The average first-time mother is 27 years old

The average first-time mother is 27 years old
First-time mothers in the Faroes are, on average, two-and-a-half years younger than their Danish counterparts
 
20.04.2021 - 16:10

In 2019, the average age of a first-time mother in the Faroes was 27.1 years, according to the latest health report from the chief medical officer.

In Denmark, this figure was 29.5 years. Out of the 679 children born in the Faroes in 2019, 232 were born to first-time mothers.

The average age of first-time fathers in the Faroes was 29.8 years in 2019, compared to 31.5 years in Denmark.

 

Read the Faroese version of this article here

Translated by prosa.fo

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