Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 1953

Libya
1953
Total fertility rate: 7.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.13 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (375 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 59,182 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.13
Births
59,182
Births per 1,000 people
50.0
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.84
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
1,183,292
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%201
15-1980.05.6%4,508
20-24304.821.4%15,239
25-29375.226.3%16,947
30-34312.621.9%12,060
35-39218.015.3%6,832
40-44105.87.4%2,786
45-4926.01.8%578
50-541.60.1%31