Mean age of women at childbearing

Years

The mean age of women when their children are born. For a given calendar year, the mean age of women at childbearing is calculated using the fertility rates by age as weights (in general, the reproductive period is between 15 and 49 years of age). When calculated in this way, the mean age is not influenced by a specific population structure (number of mothers in each age group) and is therefore better for geographical and temporal comparisons.

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	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
EU (27 countries)	..	..	29.2	29.3	29.4	29.5	29.6	29.7	29.7	29.8	..	..
Euro area (17 countries)	29.5	29.6	29.6	29.8	29.9	30.0	30.1	30.2	30.3	30.4	..	..
Euro area (16 countries)	29.5	29.6	29.7	29.8	29.9	30.0	30.1	30.2	30.3	30.4	..	..
Belgium	28.8	28.9	29.0	29.6	29.2	29.3	29.4	29.5	29.6	29.6	..	..
Bulgaria	25.0	25.1	25.3	25.5	25.7	26.0	26.1	26.4	26.5	26.6	27.0	27.1
Czech Republic	27.2	27.5	27.8	28.1	28.3	28.6	28.9	29.1	29.3	29.4	29.6	29.7
Denmark	29.7	29.7	29.9	30.1	30.2	30.2	30.3	30.4	30.4	30.5	30.6	30.7
Germany	28.8	28.9	29.0	29.2	29.4	29.5	29.7	29.9	30.1	30.2	30.4	30.5
Estonia	27.0	27.2	27.5	27.7	27.9	28.2	28.4	28.5	28.8	29.1	29.3	29.5
Ireland	30.4	30.5	30.6	30.8	30.9	31.2	31.2	31.2	31.2	31.2	31.2	31.5
Greece	29.6	29.2	29.4	29.5	29.7	29.8	29.9	30.0	30.1	30.2	30.3	30.4
Spain	30.7	31.3	30.8	30.8	30.9	30.9	30.9	30.8	30.8	31.0	31.2	31.4
France	29.3	29.3	29.4	29.5	29.6	29.7	29.7	29.8	29.8	29.9	30.0	..
Italy	30.4	30.5	30.6	30.8	30.8	30.9	31.0	31.1	31.1	31.2	31.3	..
Cyprus	28.7	28.9	29.1	29.3	29.2	29.6	29.9	30.1	30.2	30.4	30.4	30.5
Latvia	..	..	27.1	27.2	27.4	27.7	27.8	27.9	28.1	28.4	28.7	28.7
Lithuania	26.6	26.9	26.9	27.1	27.4	27.6	27.7	27.9	28.2	28.6	28.9	28.9
Luxembourg	29.3	29.3	29.5	29.6	29.7	29.8	30.0	30.2	30.5	30.7	30.8	30.8
Hungary	27.3	27.6	27.8	28.0	28.2	28.4	28.7	28.8	28.9	29.1	29.3	29.4
Malta	27.9	27.6	28.7	28.8	27.8	27.9	29.0	29.1	29.2	29.2	29.4	..
Netherlands	30.3	30.3	30.4	30.4	30.5	30.6	30.6	30.6	30.7	30.7	30.8	30.9
Austria	28.2	28.4	28.6	28.8	28.8	29.0	29.2	29.4	29.5	29.7	29.8	30.0
Poland	27.3	27.6	27.7	27.9	28.0	28.2	28.3	28.4	28.5	28.6	28.8	28.9
Portugal	28.6	28.7	28.9	29.0	29.2	29.3	29.4	29.5	29.6	29.7	29.9	30.1
Romania	25.7	25.9	26.1	26.2	26.4	26.7	26.8	26.9	26.9	26.9	27.1	27.1
Slovenia	28.2	28.5	28.8	28.9	29.2	29.4	29.6	29.8	29.9	30.0	30.1	30.1
Slovakia	26.6	26.8	27.0	27.3	27.4	27.7	27.9	28.1	28.3	28.5	28.6	28.9
Finland	29.6	29.6	29.7	29.8	29.9	29.9	30.0	30.0	30.1	30.1	30.2	30.3
Sweden	29.9	30.0	30.1	30.3	30.4	30.5	30.6	30.6	30.6	30.7	30.7	30.8
United Kingdom	28.5	28.6	28.7	28.9	29.0	29.1	29.2	29.3	29.3	29.4	29.6	..
Iceland	28.9	29.1	29.3	29.3	29.5	29.4	29.5	29.6	29.8	29.9	30.0	30.1
Liechtenstein	30.1	29.8	30.9	29.6	31.0	31.1	31.3	31.1	31.5	31.3	31.3	31.5
Norway	29.3	29.4	29.5	29.7	29.7	29.8	29.8	29.9	29.9	30.0	30.1	30.3
Switzerland	29.8	30.0	30.1	30.2	30.4	30.6	30.7	30.9	31.0	31.2	31.3	31.4
Montenegro	..	..	..	..	..	28.4	28.4	28.5	28.5	28.4	28.5	..
Croatia	..	..	27.9	28.0	28.2	28.4	28.5	28.7	28.8	29.0	29.2	..
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the	26.4	26.6	26.7	26.8	27.0	27.2	27.3	27.3	27.6	27.8	27.9	28.0
Turkey	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	27.7	27.7	27.9	..

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Source: Eurostat