Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 1976

Libya
1976
Total fertility rate: 7.93
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.93 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (418 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 124,324 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.93
Births
124,324
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
3.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
2,721,237
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%588
15-1986.85.5%13,259
20-24334.421.2%34,133
25-29418.126.5%31,711
30-34347.022.0%22,880
35-39242.315.3%14,539
40-44117.97.5%5,936
45-4929.01.8%1,215
50-541.80.1%62