Births Mothers by marital status

Mean age of mothers at the birth of live-born children¹
Specification	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
1: Year of birth method. 2: Referring to children from the present marriage.
Total	31.7	31.7	31.8	31.6	31.5	31.3
Married mothers²
Total	32.3	32.3	32.3	32.2	32.1	32.0
At birth of first child	31.0	31.0	31.1	30.9	30.8	30.7
At birth of second child	32.8	32.8	32.8	32.7	32.6	32.5
At birth of third child	33.9	33.8	33.8	33.7	33.6	33.5
Unmarried mothers	30.6	30.7	30.7	30.4	30.3	30.1

As at 17 July 2024

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