Average Age of Mother Classification by Marital Status1
| Year | All Births | Within Marriage | Outside Marriage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |
28.8
|
29.2
|
22.2
|
| 1985 |
29.2
|
29.8
|
22.9
|
| 1988 |
29.5
|
30.3
|
23.4
|
| 1989 |
29.6
|
30.5
|
23.5
|
| 1990 |
29.6
|
30.6
|
23.6
|
| 1991 |
29.6
|
30.8
|
23.7
|
| 1992 |
29.7
|
31.0
|
23.9
|
| 1993 |
29.8
|
31.2
|
24.2
|
| 1994 |
29.9
|
31.4
|
24.4
|
| 1995 |
30.0
|
31.6
|
24.6
|
| 1996 |
30.0
|
31.8
|
24.7
|
| 1997 |
30.1
|
32.0
|
25.0
|
| 1998 |
30.1
|
32.2
|
25.0
|
| 1999 |
30.1
|
32.3
|
25.2
|
| 2000 |
30.2
|
32.4
|
25.5
|
| 2001 |
30.3
|
32.4
|
25.8
|
| 2002 |
30.4
|
32.4
|
26.2
|
| 2003 |
30.6
|
32.5
|
26.5
|
| 2004 |
30.8
|
32.7
|
26.8
|
| 2005 |
31.0
|
32.9
|
27.0
|
| 2006 |
31.1
|
33.0
|
27.2
|
| 2007 |
31.1
|
32.9
|
27.4
|
| 2008 |
31.1
|
32.9
|
27.5
|
| 2009 |
31.3
|
33.0
|
27.7
|
1 Data up to and including 2007 are year of occurrence and are final. 2008 and 2009 data are year of registration and is provisional.