Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 1982

Libya
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 7.16 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (372 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 157,428 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.16
Births
157,428
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
3.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
3,724,766
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
10-141.50.1%350
15-1956.74.0%11,109
20-24276.819.3%46,418
25-29371.726.0%44,420
30-34335.723.5%28,950
35-39238.516.7%16,930
40-44119.78.4%7,598
45-4929.22.0%1,578
50-541.80.1%79