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

In 2023, Ireland's mean age of women at childbirth and at birth of first child increased by 0.3% compared to 2022, reaching 33.2.

Ireland accounts for 106.4% of the EU-27 total of 31.2.

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 3.1% (from 32.2 in 2018).

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