This is significantly higher than the majority of European countries.
Our elders often harp on about it, today's young people are having children later and later... And they are right. Whether for cultural, financial, professional or other reasons, the average age at which women become mothers for the first time is rising steadily in Europe.
A study published this week by Eurostat confirms this trend. The average age of women in the EU at the birth of their first child now stands at 29.4 (2019 data), with extremes ranging from 26.3 in Bulgaria to 31.3 in Italy.
Three countries surpass the average age of 31: Italy (31.3 years), Spain, and Luxembourg (both 31.1 years).
It is interesting to note that Luxembourg is one of the countries (together with Estonia and Lithuania) where this age has increased the most. Between 2015 and 2019, the average age increased by 0.9 years in the Grand Duchy. Only Estonia experienced a greater rise (+1.1 year).
In contrast, during the same period, the smallest changes were recorded in Slovakia (+0.1 year) and Slovenia (+0.2).
