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Where do women have their first child latest?

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Italy at 31.9, the lowest Bulgaria at 26.9. The EU27 figure is 29.9.

Maps Latest available · 202426.931.9No data / outside the EUEqual intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad.

All 27 countries

  1. IT31.9
  2. LU31.6
  3. ES31.5
  4. GR31.2
  5. IE31.2
  6. NL30.5
  7. DK30.3
  8. PT30.3
  9. SE30.2
  10. CY30.1
  11. AT30.0
  12. FI30.0
  13. DE29.9
  14. MT29.9
  15. BE29.6
  16. HR29.5
  17. FR29.3
  18. SI29.1
  19. CZ29.0
  20. HU29.0
  21. EE28.9
  22. LT28.7
  23. PL28.7
  24. LV28.1
  25. SK27.4
  26. RO27.2
  27. BG26.9

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

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2010–2024

Lines: EU27, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. Hover a year to read the figures. Eurostat · Children per woman & Age at first child · 2024.

Source

Mean age of women at the birth of their first child. Eurostat · Children per woman & Age at first child · 2024.

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