Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 1988

Libya
1988
Total fertility rate: 5.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 5.41 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 32.2 years old. In total, 125,967 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.41
Births
125,967
Births per 1,000 people
29.7
Mean age of mothers
32.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
4,237,754
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
10-140.10.0%20
15-1918.81.7%4,262
20-24151.414.0%27,288
25-29260.524.1%37,065
30-34274.825.4%29,309
35-39220.720.4%18,120
40-44122.411.3%8,097
45-4931.12.9%1,716
50-541.80.2%89