Fertility in Libya, 1960

Libya
1960
Total fertility rate: 7.51
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.51 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (395 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 76,538 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.51
Births
76,538
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
1,492,890
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
10-143.00.2%242
15-1984.95.6%5,546
20-24321.821.4%19,792
25-29395.526.3%21,818
30-34328.921.9%15,602
35-39230.015.3%9,218
40-44111.87.4%3,563
45-4927.61.8%721
50-541.70.1%35