How Old Do Women In The UK Tend To Be When They Give Birth?

The median age (roughly 50% of mothers with new babies are older, 50% are younger) is almost 30 years. The following list shows how many babies were born to women in the given age groups in 2004 (data from the Office of National Statistics):

Age of mother Number of babies Percentage of total
Under 15 209 0.03%
15-19 44,885 7.03%
20-24 121,072 18.96%
25-29 158,984 24.89%
30-34 190,550 29.83%
35-39 102,228 16.00%
40-44 19,884 3.11%
45+ 909 0.14%

Total 638,721

Because this is for all births, and many women having a new baby already have an older child, the average age of first-time mothers is less than 30, at almost 27.

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