Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 1981

Libya
1981
Total fertility rate: 7.37
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.37 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (390 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 154,162 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.37
Births
154,162
Births per 1,000 people
42.6
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.0%
Net reproduction rate
3.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
3,621,486
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
10-142.20.2%496
15-1964.94.4%12,319
20-24293.019.9%46,365
25-29390.326.5%42,486
30-34339.623.0%27,489
35-39237.516.1%16,344
40-44115.07.8%7,083
45-4929.02.0%1,500
50-541.80.1%76