Fertility in Libya, 1950

Libya
1950
Total fertility rate: 7.01
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.01 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (369 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 55,562 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.01
Births
55,562
Births per 1,000 people
49.1
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
1,131,460
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-143.20.2%191
15-1979.25.6%4,265
20-24299.821.4%14,710
25-29369.226.3%16,072
30-34307.221.9%10,842
35-39214.515.3%6,350
40-44103.87.4%2,559
45-4925.61.8%546
50-541.50.1%28