 (2010 est.)


Slovenia	28.8 (2011 est.)


Solomon Islands	21.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006-07 est.)


South Africa	22.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2003-04 est.)


Spain	29.8 (2010 est.)


Sri Lanka	25.4 note: median age at first birth among women 30-34 (2006-07 est.)


Swaziland	19.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006-07 est.)


Sweden	28.9 (2010 est.)


Switzerland	30.2 (2010 est.)


Tajikistan	22.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Tanzania	19.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Thailand	23.3 (2009 est.)


Timor-Leste	22.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009-10 est.)


Tonga	24.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Turkey	22.3 (2010 est.)


Turkmenistan	24.6 (2006 est.)


Tuvalu	23.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)


Uganda	18.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)


Ukraine	25.8 (2010 est.)


United Kingdom	27.8 note: data refer to England and Wales (2010 est.)


United States	25.4 (2009 est.)


Uzbekistan	23.8 (2006 est.)


Vietnam	22.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2002 est.)


West Bank	20 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2004 est.)


Zambia	19.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)


Zimbabwe	20.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010-11 est.)

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