Women in the European Union are having their first pregnancy at an increasingly later age. The average age at which a mother gives birth to her first child was **** in the EU in 2022. In countries from Central and Eastern Europe, women decide to have their first pregnancy at an age below the EU average. The youngest mothers were women in *************** years old. On the other hand, women in Slovenia and Croatia decided to become pregnant at ***years of age.
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Eurostat. (September 3, 2024). Mean age of women at birth of first child in Central and Eastern European countries from 1995 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219423/cee-mean-age-of-women-at-birth-of-first-child/
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Mean age of women at birth of first child in Central and Eastern European countries from 1995 to 2022 [Graph], Eurostat, September 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219423/cee-mean-age-of-women-at-birth-of-first-child/
