Fertility in Libya, 1955

Libya
1955
Total fertility rate: 7.24
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.24 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (381 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 62,934 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.24
Births
62,934
Births per 1,000 people
50.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
1,241,377
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%208
15-1981.55.6%4,795
20-24309.521.3%16,033
25-29381.326.3%17,804
30-34317.221.9%13,074
35-39221.915.3%7,385
40-44107.47.4%2,990
45-4926.51.8%614
50-541.60.1%32