Ireland's fertility rate falling as women become first-time mothers later in life, new data shows

CSO said the average age of first-time mothers last year was 31.7 years.

Women in Ireland are becoming first-time mothers later in life, while the fertility rate is also declining, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said.

Publishing its set of “vital statistics” for 2024, the CSO said the average age of first-time mothers last year was 31.7 years. This is an increase of 1.2 years, with first-time mothers aged 30.5 years on average in 2014.