Fertility in Libya, 1975

Libya
1975
Total fertility rate: 7.98
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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-5 -1   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.98 children per woman in 1975 — 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, 118,100 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.98
Births
118,100
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
3.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
2,571,556
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%564
15-1986.05.4%12,282
20-24338.121.3%31,667
25-29420.226.4%30,080
30-34348.821.9%22,377
35-39243.915.3%14,177
40-44118.57.5%5,714
45-4929.21.8%1,176
50-541.80.1%60