Fertility in Libya, 1961

Libya
1961
Total fertility rate: 7.56
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.56 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (398 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 79,581 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.56
Births
79,581
Births per 1,000 people
51.2
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
1,555,699
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%250
15-1985.05.6%5,714
20-24324.321.4%20,487
25-29398.026.3%22,836
30-34331.121.9%16,224
35-39231.315.3%9,560
40-44112.77.4%3,727
45-4927.81.8%745
50-541.70.1%36