Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 1968

Libya
1968
Total fertility rate: 7.97
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Year

-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.97 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (420 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 92,360 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.97
Births
92,360
Births per 1,000 people
47.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.9%
Net reproduction rate
3.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
1,952,781
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
10-142.80.2%342
15-1986.55.4%7,270
20-24341.321.4%22,748
25-29419.926.3%26,001
30-34349.521.9%19,298
35-39244.115.3%11,179
40-44118.17.4%4,559
45-4929.71.9%922
50-541.80.1%41