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

In 2019, Ireland's mean age of women at childbirth and at birth of first child increased by 0.6% compared to 2018, reaching 32.4.

Ireland accounts for 104.9% of the EU-27 total of 30.9.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.9% (from 31.8 in 2014).

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