Fertility in Libya, 1959

Libya
1959
Total fertility rate: 7.45
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.45 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (393 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 73,519 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.45
Births
73,519
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
1,433,966
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
10-143.10.2%233
15-1984.55.7%5,393
20-24319.121.4%19,025
25-29392.626.3%20,844
30-34326.521.9%15,021
35-39228.615.3%8,854
40-44110.77.4%3,416
45-4927.41.8%697
50-541.70.1%35