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Share of births by mothers aged 40-49
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.6%
Median: 4.5%
Countries Covered
236
with available data
Highest
Spain
10.2%
Lowest
Niue
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Spain10.2%
2Libya10.1%
3Andorra10.1%
4Greece9.4%
5Bermuda9.4%
By Region
Europe5.4%(32 countries)
Africa5.2%(9 countries)
Asia4.8%(27 countries)
Oceania4.6%(2 countries)
South America4.6%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (10.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.6%)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Other (155)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 10.2% |
| 2 | Libya | 10.1% |
| 3 | Andorra | 10.1% |
| 4 | Greece | 9.4% |
| 5 | Bermuda | 9.4% |
| 6 | Western Sahara | 9.3% |
| 7 | Guadeloupe | 9.2% |
| 8 | Oman | 9.1% |
| 9 | Algeria | 9.0% |
| 10 | San Marino | 9.0% |
| 11 | Ireland | 9.0% |
| 12 | Italy | 8.2% |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 8.1% |
| 14 | Portugal | 8.1% |
| 15 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7.9% |
| 16 | Mauritania | 7.8% |
| 17 | Chile | 7.6% |
| 18 | Cayman Islands | 7.5% |
| 19 | Martinique | 7.3% |
| 20 | Taiwan, Province of China | 7.3% |
| 21 | Comoros | 7.2% |
| 22 | Morocco | 7.1% |
| 23 | Rwanda | 7.1% |
| 24 | South Sudan | 7.0% |
| 25 | Djibouti | 6.9% |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 6.9% |
| 27 | Tunisia | 6.8% |
| 28 | Saint Martin (French part) | 6.8% |
| 29 | Qatar | 6.7% |
| 30 | Burundi | 6.7% |
| 31 | Cyprus | 6.7% |
| 32 | South Korea | 6.6% |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.5% |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 6.4% |
| 35 | France | 6.4% |
| 36 | Estonia | 6.4% |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.3% |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3% |
| 39 | French Guiana | 6.3% |
| 40 | Reunion | 6.3% |
| 41 | Yemen | 6.3% |
| 42 | Japan | 6.3% |
| 43 | Switzerland | 6.2% |
| 44 | French Polynesia | 6.2% |
| 45 | Mayotte | 6.1% |
| 46 | Jersey | 6.1% |
| 47 | New Caledonia | 6.1% |
| 48 | Finland | 5.9% |
| 49 | Senegal | 5.9% |
| 50 | Kuwait | 5.8% |
| 51 | Haiti | 5.8% |
| 52 | Latvia | 5.7% |
| 53 | Saint Barthélemy | 5.7% |
| 54 | Ghana | 5.6% |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 5.6% |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.6% |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 5.5% |
| 58 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 5.5% |
| 59 | Nigeria | 5.5% |
| 60 | Bahrain | 5.4% |
| 61 | Sudan | 5.4% |
| 62 | Liechtenstein | 5.4% |
| 63 | Anguilla | 5.4% |
| 64 | Chad | 5.3% |
| 65 | Mozambique | 5.3% |
| 66 | Somalia | 5.3% |
| 67 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.3% |
| 68 | Republic of the Congo | 5.2% |
| 69 | Virgin Islands, British | 5.2% |
| 70 | Myanmar | 5.2% |
| 71 | Germany | 5.2% |
| 72 | Guernsey | 5.2% |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 5.2% |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 5.1% |
| 75 | Israel | 5.1% |
| 76 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 5.1% |
| 77 | Montserrat | 5.1% |
| 78 | Saint Helena | 5.1% |
| 79 | Malaysia | 5.1% |
| 80 | Grenada | 5.1% |
| 81 | Wallis and Futuna | 5.1% |
| 82 | Tonga | 5.1% |
| 83 | Australia | 5.1% |
| 84 | Cook Islands | 5.1% |
| 85 | Togo | 5.0% |
| 86 | Croatia | 5.0% |
| 87 | Angola | 5.0% |
| 88 | South Africa | 5.0% |
| 89 | Peru | 5.0% |
| 90 | Samoa | 5.0% |
| 91 | Namibia | 5.0% |
| 92 | Mali | 5.0% |
| 93 | Niger | 4.9% |
| 94 | American Samoa | 4.9% |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.9% |
| 96 | Argentina | 4.9% |
| 97 | Sweden | 4.9% |
| 98 | Austria | 4.8% |
| 99 | Malta | 4.8% |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 4.8% |
| 101 | Liberia | 4.8% |
| 102 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.7% |
| 103 | Gabon | 4.7% |
| 104 | Isle of Man | 4.7% |
| 105 | Benin | 4.7% |
| 106 | Palau | 4.7% |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 4.6% |
| 108 | Canada | 4.6% |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.6% |
| 110 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 4.6% |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 4.6% |
| 112 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.6% |
| 113 | Maldives | 4.5% |
| 114 | Mongolia | 4.5% |
| 115 | Hungary | 4.5% |
| 116 | Indonesia | 4.5% |
| 117 | Bhutan | 4.5% |
| 118 | Bahamas | 4.5% |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 4.5% |
| 120 | Macao | 4.5% |
| 121 | Zambia | 4.5% |
| 122 | Russian Federation | 4.4% |
| 123 | Jamaica | 4.4% |
| 124 | Montenegro | 4.4% |
| 125 | Madagascar | 4.3% |
| 126 | Kiribati | 4.3% |
| 127 | Ukraine | 4.3% |
| 128 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4.3% |
| 129 | Brazil | 4.3% |
| 130 | Tokelau | 4.3% |
| 131 | Norway | 4.3% |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.2% |
| 133 | Belgium | 4.2% |
| 134 | Uruguay | 4.2% |
| 135 | Czech Republic | 4.2% |
| 136 | New Zealand | 4.2% |
| 137 | Fiji | 4.2% |
| 138 | Philippines | 4.2% |
| 139 | Barbados | 4.1% |
| 140 | Iceland | 4.1% |
| 141 | Serbia | 4.1% |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 4.1% |
| 143 | Ethiopia | 4.1% |
| 144 | Guinea | 4.1% |
| 145 | Gibraltar | 4.1% |
| 146 | Poland | 4.1% |
| 147 | Curaçao | 4.1% |
| 148 | People's Republic of China | 4.1% |
| 149 | Slovenia | 4.1% |
| 150 | Eritrea | 4.1% |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.0% |
| 152 | Kazakhstan | 4.0% |
| 153 | Aruba | 4.0% |
| 154 | Singapore | 4.0% |
| 155 | Lesotho | 4.0% |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 4.0% |
| 157 | United States of America | 4.0% |
| 158 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3.9% |
| 159 | Iraq | 3.9% |
| 160 | Georgia | 3.9% |
| 161 | Cambodia | 3.9% |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.9% |
| 163 | Thailand | 3.9% |
| 164 | Denmark | 3.9% |
| 165 | Bolivia | 3.9% |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 3.9% |
| 167 | Dominica | 3.8% |
| 168 | Lebanon | 3.8% |
| 169 | Suriname | 3.8% |
| 170 | Timor-Leste | 3.8% |
| 171 | Cameroon | 3.8% |
| 172 | Netherlands | 3.6% |
| 173 | Seychelles | 3.6% |
| 174 | Bulgaria | 3.6% |
| 175 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5% |
| 176 | Slovakia | 3.5% |
| 177 | Costa Rica | 3.5% |
| 178 | Pakistan | 3.5% |
| 179 | Jordan | 3.5% |
| 180 | Botswana | 3.5% |
| 181 | Malawi | 3.5% |
| 182 | Türkiye | 3.4% |
| 183 | Mauritius | 3.4% |
| 184 | Honduras | 3.4% |
| 185 | Eswatini | 3.4% |
| 186 | Lithuania | 3.4% |
| 187 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.3% |
| 188 | Egypt | 3.3% |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.3% |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 3.3% |
| 191 | Monaco | 3.3% |
| 192 | Paraguay | 3.2% |
| 193 | Belarus | 3.2% |
| 194 | Ecuador | 3.2% |
| 195 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.2% |
| 196 | Faroe Islands | 3.2% |
| 197 | Panama | 3.1% |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 3.1% |
| 199 | Uganda | 3.1% |
| 200 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.0% |
| 201 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.9% |
| 202 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.9% |
| 203 | Romania | 2.8% |
| 204 | Guam | 2.8% |
| 205 | Guatemala | 2.8% |
| 206 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.8% |
| 207 | Colombia | 2.7% |
| 208 | Guyana | 2.7% |
| 209 | Belize | 2.6% |
| 210 | Venezuela | 2.6% |
| 211 | Kenya | 2.6% |
| 212 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.5% |
| 213 | Armenia | 2.5% |
| 214 | State of Palestine | 2.4% |
| 215 | El Salvador | 2.4% |
| 216 | Puerto Rico | 2.3% |
| 217 | Mexico | 2.3% |
| 218 | Dominican Republic | 2.2% |
| 219 | Marshall Islands | 2.2% |
| 220 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.1% |
| 221 | India | 2.1% |
| 222 | Nicaragua | 2.1% |
| 223 | Albania | 2.0% |
| 224 | Greenland | 1.9% |
| 225 | Turkmenistan | 1.7% |
| 226 | Cuba | 1.6% |
| 227 | Vietnam | 1.6% |
| 228 | Azerbaijan | 1.5% |
| 229 | Bangladesh | 1.5% |
| 230 | Nauru | 1.3% |
| 231 | Nepal | 1.2% |
| 232 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% |
| 233 | Tajikistan | 0.8% |
| 234 | North Korea | 0.5% |
| 235 | Holy See (Vatican City State) | 0.0% |
| 236 | Niue | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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