This statistic shows the average age of mothers at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022. It reveals that the average age of the mother has increased since the 1970s, rising from around 27 years old to 31.7 years at the time of giving birth.
Average age of the mother at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022
Characteristic
Average age
2022
31.7
2021
31.7
2020
31.6
2019
31.5
2018
31.4
2017
31.3
2016
31.2
2015
31.1
2014
31.1
2013
31
2012
31
2011
31
2010
31
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (August 16, 2023). Average age of the mother at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/520971/average-age-mother-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average age of the mother at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022." Chart. August 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/520971/average-age-mother-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Average age of the mother at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/520971/average-age-mother-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average Age of The Mother at The Birth of a Child in The Netherlands from 1950 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/520971/average-age-mother-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Average age of the mother at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/520971/average-age-mother-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Average age of the mother at the birth of a child in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2022 [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, August 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/520971/average-age-mother-at-birth-in-the-netherlands/
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