How the numbers were computed

For the story How old women are when their first child is born.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Greece and Ireland, at 31.2 years each, are both 4th, and the Netherlands is 6th.

27 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

5.0 years

Highest value − lowest value, in years: 31.9 − 26.9 = 5.0. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

31.9: Italy, 2024 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.IT@2024 · request r1
26.9: Bulgaria, 2024 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.BG@2024 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2024: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Over time

The EU figure, 2013–2024

The figure of the European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as Eurostat publishes it, one value a year.

28.8: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2013 · request r1
28.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2014 · request r1
29.0: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2015 · request r1
29.1: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2016 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2016 · request r1
29.2: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2017 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2017 · request r1
29.3: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2018 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2018 · request r1
29.4: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2019 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2019 · request r1
29.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2020 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2020 · request r1
29.7: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2021 · request r1
29.7: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2022 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2022 · request r1
29.8: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2023 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2023 · request r1
29.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2024 demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.EU27_2020@2024 · request r1

Differences, 2024 − 2013

Per country, the 2024 value minus the 2013 value. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.<geo>@2013 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Countries where the age at the first child rose

The countries whose difference 2024 − 2013 is above zero, 27 in all.

uses Differences, 2024 − 2013

First, second and third child

Values, First, second and third child

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and group.

28 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
28 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
28 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH3.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

Ranks, first child

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. There are no ties in this ranking.

27 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Age at the first child and the number of children

Values, Age at the first child and the number of children

The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and group.

28 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
28 values, one per country demo_find:A.TOTFERRT.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

Ranks, age at the first child

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. There are no ties in this ranking.

27 values, one per country demo_find:A.AGEMOTH1.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1