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

In 2021, Ireland's mean age of women at childbirth and at birth of first child increased by 0.3% compared to 2020, reaching 32.7.

Ireland accounts for 105.1% of the EU-27 total of 31.1.

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 32.1 in 2016).

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