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Women in the EU are having their first child later

The mean age of women in the EU on giving birth to their first child is gradually increasing and stood at 29.4 years in 2019. The mean age has increased in all EU Member States over this period, though to varying degrees.

The largest change was in Estonia, where the mean age increased by 1 year, from 27.2 years in 2015 to 28.2 years in 2019, followed by Lithuania and Luxembourg (both +0.9 years). Over the same period, the smallest changes were recorded in Slovakia (+0.1 years) and Slovenia (+0.2).

Source: 
Eurostat, 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2021