Between 1991 and 2021 there has been a clear trend of mothers having children later in life in the United Kingdom, with the average age of mothers in the increasing from 27.7 in 1991 to 30.9 by 2021.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021
Characteristic
UK
England & Wales
2021
30.9
-
2020
30.7
-
2019
30.7
-
2018
30.6
-
2017
30.5
-
2016
30.4
-
2015
30.3
-
2014
30.2
-
2013
30
-
2012
29.8
-
2011
29.7
-
2010
29.5
-
2009
29.4
-
2008
29.3
-
2007
29.3
-
2006
29.2
-
2005
29.1
-
2004
29
-
2003
28.9
-
2002
28.7
-
2001
28.6
-
2000
28.5
-
1999
28.4
-
1998
28.3
-
1997
28.3
-
1996
28.2
-
1995
28.2
-
1994
28.1
-
1993
27.9
-
1992
27.8
-
1991
27.7
-
1990
27.7
27.7
1989
-
27.6
1988
-
27.5
1987
-
27.5
1986
-
27.4
1985
-
27.3
1984
-
27.3
1983
-
27.2
1982
-
27.1
1981
-
27
1980
-
26.9
1979
-
26.8
1978
-
26.7
1977
-
26.6
1976
-
26.5
1975
-
26.4
1974
-
26.4
1973
-
26.4
1972
-
26.5
1971
-
26.6
1970
-
26.7
1969
-
26.9
1968
-
27
1967
-
27.1
1966
-
27.1
1965
-
27.3
1964
-
27.3
1963
-
27.3
1962
-
27.4
1961
-
27.4
1960
-
27.5
1959
-
27.5
1958
-
27.6
1957
-
27.6
1956
-
27.7
1955
-
27.8
1954
-
27.9
1953
-
28
1952
-
28.1
1951
-
28.2
1950
-
28.2
1949
-
28.3
1948
-
28.5
1947
-
28.7
1946
-
29.1
1945
-
29.1
1944
-
29.3
1943
-
29.1
1942
-
28.8
1941
-
28.7
1940
-
28.8
1939
-
28.9
1938
-
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Data for 1938 to 1990 is for England and Wales only
The standardised mean (average) age of mothers at birth is a measure which eliminates the effect of year to year changes in the age-structure of the female population and therefore enables comparisons over time and between countries.
Standardised means are calculated using rates per 1,000 female population by single year of age of mother.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 24, 2023). Average age of mothers at childbirth in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/294590/average-age-of-mothers-uk/
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Average age of mothers at childbirth in the United Kingdom from 1938 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/294590/average-age-of-mothers-uk/
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