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

In 2021, Sweden's mean age of women at childbirth and at birth of first child increased by 0.6% compared to 2020, reaching 31.5.

Sweden accounts for 101.3% of the EU-27 total of 31.1.

Sweden ranks 11th 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 1.3% (from 31.1 in 2016).

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