In 2020, the average age at which Italian women had a child was 32.1 years. This statistic shows differences in this figure according to the highest educational qualification attained by the mother. The average age when giving birth increased proportionally with education level, but the gap between low and high education was not massive. For women holding at least a bachelor degree, the average age when they gave birth stood at 34.1 years.
Average age of women when giving birth in Italy in 2020, by education level
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (June 15, 2022). Average age of women when giving birth in Italy in 2020, by education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318082/average-age-of-mother-at-childbirth-in-italy-by-education-level/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, und Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Average age of women when giving birth in Italy in 2020, by education level." Chart. June 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318082/average-age-of-mother-at-childbirth-in-italy-by-education-level/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2022). Average age of women when giving birth in Italy in 2020, by education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318082/average-age-of-mother-at-childbirth-in-italy-by-education-level/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Average Age of Women When Giving Birth in Italy in 2020, by Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318082/average-age-of-mother-at-childbirth-in-italy-by-education-level/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Average age of women when giving birth in Italy in 2020, by education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318082/average-age-of-mother-at-childbirth-in-italy-by-education-level/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average age of women when giving birth in Italy in 2020, by education level [Graph], Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, June 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318082/average-age-of-mother-at-childbirth-in-italy-by-education-level/