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

In 2024, Ireland's mean age of women at childbirth and at birth of first child decreased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 32.7.

Ireland accounts for 104.5% of the EU-27 total of 31.3.

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 0.9% (from 32.4 in 2019).

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