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
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 13, 2021). Average age of mothers at childbirth in England and Wales from 1938 to 2020, by child number [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/294594/mother-average-age-at-childbirth-england-and-wales-by-child-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average age of mothers at childbirth in England and Wales from 1938 to 2020, by child number." Chart. January 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/294594/mother-average-age-at-childbirth-england-and-wales-by-child-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Average age of mothers at childbirth in England and Wales from 1938 to 2020, by child number. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/294594/mother-average-age-at-childbirth-england-and-wales-by-child-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Age of Mothers at Childbirth in England and Wales from 1938 to 2020, by Child Number." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/294594/mother-average-age-at-childbirth-england-and-wales-by-child-number/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average age of mothers at childbirth in England and Wales from 1938 to 2020, by child number Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/294594/mother-average-age-at-childbirth-england-and-wales-by-child-number/ (last visited June 25, 2022)