Mean age of women at childbirth and at birth of first child

In 2024, Belgium's mean age of women at childbirth and at birth of first child increased by 0.0% compared to 2023, reaching 31.1.

Belgium accounts for 99.4% of the EU-27 total of 31.3.

Belgium ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.0% (from 30.8 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00017, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.