Women in the European Union are having their first pregnancy at an increasingly later age. The average age at which a mother gives birth to her first child was 29.7 in the EU in 2021. In countries from Central and Eastern Europe, women decide to have their first pregnancy at an age below the EU average. The youngest mothers were women in Bulgaria - 26.5 years old. On the other hand, women in Slovenia and Croatia decided to become pregnant at 29 years of age.
Mean age of women at birth of first child in Central and Eastern European countries from 1995 to 2021
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Eurostat. (December 21, 2023). Mean age of women at birth of first child in Central and Eastern European countries from 1995 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219423/cee-mean-age-of-women-at-birth-of-first-child/
Eurostat. "Mean age of women at birth of first child in Central and Eastern European countries from 1995 to 2021." Chart. December 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219423/cee-mean-age-of-women-at-birth-of-first-child/
Eurostat. (2023). Mean age of women at birth of first child in Central and Eastern European countries from 1995 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219423/cee-mean-age-of-women-at-birth-of-first-child/
Eurostat. "Mean Age of Women at Birth of First Child in Central and Eastern European Countries from 1995 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219423/cee-mean-age-of-women-at-birth-of-first-child/
Eurostat, Mean age of women at birth of first child in Central and Eastern European countries from 1995 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219423/cee-mean-age-of-women-at-birth-of-first-child/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Mean age of women at birth of first child in Central and Eastern European countries from 1995 to 2021 [Graph], Eurostat, December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219423/cee-mean-age-of-women-at-birth-of-first-child/
