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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 Comparison to the World

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 | 28.2 (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 | 21.8 (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.)
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 | 19.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.)
Congo, Republic of the | 19.7 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2011/12 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire | 20 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (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 | 21.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)
Egypt | 22.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)
El Salvador | 20.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)
Eritrea | 21.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)
Estonia | 26.4 (2011 est.)
Ethiopia | 19.6 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)
Finland | 28.5 (2012 est.)
France | 28.1 (2010 est.)
Gabon | 20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)
Gambia, The | 20.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 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 | 19 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (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 | 29.9 note: data are based on events and not on fertility rates (2012 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 20-24 (2013 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 | 19.4 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2008/09 est.)
Malawi | 18.9 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2010 est.)
Maldives | 23.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)
Mali | 18.3 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2012/13 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.)
Mexico | 21.3 (2008 est.)
Moldova | 23.7 (2011 est.)
Mongolia | 20.5 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2008 est.)
Montenegro | 26.3 (2010 est.)
Mozambique | 18.7 median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2011 est.)
Namibia | 21.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 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 20-24 (2006/07 est.)
Nigeria | 20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)
Niger | 18.1 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2012 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 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)
Poland | 26.9 (2011 est.)
Portugal | 29.5 (2012 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 | 19.2 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 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.)
Spain | 29.8 (2010 est.)
Sri Lanka | 25.4 note: median age at first birth among women 30-34 (2006/07 est.)
Swaziland | 19.8 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2006/07 est.)
Sweden | 28.9 (2010 est.)
Switzerland | 30.4 (2012 est.)
Tajikistan | 22.8 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)
Tanzania | 19.5 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2010 est.)
Thailand | 23.3 (2009 est.)
Timor-Leste | 22.1 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009/10 est.)
Togo | 21 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.)
Tonga | 24.9 note: median age at first birth among women 25-49 (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 | 19.3 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2011 est.)
Ukraine | 25.8 (2010 est.)
United Kingdom | 28.1 note: data refer to England and Wales (2012 est.)
United States | 25.6 (2011 est.)
Uzbekistan | 23.8 (2006 est.)
West Bank | 20 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2004 est.)
Zambia | 19.3 note: median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2013/14 est.)
Zimbabwe | 20.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010/11 est.)

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