Average age of mothers England and Wales by child 2020

In 2020 the average age of mothers giving birth to their first child in England and Wales was 29.1 years of age, the highest average age during the provided time period, and this was also the case for mothers having their second, third, and fourth child.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in England and Wales from 1938 to 2020, by child number

Characteristic	First	Second	Third	Fourth
1938	25.9	28.6	30.6	32.4
1939	26	28.6	30.6	32.4
1940	25.8	28.5	30.6	32.3
1941	25.7	28.5	30.8	32.5
1942	25.9	28.9	31.1	32.7
1943	26.1	29.3	31.4	33
1944	26.1	29.4	31.6	33.1
1945	25.8	29.4	31.6	33.1
1946	26.2	29.5	31.5	33
1947	25.9	29.1	31.3	32.9
1948	25.4	28.7	31	32.7
1949	25.2	28.4	30.7	32.4
1950	25.1	28.3	30.4	32.2
1951	25.1	28.2	30.3	32
1952	24.9	28	30.3	32.2
1953	24.9	27.9	30.3	32
1954	24.9	27.8	30.2	31.9
1955	24.8	27.7	30.1	31.8
1956	24.7	27.6	30	31.8
1957	24.7	27.6	29.9	31.7
1958	24.6	27.5	29.8	31.6
1959	24.6	27.3	29.7	31.4
1960	24.5	27.3	29.6	31.3
1961	24.4	27.2	29.5	31.2
1962	24.3	27.1	29.3	31
1963	24.3	27	29.2	30.9
1964	24.2	26.9	29.2	30.8
1965	24.1	26.8	29.2	30.9
1966	24	26.8	29.1	30.9
1967	23.9	26.7	29.2	31
1968	23.8	26.7	29.1	30.9
1969	23.7	26.6	29.1	31
1970	23.7	26.5	29	30.8
1971	23.7	26.4	29	30.9
1972	23.8	26.4	28.9	31
1973	23.9	26.4	28.9	30.9
1974	24	26.5	28.8	30.8
1975	24.2	26.5	28.7	30.8
1976	24.4	26.7	28.8	30.8
1977	24.5	26.9	28.9	30.9
1978	24.6	27	29	30.9
1979	24.7	27.1	29.1	30.9
1980	24.7	27.1	29.2	30.9
1981	24.8	27.3	29.2	31
1982	24.9	27.3	29.3	30.9
1983	25	27.4	29.4	30.9
1984	25.1	27.6	29.4	30.9
1985	25.1	27.7	29.5	31
1986	25.2	27.7	29.6	31.1
1987	25.3	27.8	29.6	31.1
1988	25.3	27.9	29.6	31.1
1989	25.4	28	29.7	31.2
1990	25.5	28.1	29.8	31.2
1991	25.6	28.2	29.9	31.2
1992	25.8	28.3	29.9	31.2
1993	25.8	28.4	30	31.2
1994	26	28.6	30.1	31.3
1995	26.1	28.7	30.2	31.3
1996	26.1	28.8	30.4	31.3
1997	26.1	28.9	30.6	31.4
1998	26.3	29	30.7	31.5
1999	26.4	29	30.8	31.6
2000	26.5	29.1	30.9	31.7
2001	26.6	29.2	31	31.9
2002	26.8	29.3	31	32.1
2003	27	29.4	31	32.3
2004	27.1	29.5	31	32.4
2005	27.2	29.6	31.1	32.5
2006	27.3	29.7	31.2	32.5
2007	27.5	29.8	31.3	32.6
2008	27.5	29.8	31.3	32.6
2009	27.6	29.9	31.3	32.6
2010	27.7	30	31.4	32.7
2011	27.9	30.1	31.5	32.8
2012	28.1	30.1	31.4	32.5
2013	28.3	30.3	31.4	32.4
2014	28.5	30.5	31.6	32.5
2015	28.6	30.6	31.7	32.7
2016	28.8	30.9	31.9	32.9
2017	28.8	31	32	33
2018	28.9	31.2	32.2	33.1
2019	28.9	31.3	32.3	33.2
2020	29.1	31.4	32.4	33.3