Fertility in Libya, 1970

Libya
1970
Total fertility rate: 8.05
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Libya was 8.05 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (424 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 96,560 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
8.05
Births
96,560
Births per 1,000 people
46.4
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.4%
Net reproduction rate
3.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
2,082,589
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
10-142.90.2%412
15-1988.05.5%8,133
20-24342.521.3%23,975
25-29423.826.4%26,379
30-34352.321.9%20,070
35-39246.515.3%11,786
40-44119.27.4%4,773
45-4929.71.8%988
50-541.90.1%46