Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 1972

Libya
1972
Total fertility rate: 8.07
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 8.07 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (425 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 102,259 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
8.07
Births
102,259
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
3.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
2,226,091
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%473
15-1985.25.3%9,141
20-24341.721.3%26,196
25-29425.226.5%27,102
30-34353.122.0%20,672
35-39247.315.4%12,543
40-44119.77.5%5,037
45-4929.61.8%1,046
50-541.90.1%51