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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.

By Country Listing of the values for the Mother's mean age at first birth field
Country | Mother's mean age at first birth
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Afghanistan | 19.9 years (2015 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Albania | 24.5 years (2014 est.)
Angola | 19.4 years (2015/16 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Armenia | 24.4 years (2015/16 est.)
Australia | 28.7 years (2014 est.)
Austria | 29 years (2014 est.)
Azerbaijan | 23.2 years (2014 est.)
Bangladesh | 18.5 years (2014 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Belarus | 25.7 years (2014 est.)
Belgium | 28.6 years (2013 est.)
Benin | 20.3 years (2011/12 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Bolivia | 21.2 years (2008 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27 years (2014 est.)
Bulgaria | 26.7 years (2014 est.)
Burkina Faso | 19.4 years (2010 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Burma | 25 years (2015/16 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Burundi | 21.3 years (2010 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Cambodia | 22.9 years (2014 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Cameroon | 19.7 years (2011 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Canada | 28.1 years (2012 est.)
Chad | 17.9 years (2014/15 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Colombia | 21.7 years (2015 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Comoros | 24.6 years (2012 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19.9 years (2013/14 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Congo, Republic of the | 19.8 years (2011/12 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Cote d'Ivoire | 19.8 years (2011/12 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Croatia | 28 years (2014 est.)
Cyprus | 28.8 years (2014 est.) note: data represent only government-controlled areas
Czechia | 28.1 years (2014 est.)
Denmark | 29.1 years (2015 est.)
Dominican Republic | 21.3 years (2013 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Egypt | 22.7 years (2014 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
El Salvador | 20.8 years (2008 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Eritrea | 21.3 years (2010 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Estonia | 26.6 years (2014 est.)
Ethiopia | 20 years (2016 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Finland | 28.8 years (2015 est.)
France | 28.1 years (2010 est.)
Gabon | 20.3 years (2012 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Gambia, The | 20.9 years (2013 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Georgia | 24.5 years (2014 est.) note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Germany | 29.4 years (2015 est.)
Ghana | 22.3 years (2017 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Greece | 29.8 years (2014 est.)
Guatemala | 21.2 years (2014/15 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Guinea | 18.9 years (2012 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Guyana | 20.8 years (2009 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Haiti | 22.8 years (2016/7 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Honduras | 20.4 years (2011/12 est.) note: median age a first birth among women 25-29
Hong Kong | 29.8 years (2008 est.)
Hungary | 28.3 years (2014 est.)
Iceland | 27.4 years (2015 est.)
Indonesia | 22.8 years (2012 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Ireland | 30.7 years (2015 est.)
Israel | 27.6 years (2015 est.)
Italy | 30.7 years (2014 est.)
Jamaica | 21.2 years (2008 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Japan | 30.7 years (2015 est.)
Jordan | 24.7 years (2012 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Kazakhstan | 25 years (2014 est.)
Kenya | 20.3 years (2014 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Kiribati | 23.1 years (2009 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Korea, South | 31 years (2014 est.)
Kyrgyzstan | 23.2 years (2014 est.)
Latvia | 27.2 years (2014 est.)
Lesotho | 21 years (2014 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Liberia | 19.2 years (2013 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Lithuania | 27 years (2014 est.)
Luxembourg | 30.1 years (2015 est.)
Macedonia | 26.8 years (2014 est.)
Madagascar | 19.5 years (2008/09 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Malawi | 18.9 years (2015/16 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Maldives | 23.9 years (2009 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Mali | 18.8 years (2012/13 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Malta | 26.9 years (2010 est.) note: data refer to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births
Mexico | 21.3 years (2008 est.)
Moldova | 24 years (2014 est.)
Mongolia | 20.5 years (2008 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 20-24
Montenegro | 26.3 years (2010 est.)
Mozambique | 18.9 years (2011 est.) median age at first birth among women 25-29
Namibia | 21.5 years (2013 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Nepal | 20.8 years (2016 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Netherlands | 29.6 years (2015 est.)
New Zealand | 27.8 years (2009 est.) note: median age at first birth
Nicaragua | 19.2 years (2011/12 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Niger | 18.1 years (2012 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Nigeria | 20.3 years (2013 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Norway | 28.9 years (2015 est.) note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births
Pakistan | 23.6 years (2017/18 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Paraguay | 22.9 years (2008 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Peru | 22.2 years (2013 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Philippines | 22.8 years (2017 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Poland | 27.4 years (2014 est.)
Portugal | 30.2 years (2015 est.)
Romania | 26.7 years (2014 est.)
Russia | 24.6 years (2009 est.)
Rwanda | 23 years (2014/15 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Samoa | 23.6 years (2009 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Sao Tome and Principe | 19.4 years (2008/09 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Senegal | 21.9 years (2017 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Serbia | 27.9 years (2014 est.) note: data do not cover Kosovo or Metohija
Sierra Leone | 19.2 years (2013 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Singapore | 30.5 years (2015 est.) median age
Slovakia | 27.6 years (2014 est.)
Slovenia | 29.1 years (2014 est.)
Solomon Islands | 22.6 years (2015 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Spain | 30.7 years (2015 est.)
Sri Lanka | 25.6 years (2016 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 30-34
Sweden | 29.1 years (2015 est.)
Switzerland | 30.7 years (2014 est.)
Tajikistan | 22 years (2017 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Tanzania | 19.8 years (2015/16 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Thailand | 23.3 years (2009 est.)
Timor-Leste | 22.1 years (2009/10 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Togo | 21 years (2013/14 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Tonga | 24.9 years (2012 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-49
Turkey | 22.3 years (2010 est.)
Uganda | 18.9 years (2011 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Ukraine | 24.9 years (2014 est.)
United Kingdom | 28.5 years (2014 est.) note: data represent England and Wales only
United States | 26.4 years (2015 est.)
Uzbekistan | 23.4 years (2014 est.)
Yemen | 21.4 years (2013 est.) median age at first birth among women 25-29
Zambia | 19.2 years (2013/14 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29
Zimbabwe | 20 years (2015 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29

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