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


Armenia	24.1 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Australia	30.5 (2006 est.)


Austria	28.5 (2011 est.)


Azerbaijan	24.4 (2010 est.)


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


Belarus	24.9 (2010 est.)


Belgium	28 note: Data refer to first birth within current marriage (2008 est.)


Benin	20 (2006 est.)


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


Bosnia and Herzegovina	25.9 (2010 est.)


Bulgaria	26.2 (2010 est.)


Burkina Faso	19.4 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 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	27.6 (2007 est.)


Chad	18.2 (2004 est.)


Chile	23.7 (2004 est.)


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


Congo, Democratic Republic of the	20.2 (2007 est.)


Congo, Republic of the	19.8 (2011-12 est.)


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


Croatia	27.7 (2010 est.)


Cyprus	27.5 (2005 est.)


Czech Republic	27.6 (2010 est.)


Denmark	29.1 (2010 est.)


Dominican Republic	20.3 (2007 est.)


Ecuador	21.8 (2004 est.)


Egypt	22.9 (2008 est.)


El Salvador	20.8 (2008 est.)


Eritrea	20.6 (2002 est.)


Estonia	26.3 (2010 est.)


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


Finland	27.9 (2005 est.)


France	28.6 (2006 est.)


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


Georgia	23.9 (2010 est.)


Germany	28.9 note: Data are based on events and not on fertility rates; data refer to first birth within current marriage (2010 est.)


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


Greece	29.2 (2007 est.)


Guatemala	20.3 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)


Guinea	18.8 (2005 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	21.1 note: Median age a first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12)


Hong Kong	29.8 (2008 est.)


Hungary	28.2 (2010 est.)


Iceland	27 (2011 est.)


India	19.9 (2006 est.)


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


Ireland	29.8 (2011 est.)


Israel	27.3 (2011 est.)


Italy	27.7 (2010 est.)


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


Japan	29.4 (2007 est.)


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


Kazakhstan	27.6 (2010 est.)


Kenya	19.8 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)


Korea, South	29.6 (2008 est.)


Kyrgyzstan	23.6 (2010 est.)


Latvia	26.4 (2010 est.)


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


Liberia	19.1 (2007 est.)


Lithuania	26.6 (2010 est.)


Luxembourg	29.3 (2008 est.)


Macedonia	26 (2010 est.)


Madagascar	19.5 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 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 (2006 est.)


Malta	26.5 (2008 est.)


Mauritania	21.9 (2001 est.)


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


Moldova	23.5 (2010 est.)


Montenegro	26.3 (2009 est.)


Morocco	25.4 (2004 est.)


Mozambique	18.8 (2003 est.)


Namibia	21.4 (2007 est.)


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


Netherlands	28.9 (2005 est.)


New Zealand	27.7 (2008 est.)


Nicaragua	19.7 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)


Niger	18 (2006 est.)


Nigeria	20.9 (2008 est.)


Norway	28.4 (2011 est.)


Pakistan	22.7 (2007 est.)


Panama	21.1 (1976 est.)


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


Peru	22.3 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)


Philippines	23.1 (2008 est.)


Poland	26.6 (2010 est.)


Portugal	27.4 (2005 est.)


Romania	26 (2010 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 (2009 est.)


Senegal	21.4 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)


Serbia	27.2 (2010 est.)


Sierra Leone	19 (2008 est.)


Singapore	29.4 (2008 est.)


Slovakia	27.3 (2010 est.)


Slovenia	28.7 (2010 est.)


South Africa	22.5 (2003 est.)


Spain	29.3 (2006 est.)


Sri Lanka	22.6 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2000 est.)


Swaziland	19.5 (2007 est.)


Sweden	28.6 (2005 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 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (1987 est.)


Timor-Leste	22.1 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)


Togo	20 (1998 est.)


Turkey	22.9 (2003 est.)


Turkmenistan	24.6 (2006 est.)


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


Ukraine	23.1 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)


United Kingdom	30 (2006 est.)


United States	25 (2006 est.)


Uzbekistan	23.8 (2006 est.)


Vietnam	22.6 (2002 est.)


Yemen	19.2 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (1997 est.)


Zambia	19.2 (2007 est.)


Zimbabwe	20.5 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)

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